“Youth Fishing Rodeo” at St. Mary’s Lake

The Southern Maryland Recreational Fishing Organization (SMRFO) supported the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) “Youth Fishing Rodeo” at St. Mary’s Lake on Saturday, May 11th.  After a morning of fresh water fishing, a total of 18 young competitors competed to win fishing rods provided by SMRFO by seeing who could land a casting weight closest to an orange cone 40 feet away.

Andrew Hair placed his casting weight within 8 inches of the cone and walked away with first place.  Jackson Compesie came in second place; and Cora Bishop came in third place.  Each of the top three winners walked with a brand new fishing rod.

After the competition SMRFO served lunch to all participants and their families and DNR personnel who attended the fishing event.  A special thanks goes out to SMRFO volunteers Dave Hersh, Ron Smith, Dallen Hall, Martin Duby, Bill Dunkin, and Phil Zalesak who supported this local children’s event.

A picture of Zachary Bruce of DNR is shown with first-place winner Andrew Hair.