FARMINGTON – The Farmington Recreation Department will hold a Friday, July 4, Flagg Family Fishing Derby for children ages 3 to 10 starting at 8 a.m.

Since the pond is measured off into approximately 42 equal spaces, it is advisable to arrive for space selection and registration well before the event. The fee is $2 a child.

More than 150 rainbow trout have been stocked in Rollo Pond at Abbott Park ranging from 8 to 14 inches in length. There has also been one brood stock rainbow or trophy fish placed into the pond that is significantly larger than any of the other trout.

Trophies will be awarded in four categories: first trout, not a chub or crayfish; first limit, the first child to catch and register two fish; trophy fish, the heaviest fish, in ounces, landed during the derby (length will be used as a tiebreaker if necessary); and biggest meal, the combined gross weight in ounces of trout caught by one contestant (length will be used as a tiebreaker)

There will be a limit of one trophy awarded to any entrant. If more than one is earned, the winner will have their choice of which trophy they prefer and the next in line entrant will receive the unselected one.

Rollo Pond has a posted daily bag limit of two fish. At the conclusion of the derby, the pond will be open for public fishing. For more information, call the Farmington Recreation Department at 778-3464.