Trying their luck at fishing for the first time are Liu Chong, 6, and his
mother, Lee, of Putnam Valley
CARMEL – Moms, dads and kids of all ages took the bait and had a unique of bonding experience on Saturday as they converged on Lake Gleneida at the Putnam County seat in Carmel on Saturday.
It was the Fifth Annual Family Fishing Day. An estimated 125 families participated.
The event is co-sponsored by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The agencies supplied rods, reels and bait for the anglers.
Lake Gleneida is home to a wide variety of fish including bass, perch, bullheads, sunfish and trout.
