Catching a good time
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Derrick Houston, right, and Chandler Carter take up slack in their lines Saturday, April 20, while fishing during the annual kids’ fishing rodeo at Q.V. Sykes park.
A chilly drizzle couldn’t keep families and children indoors as more than 100 people came out to the annual kids fishing rodeo organized by Meridian Parks and Recreation. The yearly event at Q.V. Sykes Park serves to both introduce young children to fishing and provide a fun, family-friendly activity.
Parks and Recreation staff stocked the pond with more than 750 pounds of catfish ahead of the rodeo including several special fish bearing tags. Children catching those fish were awarded special prizes.