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                                               Monthly Meetings

The Piscataqua Fish and Game Club holds regular meetings on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. We also hold an annual meeting on the third Tuesday of April every year.
These meetings are open to all present, past and prospective members and the general public.
Check out the Events page for the next meeting !

We do a number of shooting events for club members and their guests. These include :

Ham shoots

Turkey shoots 

Poker shoots

Checkers Leagues

Pick-up Baseball and more.

                     Walter Burns Memorial Fishing Day for Special Children

The Piscataqua Fish and Game Club assists The  Fishing Day Committee in hosting and operating the annual event that gives special needs youths from the surrounding area a chance to fish and enjoy the outdoors. The committee supplies all the rods, reels, and stocks a nearby pond with trout for the event. Club members volunteer and have a great time enjoying the great outdoors with the kids.  

THE DATES FOR THE 2020 & 2021& THE 2022 ANNUAL WALTER BURNS FISHING DAYS HAD BEEN SET TO BE HELD AT SANDERSON'S POND IN GREENLAND, NH. ALL 3 OF WHICH HAD TO BE CANCELLED DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD OF THE COVID- 19 & THE OMICRON VARIANT.

       Special thanks to all the volunteers and donors from, Armand & the entire committee for being there for the Kids.

By far it is a day that you will always remember as a volunteer helping those children enjoy a day like they have never had before. 

AFTER THE 2023 HOLIDAY SEASON THE COMMITTEE BEGAN ITS ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO FUND THE ENTIRE DAY OF ACTIVITIES ON FRIDAY, MAY,19,2023. 

HOORAY:  WE were very fortunate this year as the weather was perfect and no rain and very comfortable.

 We had a little over 100 students attend and really enjoy the new experience for many of the students. There were plenty of fish to be caught and the kids did just that with many taking their catch home for MOM to cook it !!!!!! AT least MOM didn't have to clean the fish as they left cleaned and ready to cook and enjoy their prize while they're eating fresh caught fish.

There was the usual, kids trying to catch fish, not getting tangled up 

all while enjoying the fellowship of total strangers only to become Fishing Buddies. Other than all of the food, prizes, goodies there was ONE REAL NEW HIGHLIGHT. A colorful truck came rolling in and the kids all knew what that meant. Poles were thrown on the ground not dropped as the kids ran as fast as they could to be FIRST IN LINE. SURPRISE A NEW SPECIAL WAS ADDED THIS YEAR. A SHAVED ICE TRUCK ROLLED IN AND THE KIDS ALREADY HAD THEIR FLAVORS CHOSEN                     GREAT IDEA BRIDGET THE KIDS AND ADULTS ALL LOVED IT!!!! 

           History of the Walter Burns Memorial

                         Fishing Day For Special Children 

Conceived in 1977 by Walter Burns, a "Lifetime" member of the Piscataqua Fish and Game Club, Inc., the first "Fishing Day for Handicapped Children" was held in May of 1978. It was held at the "Canning Factory Pond" on Portsmouth Ave. in Greenland, NH with approximately a dozen volunteers, three schools and donations from area businesses and organizations.  As many as 152 children attended our largest fishing day. Upon Walter's Passing, it was decided unanimously by the club, to rename the fishing day in his honor. Children as far away as Wells, Maine have been in attendance.  Attendance is not limited to children in schools, as we welcome all Children with Special Needs to the "Walter Burns Memorial Fishing Day for Special Children ". We have been holding fishing day for 46 years now, 8 of which we were either rained out or postponed due to the virus. We have been allowed the use of The Sanderson Pond  located at 682 Post Road, Greenland,NH by THE Sanderson family.

 We hope this will be the continuation of a wonderful tradition. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE ARE RESUMING THE WALTER BURNS FISHING DAY ON FRIDAY, MAY 19 TH, 2023. WE PROVIDE EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE KIDS .

Check out the Discussion Board for more information on the shoots ! Do you have shoot ideas? Post them in the Discussion Board, we would love to hear them from you.