{"id":246023,"date":"2026-04-12T06:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/246023\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T06:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:29:09","slug":"anglers-of-all-ages-wet-their-hooks-at-family-fishing-day-at-brackenridge-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/246023\/","title":{"rendered":"Anglers of all ages wet their hooks at Family Fishing Day at Brackenridge Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.tpr.org\/a\/tpr-newsletter-signup?_gl=1*1qdmxfl*_ga*MjI5ODI0MTQ5LjE2NDUxMjA0MTM.*_ga_0B2CYK6231*czE3NjI1NTQ2ODUkbzM0NDMkZzEkdDE3NjI1NTQ2OTIkajUzJGwwJGgw\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TPR Today<\/a>, Texas Public Radio&#8217;s newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning.<\/p>\n<p>Anglers young and old turned out Saturday morning for Family Fishing Day at Brackenridge Park.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers said events like Family Fishing Day are meant to lower barriers to the outdoors, giving more families a chance to take part.<\/p>\n<p>The rain stayed away as the event began with free fishing lessons and a chance to catch and release a variety of fish in the San Antonio River.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s just a great opportunity to get friends and family together and really enjoy the outdoors and appreciate the natural resources that you have right here in the middle of San Antonio,\u201d said Garett Tucker with the San Antonio River Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Victoria Soto showing off her angling skills at Family Fishing Day April 11, 2026\"  width=\"880\" height=\"1173\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775975348_435_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jerry Clayton<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p> Texas Public Radio<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Soto showing off her angling skills at Family Fishing Day on Saturday, April 11, 2026 <\/p>\n<p>17-year-old Victoria Soto tried her luck with a worm on the end of her hook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the satisfaction of finally reeling in a catch. That&#8217;s probably one of my favorite parts,\u201d said Soto.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A catfish about to be released after being caught in the San Antonio River at Brackenridge Park\"  width=\"880\" height=\"660\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775975349_651_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jerry Clayton<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>Texas Public Radio <\/p>\n<p> A catfish about to be released after being caught in the San Antonio River at Brackenridge Park.<\/p>\n<p>Hector Quintero was fishing with his son Javier and some friends. They were anxious to catch their first fish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe got some lily pads,\u201d he laughed.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Oscar Castillo shows 14 year-old Joshua Garcia how to tie a hook on the fishing line\"  width=\"880\" height=\"660\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775975349_21_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jerry Clayton<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>Texas Public Radio <\/p>\n<p>Oscar Castillo shows 14 year-old Joshua Garcia how to tie a hook on the fishing line.<\/p>\n<p>Oscar Castillo heads up the nonprofit Fin Addict Foundation. They organize and conduct fishing clinics, promote angler education, and foster the knowledge and skills of fishing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAngler education is really important. I don\u2019t want to say it\u2019s something that we\u2019re lacking, but it\u2019s just something we really love and want to share with everybody,\u201d said Castillo.<\/p>\n<p>He said fishing is the perfect family activity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt allows you to come together near water, enjoy the outdoors, and have a great time \u2014 take full advantage of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event was sponsored by San Antonio River Foundation, Brackenridge Park Conservancy, Fin Addict Angler Foundation, and Texas Parks and Wildlife.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sign up for\u00a0TPR Today, Texas Public Radio&#8217;s newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-246023","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-san-antonio","9":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","10":"tag-san-antonio-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=246023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=246023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}