The Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program's Youth Fishing Challenge is a free statewide event to promote fishing among youths and their families. In 2019 it will be held on the first of the state's two Free Fishing Days, Saturday, June 8, when no license is required to fish regardless of age.

Registered youth participants may be eligible to receive prizes for the fish they catch during the event. Youth must be present at the end of the event to be awarded prizes. Those who are lucky enough to catch a trout tagged as part of the "Hook-A-Winner" Program will receive a special prize following the event.

Questions regarding participation or hosting an event can be directed to hofnod@dep.nj.gov.

Organizations interested in hosting an event, and individuals interested in volunteering at an event, should complete and submit an application form:

Organization/Volunteer Application Form (pdf, 435kb - Complete online, save (if your system allows) and submit via e-mail, or print and mail.)

DEADLINE TO REGISTER AS A HOST SITE IS MARCH 15, 2019.

This event is sponsored by NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife.

Event locations and information are listed below.

YOUTH FISHING CHALLENGE RULES
The following rules apply to all events:

1. Registration is required and FREE - see information below for the location you'd like to attend.
    Note: Each hosting organization/location may have its own rules or "need to know" information.

2. The event is open to all ages - no license or trout stamp is required on New Jersey's Free Fishing Days. The entire family is encouraged to join the fun!

3. Participating youths aged 20 and under are eligible to receive event giveaways and prizes.
    Note: Youths will receive a scorecard the day of the event and must turn in their completed scorecards to receive free giveaways and prizes.

4. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE PRESENT AT THE CLOSE OF THE EVENT TO RECEIVE A PRIZE!

YOUTH FISHING CHALLENGE EVENTS
Contact the sponsor of the event for registration information.

Atlantic County Atlantic County Hooked on Fishing- Not on Drugs Coalition Lake Lenape (West) 6303 Harding Highway Mays Landing, NJ 08330 GPS: 39.456693, -74.739265 Adam Witcraft - Witcraft_Adam@aclink.org 609-675-7000 ext. 5400 Egg Harbor Township Alliance & Egg Harbor Township Recreation Egg Harbor Township Nature Reserve 314 Zion Rd. Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234 GPS: 39.358475, -74.651355 Dena Danz - ddanz@ehtrec.com www.ehtgov.org/munincipalalliance www.ehtgov.org/recreation Bergen County Old Tappan Municipal Alliance & Environmental Commission Bonnabel Nature Park Old Tappan Rd. Old Tappan, NJ 07675 GPS: 41.009599, -74.0099467 Anna Haverilla - ahaverilla@oldtappan.net 201-954-7573 www.oldtappan.net Camden County HOFNOD Team Gloucester Twp. River Winds West Deptford GPS: 39.855517, -75.191520 Fred Klein - hockeyfred105@gmail.com www.hofnodgt.com Lindenwold Police Department Lake Worth County Park White Horse Pike & Rosemond Ave. Lindenwold, NJ 08021 GPS: 39.805725, -74.964421 Lt. Justin Mastalski - jmastalski@lindenwoldpd.com 856-784-7566 Cape May County Belleplain State Forest Lake Nummi Woodbine, NJ 08270 GPS: 39.247036, -74.85244 Kathleen Meyer - Kathleen.Meyer@dep.nj.gov 609-861-2404 www.njparksandforests.org/parks/belle.html Cumberland County Millville Recreation Corson Park Millville, NJ 08332 GPS: 39.395917, -75.019917 Samantha Cruz - Samantha.Cruz@millvillenj.gov 856-825-7000 ext. 7394 www.millvillenj.gov Essex County Bloomfield Police Department, Community Policing Program Clarks Pond 190 Dewey St. Bloomfield, NJ 07003 GPS: 40.825203, -74.180725 Jonathan Donker - jdonker@bloomfieldnjpd.com 973-680-4100 Essex County Parks Monte Irvin Orange Park Center Street and South Harrison Street Orange, NJ 07050 GPS: 40.759873, -74.232489 Frank Gesumaria - fgesumaria@parks.essexcountynj.org 973-735-6229 Hunterdon County Hunterdon Co. Education Services Commission Hoffman's Crossing Pond 37 Hoffman's Crossing Rd. Califon, NJ 07830 GPS: 40.700723, -74.865025 Dennis Balodis - dbalodis@hunterdonesc.org 908-572-7715 Brain Bussard - bbussard@hunterdonesc.org 908-303-5074 www.hunterdonesc.org Mercer County The Watershed Institute Wargo Pond 261 Wargo Pond Road Pennington NJ 08534 GPS: 40.357788, -74.766243 Tammy Love - education@thewatershed.org 609-737-3735 www.thewatershed.org Tulpehaking Nature Center Stacy Park Pond 1399 Riverside Drive Trenton, NJ 08618 GPS: 40.232426, -74.797264 Cody J. McLaughlin - codymcLaughlin.work@gmail.com 609-558-3120 www.facebook.com/hofnodmercer/ Middlesex County Middlesex County Office of Parks & Recreation Roosevelt Park 151 Parsonage Rd. Edison, NJ 08837 GPS: 40.550948, -74.340843 Rick Lear - Richard.lear@co.middlesex.nj.us 732-745-5988 www.middlesexcountynj.gov/About/ParksRecreation/Pages/PR/Roosevelt-Park.aspx South River Parks & Recreation Grekoski Park Whitehead Ave. GPS: 40.4380181, -74.3645816 Lakisha Thomas - lthomas@southrivernj.org 732-254-4412 www.southrivernj.org Willingboro Recreation & Parks Dept. Millcreek Park 300 Beverly Rancocas Road Willingboro NJ 08046 GPS: 40.027699, -74.907326 Kendall Brunson - kbrunson@willingboronj.gov 609-877-2200 ext. 1111 Monmouth County Leonardo State Marina 102 Concord Ave. Leonardo, NJ 07737 GPS: 40.423965, -74.061759 Maggie Mitchell - Maggie.mitchell@dep.nj.gov 732-291-1333 Old Bridge Municipal Alliance for The Prevention of Substance Abuse Cheesequake State Park 300 Gordon Road Matawan, NJ 07747 GPS: 40.435060, -74.263240 Karen Tortorici - kstortor@oldbridge.com 732-721-5600 ext. 4022 Township of Neptune Hamilton Fire Dept. Pond NJ Rt. 33 & Jumping Brook Rd. Neptune, NJ 07753 GPS: 40.211018, -74.084921 Dawn Thompson - dthompson@neptunetownship.org 732-869-1202 West Long Branch Recreation Committee Franklin Lake Locust Ave. West Long Branch, NJ 07764 GPS: 40.296534, -74.019920 Jerry Natale- LTTLZKE@comcast.net 732-693-9462 Morris County Patriots Path Council, BSA Parks Lake 73 Academy St Rockaway, NJ 07866 GPS: 40.905754, -74.515606 Al Thomas - al.thomas@scouting.org 973-919-0389 To Register: www.ppcbsa.org Ocean County Ocean County Park, B.E.A.R. & Reel Fun Fishing Lake Shenandoah Route 88 (Ocean Ave.) Lakewood, NJ 08701 GPS: 40.0872418, -74.199045 Chris Claus - cclaus@co.ocean.nj.us 732-277-9343 Mike & Deb Bennett - bear@boatingeducationandrescue.org 732-492-4009 Manchester Twp. PAL Pine Lake Beacon St. Lakehurst, NJ GPS: 39.815899, -74.988411 Dominic Fresco - dfresco@aol.com Passaic County Paterson MAPP-Silk City Anglers Barbour's Pond at Garret Mountain Reservation Pat DiIanni Boathouse Woodland Park, NJ GPS: 40.895675, -74.183859 Tenee Joyner - tjoyner@patersonnj.gov 973-321-1242 Sussex County YMCA of Newark Camp Linwood-MacDonald 1 Flatbrook Road Sandyston, NJ 07826 Cherie Hammond - chammond@newarkymca.org 973-948-7090 Union County HOFNOD Team Linden Linden Department of Recreation Wilson Park Pond Summit Terrace Linden, NJ 07036 GPS: 40.6364793,-74.2680222 Sandra Vazquez-Jackson - sjackson@linden-nj.org 908-474-9138 www.linden-nj.org City of Plainfield, Division of Parks & Recreation Cedar Brook Park Plainfield, NJ 07060 GPS: 40.600790, -74.409593 Veronica Taylor - veronica.taylor@plainfieldnj.gov 908-753-3097