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HARBOR DOCKS: ‘Take-A-Kid-Fishing Day’ has 300 openings for kids, reservations begin Oct. 3

Harbor Docks Charities is hosting the 27th Annual Take-A-Kid-Fishing Day on Sunday,  November 6, 2022. For the last 27 years, thousands of area children have spent the day fishing aboard many of Destin’s finest charter boats.  This year, there are 300 openings for kids – many of which do not often get the chance to fish in the […]

Kids participating in the Take A Kid Fishing Day event from Harbor Docks. (📸 Tyler Trant)

Harbor Docks Charities is hosting the 27th Annual Take-A-Kid-Fishing Day on Sunday,  November 6, 2022. For the last 27 years, thousands of area children have spent the day fishing aboard many of Destin’s finest charter boats. 

This year, there are 300 openings for kids – many of which do not often get the chance to fish in the beautiful waters around Destin, including the Gulf of Mexico and Choctawhatchee Bay. 

  • Off duty law enforcement and firefighters from Destin and Fort Walton Beach, as well as other Harbor Docks Charities Volunteers, will be the chaperones on these professional charter boats. 
Kids participating in the Take A Kid Fishing Day event from Harbor Docks. (📸 Tyler Trant)

Reservations for this free fishing trip are being accepted 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 850-837-2506, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday thru Friday and ask for Jackie. Pre-registration is required. 

  • RESERVATIONS WILL BE TAKEN BEGINNING ON Monday, OCTOBER 3rd. 
  • If interested, you can call or email your reservation. Be sure to include each child’s name and age, along with their parent’s name and phone number. 
Kids participating in the Take A Kid Fishing Day event from Harbor Docks. (📸 Tyler Trant)

The first group of approximately 150 kids will be signed-in at 7 a.m. and the second group will be signed-in at 8 a.m. 

On the day of, participants will meet downstairs at Harbor Docks Restaurant for a breakfast of orange juice and donuts. Boats will board at approximately 7:30 a.m. and return roughly four hours later. The second  group of children will board at 8:30 a.m. and return at 1:00 p.m. 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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