Events

This weekend tournament gets kids out on the ice enjoying our frozen local lakes.  A great way to include family and friends and introduce young ones to the sport, the weekend tournament culminates in a fish weigh-in and prize ceremony.

Brighton Recreation is gearing up for the 18^th annual Tri-County Kid’s Fishing Tournament.  150 Children from the Tri-County area have participated in this fishing tournament each year.  Through the generosity of our sponsors, we have been able to provide an opportunity to learn the tradition of ice fishing in Vermont as well as provide prizes and trophies to participants to encourage their future involvement in a sport with dwindling numbers.  This kid’s tournament has been a tradition for many of our participating families and allowed them to form life-long memories of being outdoors in the winter in Vermont.

New for 2024, we will be expanding the field of participants to 250 children.  Participants are able to fish any legal body of water in Caledonia, Essex and Orleans counties and fish for any legal species from those waters.  Additionally, Vermont Fish and Game Officers are on hand at participant package pickup to answer questions and meet the children participating.

Donations are used to provide prizes, snacks, trophies and other engaging items to encourage children to participate and learn this great tradition. We hope you will consider being a part of this amazing event! Please reach out to info@brightonrecreationvt.org or (802) 723-0931 with any questions you may have.