2018 Kids Fishing Derby
ABOVE, Colt Wilkey shows off both a bluegill and a catfish he caught.
Sunday, May 5, marked the 45th annual kids fishing derby, held at Memorial Park in Nashville and sponsored by the Washington county Sportsmens Club. The event is put on with the help of numerous volunteers from the sportsmens club, members of Squadron 110 of the Sons of the American Legion, who provide refreshments and lunch to the little fishermen and women, and to many donors who made gifts of either fishing equipment for prizes, money to help buy prizes or pay for incidentals, or of baskets or other gifts for raffles or auctions.

The grand prize winners this year included, ABOVE, FROM RIGHT, Jaylin Stofferahn, bluegill, 8 1/2 inches, Grady Varel, catfish, 22 3/4 inches, and BELOW, Hailie Hamilton, catfish, 22 7/8 inches (discovered following the winners’ announcement for Stofferahn and Varel).

Other Winners from the individual age groups included:
Five Year Olds
Six Year Olds
Seven Year Olds
Eight Year Olds
Nine Year Olds
10 Year Olds
11 Year Olds
12 Year Olds
13 Year Olds
14 Year Olds
Photo Gallery
- Joey Stoffel and Jesse Wojtowicz.
- James Davis.
- Marcus Hunter.
- Mylee Cameron and Brayden Hunter.
- Allayna Riehm, Ayden Bergman and Meadow Simmons.
- Gavin Blockyou and Blake Brooks.
- Hailie Hamilton and Emily Harper
- Sawyer Agnew, Raven Kirgan, Robert Shwemake, Kentan Lundegreen and Payson White.
- Brynlee Pelczynski and Cash Fark.
- The grand prize winners this year included, FROM RIGHT, Jaylin Stofferahn, bluegill, 8 1/2 inches, Grady Varel, catfish, 22 3/4 inches, and Hailie Hamilton, catfish, 22 7/8 inches (discovered following the winners’ announcement for Stofferahn and Varel).
- Hailie Hamilton.
- Sons of the American Legion Squadron 110 members Matt Bierman, Phil May and Mark Hale.
- Caine Halterman.
- Joseph Stoffel, Gavin Blockyou and Piper Stoffel.
- Witten Piasecki with catfish he caught, including an albino.
- Brooke Harris, landing a fish with dad Joel.
- Colt Wilkey.
- Hailie Hamilton with dad Eric.
- Johnathan Bronke.
- Johnathan Bronke and dad Dan.
- Sophie Frieman with dad Spencer.