Syracuse.com - Free Fishing Weekend includes two days of fishing derbies at Onondaga Lake Park

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A carp derby is scheduled for Saturday; a Family Fun Derby for Sunday. This is the weekend when anglers can fish for free. There’s no license required. It’s the state’s annual Free Fishing Days, a two-day event sponsored by the state Department of Environmental Conservation to encourage beginning anglers.The Onondaga Lake Partnership is hosting its eighth annual Free Fishing Weekend at Onondaga Lake.The two-day event will feature a carp fishing tournament from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Cost to enter is $10 for adults, $5 for juniors. There will be $1,500 in prizes.On Sunday, there will be a Family Fun Fishing Derby from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost to enter is $2 for adults, $1 for children and $500 in prizes are being offered. Both events will be held at Willow Bay in Onondaga Lake Park.For more information, go to the Onondaga Lake Fishing Web site. Tickets can be bought at Mickey’s Bait and Tackle, 715 South Bay Road in North Syracuse, or at the park on the day of the event.

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