Syracuse.com - Brewerton Church once again hosts free, fishing seminar Saturday

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I highly recommend this event. It's a great introduction for young and old to fishing.

Mike Riordan is holding his 7th annual free fishing seminar Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church in Brewerton. It caters to young and old. If you want to start fishing and know little about the sport, this is great event to attend.

Through the “Angler’s Legacy” project, Mike made the commitment to introduce at least one person to fishing each year. He and his wife, Wendy organized their first free fishing seminar at the Calvary Baptist Church in Brewerton in 2007. Their goal was to teach at least 50 people how to fish.

Riordan expects nearly 300 people to attend Saturday. The seminar opens at 9 a.m. and continues to 3 p.m., with an hour break for lunch. The church is located at the intersection of Mud Mill Road and U.S. Route 11 in Brewerton.

“The target audience is families and beginner fishermen. It is my desire to help parents and kids become familiar with the basics, so they can go to the local park, river, lake or fishing hole and have a successful time of fishing," said in a press release about the program last year..

The event includes demonstrations by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, instructional seminars, live fish, bait demonstrations, crafts and games and a spooling station to re-line fishing reels. Everyone that attends will receive a “Getting Started Beginners Guide to Freshwater Fishing” book published by the NYS DEC, as well as a tackle pack. There will be door prizes and a complete tackle box given to a family that attends the seminar.

The church is the primary sponsor of the event and outside businesses and others donate prizes, pizza and snacks. Riordan gets assistance, each yearfrom some 40 volunteers to run the event.

For more information call 668-9790 or visit the church's website.

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog