GILL — Adults and children of all ages are welcome to a day of free fishing and fishing-related activities on Saturday.
Great Falls Discovery Center is hosting the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Equipment will be provided and no fishing license is required for fishing at Barton Cove. The event will be held rain or shine. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
At the Great Falls Discovery Center, there will be fly casting, fly tying and stream demonstrations as well as, a fish catapult, fish story corner, fish games and lots of fish themed activities for kids. Children can also decorate sea lamprey crowns and have their faces painted.
Residents can also learn how to create a gyoyaku, an ancient Japanese fish print from noon to 2 p.m. at the nearby Turners Falls Fishway, fish art will be displayed in window galleries along Avenue A.
The Great Falls Discovery Center is hosting the event in partnership with MassWildlife, Western Mass. Fly Fishermen, Connecticut River Watershed Council, Gill-Montague Schools, Turners Falls RiverCulture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Montague Libraries, Turners Falls Fishway and Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.
The Great Falls Discovery Center is located at 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls. For more information about the event, call 413-863-3221.