My friend Calder Fiske is a very avid angler. He enjoys it so much that he organized a free kids fishing day at Blackbird Island Juvenile Pond in Leavenworth last year. Every kid should learn the joy of catching fish like he has, he says. The 13-year old had a very successful derby with lot of kids winning prizes that he received from the sponsors of the event that Calder got. It was such a success that he is doing another one this year. So, mark your calendars for Sunday, July 26th and plan on bringing your kids to the pond to catch a trout. Young anglers from six years old to 14 years old can participate in the derby. The event will kick off at 8 am. Bring your own fishing gear, bait will be provided. Calder is able to conduct this event because of the amazing response from the Leavenworth community to restore the pond and pump system that was severely damaged in last winter’s windstorm and flood. Donations of time and heavy equipment and funding through local grants and a GoFundMe page made it happen. By the way, the WDFW planted 2,000 trout in the pond.