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Strong turnout for Optimist Fishing Derby

Posted 6/10/25

Fifty-eight young anglers turned out for the annual fishing derby hosted by the Fayette Optimist Club at the lake at The Lodge on Saturday morning. Poles and bait were supplied by the Missouri …

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Strong turnout for Optimist Fishing Derby

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Fifty-eight young anglers turned out for the annual fishing derby hosted by the Fayette Optimist Club at the lake at The Lodge on Saturday morning. Poles and bait were supplied by the Missouri Department of Conservation, with prizes and refreshments from the Optimist Club.Canaan Gladden caught the biggest fish of the day, with Lily Gregory catching the second-biggest.

Each child left with a prize, courtesy of the Fayette Optimist Club.

Above: The anglers with the biggest catches in their age divisions. Left to right: Missouri Conservation agent Madeline Cox, Rome Neimeier, Beniah Kingery, Canaan Gladden, Creighton Duren, Quinley Shaffer, Lily Gregory, and Missouri Conservation agent Hannah Cassese.

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