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Casey Miles, age 7 gets his sucker fish weighed by Jeremy Hofer. He caught a brown trout right after that catch.
Ridge Wamscher, 3, reels in his line Sunday at Rotary Pond in Beaver Creek Park during the Rotary Father's Day Fishing Derby.
People fish Sunday at Rotary Pond in Beaver Creek Park during the Rotary Father's Day Fishing Derby.
Allen Rominger and his nephew Wyatt Vaughn, age 11 fishing at the Rotary Club Father's Day Fishing Derby.
Casey Miles carries Sunday the brown trout he just caught at the Rotary Father's Day Fishing Derby.
Jake Wamscher helps his son, Ridge, cast a line Sunday at the Rotary Father's Day Fishing Derby at Rotary Pond in Beaver Creek Park.
Congratulations to the participants in the 2021 Rotary Father's Day Fishing Derby at Rotary Pond in Beaver Creek Park. The event, canceled last year due to COVID-19, saw 67 children and their families brave windy, rainy weather early in the derby to fish, with prizes awarded in different categories. Watch for more in today's edition of Havre Daily News.
A large number of children and their families braved cool, windy and even rainy weather during the early part of the Havre Rotary Club's Father's Day Fishing Derby, though the sun was out by the end of the derby.
The Rotarians said 36 boys and 30 girls signed up for the derby, which is coming back after being canceled due to COVID-19 last year.
Rotarian Dawn Ward said, with the derby being canceled last year, the club thought numbers might be down, but attendance in the mid-60s is about average for the previous few years.
"So, it's a great turnout," she said.
As the derby progressed, officials would measure the fish children caught, calling them in to be recorded and have their names and size of the catch announced over the loudspeakers.
The contestants were broken into two categories, younger than 10 and 10 to 15 with fairly traditional prizes per group like the most fish caught and the biggest fish caught.
And people at the derby seemed to be enjoying themselves, including Chloe Huntley, who was there with a group including her mother, Patricia Huntley, and Nelson Daychild, her grandfather.
Chloe, 2, caught her first fish Sunday and said she was excited.
"Grampa helped," she added.
Dawson Vaughn, 6, didn't say much but nodded that he was having fun at the derby.
His mother, Sarah Vaughn, said it was going pretty good, although Dawson hadn't caught anything yet.
Kasey Birdtail, 5, was camping for the weekend at the site with his brother, Cody Birdtail, and parents, Ashley and Spike Birdtail.
Kasey said he hadn't caught any fish so far Sunday when spoken to.
"Nothing yet, but I got some seaweed," he said.
Cody said he had not had any luck yet, but was enjoying himself, sitting out in the sun. He said he hoped to get some bites soon.
Kasey said he likes fishing, likes when the fish bite.
"I caught a long one yesterday," he added.
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