Welcome!

Thank you for checking us out! The Spring Festival is an annual event full of activities for young and old alike brought to you by the dedicated organizations of Westborough. Now in its sixth year, the festival is bigger and better than ever with a full weekend of activities. The Festival continues to grow and improves every year and we want YOU to come over and have fun with us!

Again this year the Westborough Civic Club has accepted the responsibility for running the fishing program. The “Fishing Challenge”, the name for this event which should prove to be very descriptive, will again be held at the town reservoir at Minuteman Park out on Upton Road.

The Civic Club intends on making this a great event and a real challenge for fisherman of all ages. Prizes will be offered for fish with the greatest length regardless of species (no ties, fish of record must be beat) in three age groups including:

1. Junior (under 11 years old)
2. Youth (11 - 18 years old)  <license required if 15 years old or older>
3. Adult (over 18 years old)

Each age group will have a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize with a Grand Prize for the largest fish overall (the Grand Prize winner receives the Grand Prize only). Proof of age would be appreciated. Fisherman must be registered to win. Each entrant will receive a 3 ¹/₂” patch as above and a numbered button; the number will be used to record the catch; buttons are the property of the Westborough Civic Club and must be returned. Children should be accompanied by a parent or guardian and should provide an emergency telephone number.

Registration for the Fishing Challenge is free. For those who are generous, the Club will be accepting donations at the registration desk.

Rules and Regulations

• All fisherman must follow the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ fishing regulations;
  see http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/regulations/abstracts/hunt_fish_abstracts.pdf
• Registration required (Name, age, parent’s name, address, telephone #),
• Fishing is permitted only in the reservoir area between the signs, accessible via Minute Man Park,
• Fisherman and guests are required to dispose of trash in trash containers, offenders may be asked to leave,
• Prize winners need not be present to win,
• Children should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Fishermen need not be young, nor men, to be at the Fishing Challenge.