Lakehurst Summer Fishing Derby Begins in June

Lakehurst's 2012 Summer Fishing Derby is set to kick off with its first month of competition in June.

Registration for the three contests — one is held in June, July and August — is open to borough residents who are 17-years-old and younger, according to Clerk Bernadette Dugan. Participants can sign up at on Union Avenue and one registration is good for all contests.

"Each month will be a separate contest with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes awarded for pickerel and/or catfish caught in ," Dugan said. 

Prizes of rods and reels were donated by Lakehurst Dental Dr. Brian Klohn and Dick's Sporting Goods of Manahawkin provided a 30 percent discount on prizes as a donation to the derby, Dugan said. 

Upon registration, the child is given a list of participants who will weigh the fish, Dugan said, and fish must be returned to the lake alive.

The complete rules are as follows:

• There will be three separate contests, one in June, one in July, and one in August. Each month will be a new contest. Fish cannot be carried over from month to month. 
• Only one place per category may be won per month. If you win first place, you cannot win second or third place in the same category that month. 
• There will be minimum size limits for the fish to be caught. 
• Pickerel must be at least seventeen inches in length to be checked in. 
• Catfish must be at least eleven inches in length to be checked in. 
• If your fish can still be returned to the water, it must be alive, you will be awarded an extra 1/2 inch to its length.  No check-in after 11:00 p.m. 
• Parents can help small children, but please don't get carried away with winning, remember it is for the children.

For more information, contact borough hall at 732-657-4141.