BEST BET Now Volunteer mentors needed to help the Maryland Chapter of Trout Unlimited with its annual City Catch fishing and environmental education event 9 a.m.-1 p.m Saturday at Leakin Park. Program, in partnership with Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks, provides kids with a rod, reel, line and tackle. Volunteers will assist young anglers with assembling tackle, tying on a hook and sinker, baiting the hook and fishing for trout. Details: www.mdtu.org. To help, call Richard Schad at 410-418-9646 or rsschad@verivon.net.
CHILDREN Tuesday Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs Youth Fishing Clinic, 10 a.m.-noon, Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, 700 Otter Point Road, Abingdon. All equipment supplied. Free. For ages 8-15. Call 410-612-1688 to register.
Tuesday Explore the world of ladybugs and other beetles, with lots of hands-on activities and ladybug crafts, 10:30 a.m., Patapsco Valley State Park's Hilton Nature Center, 1101 Hilton Ave., Catonsville For ages 3-5. Cost: $4 per child. To register: 410-461-5005.
FISHING Saturday Orioles designated hitter Luke Scott will talk fishing and sign autographs from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Bass Pro Shops at Arundel Mills. Free.
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