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SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is giving you the chance to go fishing for free this weekend.

You can fish for free in public fishing waters throughout the state this Saturday and Sunday. The department is also working with communities to host several family-friendly events:

Liam Knight Pond in Corrales

Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Prizes for fishers age 17 and under for largest fish, smallest fish and catching a tagged fish

Archery range and pellet gun range

Registration begins at 7 a.m.

Monastery Lake in Pecos

Saturday, 7 a.m. to noon

Prizes for kids, family-friendly activities, local food vendors and food trucks

Young Park in Las Cruces

Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon

Las Cruces Police Department st

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