By Tracey Burr
On a cool Saturday morning in early November the 2008 Churchill & District News Junior Fishing Competition began. Fishing rods were in the water dead on 9 am! Fishing was slow for the first hour or two, then the clouds dissipated, and it really got going. All competitors had until 3.15pm to get their catches to the weigh in station.
"We had some whoppers caught this year," said Peter Prokopiv, who manned the weigh in station. "One fish went right off our scales and we had to rush off to Glendonald Milk bar to get it weighed!"
This year we had 153 entries, and we would like to thank all the children that participated. We would also like to thank all the parents, grandparents and caregivers for making it such a success. Thank also to all the volunteers who organized the event and turned up on the day to ensure everything went according to plan.
Our winners this year were: 4 - 8 Years: First: Chloe Medew, Second: Gabrielle Medew, Third: Skye Trotter Wilson. 9 - 12 Years: First: Taylor Van Tildvet, Second: Liam Cassar, Third: Corey Koostra Denton. 13- 16 Years: First: Matthew Bailey. Overall Winner: Chloe Medew. Heaviest Catch of the Day: Taylor Van Tildvet. Smallest Catch: Justin Vitale.