(July 27, 2017) The Ocean Pines Anglers Club hosted the 21st annual Art Hansen Memorial Youth Fishing Contest last Saturday at the South Gate pond in Ocean Pines.
Sixty-seven young anglers participated in three age groups ranging from 4-16.
Maryland DNR was on hand to help educate the participants and the Anglers Club provided free bait. The young anglers managed to pull close to 100 fish from the pond, which were measured and tallied by Anglers Club members. Fish caught included bluegills, catfish and large mouth bass.
Trophies and rods and reels were awarded to the top anglers, but every youth that participated received a prize courtesy of event sponsors.
First-place winners in each division were: 4-7 age group, Gabriel Vitak, Most Fish (10), Luke Barbato, Largest Fish [8.5-inch bluegill]; 8-11 age group, Chase Rarrich, Largest Fish (16-inch catfish); Jonathan Smith, Most Fish (9); 12-16 age group, Brent Dixon, Largest Fish [12-inch large mouth bass), Trevor Short, Most Fish (19).
Savannah Ohrel was the winner of drawing for the Mike Vitak custom rod.
Sixty-seven young anglers participated in three age groups ranging from 4-16.
Maryland DNR was on hand to help educate the participants and the Anglers Club provided free bait. The young anglers managed to pull close to 100 fish from the pond, which were measured and tallied by Anglers Club members. Fish caught included bluegills, catfish and large mouth bass.
Trophies and rods and reels were awarded to the top anglers, but every youth that participated received a prize courtesy of event sponsors.
First-place winners in each division were: 4-7 age group, Gabriel Vitak, Most Fish (10), Luke Barbato, Largest Fish [8.5-inch bluegill]; 8-11 age group, Chase Rarrich, Largest Fish (16-inch catfish); Jonathan Smith, Most Fish (9); 12-16 age group, Brent Dixon, Largest Fish [12-inch large mouth bass), Trevor Short, Most Fish (19).
Savannah Ohrel was the winner of drawing for the Mike Vitak custom rod.