Hey kids! Time to get that fishing pole out of closet.
\nOn April 12, the annual Fish Rodeo at Reservoir Park is scheduled and organizers are once again looking for record turnouts.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s always packed,\u201d said Harry Raling, an organizer of the event. \u201cLast year, there were about 250 people there and there\u2019s no reason to believe this year will be any different.\u201d
\nThis is the third year Albermarle Corp. is involved with the project. It will be joined by the Bald Eagle Sportsmen as co-sponsor of the event.
\n\u201cThis was done as far back as I can remember,\u201d said Raling. \u201cThere were some different organizations that took if over for a few years at a time, then it just sort of fell by the wayside through one thing or another.\u201d
\nRaling said he had enjoyed waking up on the first day of trout season and heading to Reservoir Park to help the kids at the derby. But four years ago, when he went up, no one was there.
\n\u201cI really enjoyed doing that,\u201d said Raling, \u201cbut when there wasn\u2019t anyone around, I was a little disappointed.\u201d
\nRaling said he talked with Randy Andrews, Albermarle\u2019s president, and Tyrone Mayor Patricia Stoner about Albermarle sponsoring the event. Both were in agreement.
\nThe derby is scheduled from 8-11:30 a.m. Kids up to an including age 15 are able to participate.
\n\u201cIf you need a fishing license, you can\u2019t fish in it,\u201d said Raling. \u201cThat\u2019s a rule at the park. The parents are allowed to help them, but we encourage the kids to do the catching.\u201d
\nOfficials from the state Fish and Boat Commission will be present.
\nAccording to Raling, the sponsors of the event encourage \u201ccatch and release.\u201d
\n\u201cThis is a little different format than most fishing derbies,\u201d said Raling. \u201cThere are no age groups or groups for largest fish. If a kid catches a fish, we give them a ticket. These tickets are then placed in a bowl and after the derby is over, we\u2019ll randomly pull out tickets and award prizes in that way.\u201d
\nRaling said 50 trophies have been ordered for the event and hopes are that businesses around the community will donate other prizes that organizers can give away.
\n\u201cA lot of kids will get trophies and everyone will get a ticket for a door prize,\u201d said Raling. \u201cSo the kids who may not catch a fish can still win something.\u201d
\nRaling said between 1,000 and 1,200 fish will be released into Reservoir Park before the event. The fish will be supplied by the Bald Eagle Sportsmen.
\n\u201cThey\u2019re going to put some monsters in,\u201d said Raling. \u201cWe had a little kid that caught a fish that weighed almost six pounds last year. That\u2019s a citation fish for an adult, let alone for a little kid.\u201d
\nThe largest trout caught, according to Raling, will be mounted by Don Petro.
\nIn addition to the fishing, refreshments will be available. Raling said Kunzler will donate hotdogs and Gardner Candies will donate candy bars. Also, Joe Faretta from Frito Lay will donate potato chips.
\n\u201cWe have a lot of other people interested in the event,\u201d said Raling. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs will pitch in and take some of the things away from us, like a hot chocolate stand or something of that sort.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a good time for all,\u201d said Raling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hey kids! Time to get that fishing pole out of closet. On April 12, the annual Fish Rodeo at Reservoir Park is scheduled and organizers are once again looking for record turnouts. \u201cIt\u2019s always packed,\u201d said Harry Raling, an organizer of the event. \u201cLast year, there were about 250 people there and there\u2019s no reason […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-in-the-tyrone-pennsylvania-area"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47136\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}