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26th Annual Take-A-Kid-Fishing Day registration now open

Reservations for this free fishing trip start on Friday, October 1 and will remain open until the slots are filled.

Harbor Docks Charities is hosting the 26th Annual Take-A-Kid-Fishing Day on Sunday, November 7, 2021. 

For the last 26 years, local children have spent a day fishing aboard 50 of Destin’s finest charter boats. There are 300 openings for kids that do not often get the chance to fish in the beautiful waters around Destin, including the Gulf of Mexico and Choctawhatchee Bay. 

  • Off-duty policemen and firemen from Destin and Fort Walton Beach, as well as other Harbor Docks Charities Volunteers, will be the chaperones on these professional charter boats.

Reservations for this free fishing trip start on Friday, October 1 and will remain open until the slots are filled.

  • This is for children from 7 to 13 years old.
  • To make a reservation or get additional information call Harbor Docks at 837-2506, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday and ask for Jackie. 
  • Pre-registration is required.

Harbor Docks will assign a boarding time when the reservation is made.  The first group of approximately 150 kids will be signed in at 7am and the second group will be signed-in at 8am. All children will receive a t-shirt, rod and reel as well as a family fish fry.

Teachers, policemen and firemen who are interested in volunteering or chaperoning, please contact Jackie at Harbor Docks 837-2506.

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“Wow, what a catch. Congrats to the captain and crew, a lot of people have no idea how much skill it takes to land a fish like that. To the...”
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“Imagine it doesn't matter when during the year you catch the fish. It won't be spawning the next year.”
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“At least one thousand five hundred people will enjoy that fish as a center of the plate protein in a meal. The catch of thse fish are highly regulated. Celebrate...”
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“Depending on the quality that could fetch $25K ... bearing a dressed weight of around 650lbs. Beautiful fish.”
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“I remember the Blue Room and the old docks. The Wharf too.”
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“Imagine catching a Pelagic during a closed time of year which is 3 Feb 24 - 31 Dec 24 due to BFT spawning in Gulf of Mexico! https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/13/2024-02910/atlantic-highly-migratory-species-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-fisheries-closure-of-the-angling-category”
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“From Wik: How old is a 500 pound bluefin tuna? In a survey that included specimens up to 2.55 m (8.4 ft) in length and 247 kg (545 lb) in...”
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“Probably a female that could have been reproducing instead of ending up on a dinner plate.”
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