Kids win fishing contest

Published 6:15 pm Saturday, June 16, 2012

On Tuesday the Fountain Lake Sportsman Club released the winners of the Take a Kid Fishing contest to the Tribune.

The event took place at Edgewater Park on June 9.

The contest was divided up by gender and the top three catches were awarded.

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First place for the girls was Riley Johnston who caught a 12-ounce bass. In second was Kyhanna Guthart who caught an 8-ounce bass. The third place winner was Makenna Kammere. Kammere caught an 8-ounce bass after Guthart did.

In the boys’ category, Kolby Johnson caught a 5.8-ounce catfish and recieved a first-place trophy.

Tray Schaefer took second by catching a 3.6-ounce catfish and, Erik Haried took third with his catch of a 14-ounce bass.