A huge Thank You to POC Rod & Gun for hosting the annual Memorial Day Kids Fishing Tournament this year! Deb Powell, owner of POC Rod & Gun, along with her helpers, Debbie Michalek, Deanna Toddy, Allen Farris, and Niki Powell enlisted 46 kids, ages 3-12, for the tournament on Saturday, May 27th. There were 3 age brackets: 3-5, 6-8 and 19-12. Thank you also to The Fishing Center for donating the bait for this tournament!

There were winners for shortest fish, longest fish and most fish in each age bracket. Winners were as follows: Shortest fish, Kason Schielack (3-5), with 3 1/4”, Maci Tidwell (6-8) with 5” and Carrigan Pohler (9-12) with 4 3/4”. Longest fish winners were Kason Schielack (3-5) with 13.5”, John Michael Clifton III (6-8) with 13.5” and Preston Shell (9-12) with 24.5”. Most fish winners were Luke Tidwell (3-5) with 20 fish, Rosalie Berkovsky (6-8) with 46 fish, and Carrigan Pohler (9-12) with 36 fish.

Thank you for all that participated. This event is every Memorial Day weekend and we welcome all the kids to participate, free of charge. Mark your calendar for 2024, and give your kids & grandkids a chance to partake in just one of the many great traditions that Port ‘Connor has to offer!