Clarksville Parks and Recreation, TWRA provides outdoor fun with Youth Fishing Rodeo

Clarksville, TN – The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency partnered once again with Clarksville Parks & Recreation to host its annual Youth Fishing Rodeo at Liberty Park.

TWRA’s Nate Thompson talked about the event and why it’s important to his agency and the community it serves.

“TWRA has been doing this for at least 15 years, that’s longer than I’ve been here,” Thompson said. “This year we have at least 200 kids signed up. Today’s rodeo just gives them that fishing experience, and for many of them, it’s their first time.”

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Clarksville Parks and Recreation and TWRA’s Youth Fishing Rodeo set for Saturday, June 11th

Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation and the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) will be hold the annual Youth Fishing Rodeo this Saturday, June 11th, 2016.

The fishing rodeo will be held at the Liberty Park pond from 7:00am to 9:00am. Hot Dogs and Drinks will be available.

Participants can pick up a form to pre-register at Wal-Mart or Grand Pa’s Outdoors prior to the event.

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TWRA and Clarksville Parks and Recreation to hold Youth Fishing Rodeo this Saturday, June 6th

Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, June 6th, 2015, from 7:30am until 9:30am, the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) and the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will be holding the annual Youth Fishing Rodeo at the Liberty Park pond.

The event coincides with Tennessee’s annual Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 7th when anyone may fish free without a license in the state’s public waters.

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TWRA and Clarksville Parks and Recreation Youth Fishing Rodeo set for Saturday, June 7th

Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, June 7th, 2014, from 8:30am until 10:30am, the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) and the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will be holding the annual Youth Fishing Rodeo at the Liberty Park pond.

The event coincides with Tennessee’s annual Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 7th when anyone may fish free without a license in the state’s public waters.

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Palmyra Volunteer Fire Department held Cornhole Tournament Saturday at Hilltop Super Market

Clarksville, TN – The Palmyra Volunteer Fire Department held their 2nd Annual Cornhole Tournament Saturday, May 3rd at Hilltop Super Market.

The weather was warm, with clear skies and a slight wind that gusted at times making some of the games more challenging. It began at 8:00am during Hilltop’s BBQ Cook-Off.

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Clarksville to host Bass Pro Shop’s Big Cat Quest Tournament Saturday, April 26th

McGregor Park Docks Will Be Closed

Clarksville, TN – The Bass Pro Shop’s Big Cat Quest Tournament will be taking place on the banks of the Cumberland River in Clarksville, Tennessee on Saturday, April 26th.

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and Ken Freeman Outdoor Promotions invite you to see all the action live at McGregor Park, 640 North Riverside Drive.

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Clarksville-Montgomery County to have Busy Tourism Weekend

img class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-167708″ title=”Clarksville Montgomery County Convention and visitors Bureau” alt=”Clarksville Montgomery County Convention and visitors Bureau” src=”http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Clarksville-Montgomery-County-Convention-and-visitors-Bureau.jpg” width=”222″ height=”96″ />Clarksville, TN – This weekend, August 3rd-4th, Clarksville-Montgomery County will be host to two high-profile sporting events. The Bass Pro Shop’s Big Cat Quest and the 3V3 Live Soccer tournament.

The Clarksville-Montgomery County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and Ken Freeman Outdoor Promotions invite you to see all the cat-fishing action live at McGregor Park on August 3rd.

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Clarksville Youth Fishing Rodeo big hit with the Kids

Clarksville, TN – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) in partnership with the Clarksville Department of Parks and Recreation, Grandpa’s, Walmart, Boyles Bait, First Baptist Church, and Yellow Creek Baptist Church worked together to give the youth of Clarksville an opportunity to enjoy a day of free fishing in Liberty Park on Saturday.

The annual Youth Fishing Rodeo is held on the second Saturday in June to coincides with Tennessee’s Free Fishing Day and 16 and under Free Fishing Week. “This is the 12th year that we’ve joined together with the Clarksville Department of Parks and Recreation, and all of our sponsors to bring the outdoors to young kids who may be fishing for the very first time,” said Montgomery County Wildlife Officer Dale Grandstaff. This year, there were 380 kids gathered around the fishing pond at Liberty Park to have a great time in the great outdoors!

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Clarksville’s Liberty Park opened Friday

Clarksville, TN – Liberty Park opened yesterday morning at dawn and Clarksvillians were ready and waiting for the opening of the park areas of the new Clarksville Marina.

Fishermen were the first on hand. They had been eying the pond for months looking forward for the chance to be one of the first anglers to try their luck there. By 10:00am around 20 anglers had staked out their positions around the banks.

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Provost Lecture Series at APSU to highlight fish diversity

Clarksville, TN – The next Provost Lecture Series at Austin Peay State University will feature an Austin Peay State University professor and ichthyologist whose research is centered on the challenges of documenting and describing fish diversity.

Dr. Rebecca Johansen, assistant professor in the APSU Department of Biology and principal investigator in the Center of Excellence for Field Biology, will speak at 3:00pm, Thursday, February 24th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. The event is free and open to the public.

The title of her talk is “The Challenges of Describing Biodiversity: Examples from North American Darters.” [Read more]