STANDISH – Despite wet weather, about 150 people attended Saturday’s Second Annual Lakes Region Trail Day, sponsored by the Portland Water District and held at the district’s Sebago Lake Land Reserve in Standish.

Among many events offered, a big lure was a Learn to Fish event held Saturday morning at the Otter Ponds off Route 35 in Sebago Lake Village.

Emily MacCabe, a public relations representative from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, explained fishing rules, baiting a hook and fish identification before turning the kids loose to try casting and catching in one of the recently stocked ponds.

Best of all, every kid registered for the event received a free fishing pole courtesy of Cabela’s.

Seven-year-old Libby Whidden of Gray handles her fishing pole with aplomb on Saturday morning, untangling her line and getting ready to cast all by herself during the Learn to Fish program for young anglers sponsored by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and held at the Otter Ponds in Standish. The event was part of the Portland Water District’s Lakes Region Trail Day, which coincided with National Drinking Water Week. Other events held on the district’s Sebago Lake Land Reserve on Saturday included a scavenger hunt, nature walk, trail run and a mountain bike clinic. More than 150 people attended.  Emily MacCabe, a public relations representative from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, hands a fishing pole to an enthusiastic Brayden Bean, 6, of Windham, during the Learn to Fish event at Otter Ponds in Standish. Joshua Pratt, 10, checks his bait after putting a worm on a hook during the Learn to Fish event.Owen Powers, 6, of Scarborough gets some good advice from his dad, Patrick, during the Learn to Fish event at Otter Ponds in Standish: “Throw it THAT way.”