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Fish with a Cop Reels in Fun!

Ranger Steele and local law enforcement officers shared the morning with young anglers
Posted on: June 28, 2021 - 9:03am
a young boy and girl looking in to a fish tank with many small fish
photo credit: Denny Reiser

Portage Park District held its first Fish with a Cop program Saturday, June 26 at Trail Lake Park in Streetsboro. Chief Ranger Steele of the Portage Park District and local law enforcement from nearby agencies welcomed young anglers (ages 5-12) for a morning of learning and fishing! Law Enforcement agencies present were:

•            Portage County Sheriff’s Office
•            Kent Police Department
•            Aurora Police Department
•            Portage County Wildlife Officer
•            Ohio Department of Natural Resource/ Watercraft officers

Chief Ranger Zach Steele helped create this fun experience by connecting with partner agencies and planning this great morning for parents and children at Trail Lake. He also worked with our education program coordinator, Jen White, and Park District volunteers to provide education on identifying fish and Trail Lake Park. Volunteers helped to teach the participants to bait and cast prior to heading off to fish with their officers. Participants received a fishing pole to take home, a donation from Les's Bait Shop

Our young anglers had a great morning and caught plenty of fish! Photos of the morning's events below.

The Portage Park District offers educational programs for all ages and abilities. Park patrons can participate in guided hikes, geocaching, virtual natural areas education, birding hikes, yoga, and more. Find out more about park programs on our Things to Do page.

 

Chief Steele introducing the officers at Fish with a cop.

Photo: Denny Reiser

Officer and young boy looking at the water and fishing from fishing pier

Photo: Denny Reiser

Officer and two young girls fishing on pier at Trail Lake Park

Photo: Denny Reiser

Officer helping boy take fish off a hook

Group of kids and officers on fishing pier at Trail Lake Park

Photo: Denny Reiser

Boy and girl show up fish they caught with officer

More photos can be found on our Facebook page!