March 29, 2024

Results From 2016 Seekonk Lions Fishing Derby

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The Seekonk Lions Club held its Fourth Annual Doug Allan Fishing Tournament on Patriots day to a huuuge gathering of close to 100 kids both young and old hoping to have the best catch of the day.

Good crowd, great weather and our anglers caught 12 fish on Patriots day, even a dead one! We all had a great time! And we had all the fixings! We had hot coffee and hot chocolate from Young's Caterers. Hot dogs, chips and water donated by Seekonk Stop and Shop. We also like to thank the Seekonk DPW for supplying our sound system and construction cones for the day.

Plus all our great prize sponsors...Bennys, Popular Pizza, Purple Cow, Bass Pro Shops, Battle Groundz Laser Tag, Seekonk Grand Prix, Orange Leaf FROYO, and Ryan Amusements.

The derby champ again was Matt Dumond (The King). Matt caught four trout measuring 12.5 to 14.25 Inches. The Sears boys were back at it again, but this year Caiden took the top prize for biggest catch at 15 inches. What a beauty! He also caught another fish measuring 13.5 inches respectively. His brother Cameron caught a 14.75 inch trout and last year’s big winner Conner came in with a 14.25 inch.

Athena Kanakis hauled in 12.5 inch beauty as the only young lady to haul in a trout that day! But, the most unique catches of the day were two catfish (or hornpout) from Sophia Bo, a true bottom fisher by training, sure to be a force in the future we need to pay attention to. Then there was Jarrod Klang. Some how he got a bite and caught a four inch dead Sunfish. The judges concurred that the hook was in the mouth of the fish...a first for the derby!

The Seekonk Lions would like to thank all our volunteers for a great job. We will see you all next year.

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