FORT BRAGG, 6/25/24 — More than 1,500 unusual visitors arrived in Fort Bragg on Tuesday, taking up residence in a watery bed & breakfast. A truckload of rainbow trout rode down from the Mad River Hatchery in a cold water tank, then were coaxed to swim into Moura Pond, a pond just south of the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens.
At Saturday’s Mendocino Coast Police Activities League, also known as PAL, clinic, kids are expected to fill the banks of the pond. The fishing clinic is part of community policing efforts, where working officers meet and mentor youngsters in a positive setting, according to Joel Hendricks, a warden with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The event runs from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. with no dogs allowed. However, free hot dogs will be available for participants Kids can borrow one of over 100 fishing poles available or bring their own. Last year there were more than 100 kids using borrowed poles, and a scramble commenced after the 100th pole was taken. This year, PAL brought more.
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