PHOTOS: Future anglers practice their skills at park event

Success at the casting booth brought big rewards at the Our River Learn to Fish Event at Keizer Rapids Park on May 20, 2023. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter) The air was filled with fishing lines being vigorously cast through the air as the mob of would-be anglers vigorously worked at catching themselves a plastic bass lurking in the grass at Keizer Rapids Park Saturday.  Although one had to be careful of being snagged by an overeager back cast, attendees seemed to be enjoying themselves also visiting the different learning stations where staff from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marion Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Keizer Police Department were on hand to help attendees identify different types of fish to catch, facts about watershed health, and tips water safety.