Almost 200 kids participated in the 28th annual Alcoa Duck Pond Fishing Derby for Kids on Saturday, June 11. 585 pounds of fish were weighed in and 307 fish were caught! The event was sponsored by Parks & Recreation, Wal-Mart, TWRA, and other area sponsors. The derby was held for Ages 3–15 to encourage the sport of fishing for kids. Congratulations to this year's winners:
Austin Claiborne - 19.5 lbs
Biggest Fish – Ranger Brown - 3.7 lbs
1st Place Most Fish – Ridge Brown - 8.7 lbs
2nd Place Most Fish – Charlotte Fritts - 7.7 lbs
3rd Place Most Fish – Ranger Brown - 5.6 lbs
4th Place Most Fish – Nevaeh Franklin - 5.1 lbs
Biggest Fish – Jameson Payne - 5.4 lbs
1st Place Most Fish – Aiden Clark - 17.3 lbs
2nd Place Most Fish – Gabe Fritts - 14.7 lbs
3rd Place Most Fish – Arianna Presley - 9.6 lbs
4th Place Most Fish – Derick Saunders - 7.6 lbs
Biggest Fish – Wyatt Smith - 3.8 lbs.
1st Place Most Fish – Peyton Thacker - 15.1 lbs
2nd Place Most Fish – Eli Fowler - 11.5 lbs
3rd Place Most Fish – Drake Harness - 8.3 lbs Lunker 3.5
4th Place Most Fish – Camden Teffeteller - 8.3 lbs Lunker 3.4
Biggest Fish – Sam McCammon - 4.1 lbs
1st Place Most Fish – Austin Claiborne - 19.5 lbs
2nd Place Most Fish – Jaden Crawford - 17.8 lbs
3rd Place Most Fish – Carson Weber - 17.5 lbs
4th Place Most Fish – Gracelyn Fritts - 17.4 lbs
Biggest Fish – Brylee Jones - 18.1 lbs
1st Place Most Fish – Brylee Jones - 18.1 lbs
2nd Place Most Fish – Nicolas Burns - 9.7 lbs
3rd Place Most Fish – Shelbie Holcomb - 8.8 lbs
4th Place Most Fish – Jonthana Leatherwood - 7.4 lbs