Family Fishing Fun
The Avon Lions annual fishing derby took place at Northgate Park on Saturday June 8th, 2013. The derby is organized by the Avon Lions to give parents and kids an opportunity to experience the great sport of fishing. As the saying goes, GET HOOKED ON FISHING, NOT ON DRUGS!
154 kids participated this year. Adding parents and other sponsors the total crowd was estimated at about 300 people. Members of the Avon Lions measured and logged each catch and prizes were given for the largest of each species. Some notable results included Luke Flinir with an 8-1/2″ crappie, Quinn Lieb caught a 9″ bluegill, and Anna Simonski caught a 23-1/4″ catfish and a 21″ carp!
A great addition to the derby this year was a special guest appearance by Matt Davis and Dan Gies, National Walleye Champions! Matt and Dan were on hand all morning to assist the young anglers and take pictures with the kids in front of their tournament boat.
When the fishing awards were complete, a drawing was held to give all the kids another chance to win. Dozens of fishing rods and tackle boxes were given away, and the grand prize went to Robert Kuehn – tickets for the loge at one of the Lake Erie Crushers games.
All this fun was fueled by hundreds of donuts and slices of breakfast pizza with milk, juice, and plenteous coffee for the adults. Best of all, everything was free for all participants thanks to a variety of community minded sponsors that made it all happen. A special thanks to Avon Lion John Aunspaw for coordinating the entire event!
The Avon Lions Club gratefully acknowledges the following for their generous support:
Avon Parks & Recreation
Avon Dairy Mart
Tom’s Country Place
Shur Tech Brands
H & B Window Cleaning, Inc.
First Federal of Lakewood
One Stop Beverage
Smitty’s Barber Shop
Coleone’s Pizza
The Spike & Meckler Law Firm
Mary’sTradingPost.com
Frank & Ellie’s Place
Misencik Funeral Home
Party Animalz
Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival
McDonald’s – Avon
Smith’s Custom Catering
Landing Point Financial Group
John’s Bait Shop – Avon Lake
Avon Eye Design:
– Dr. John Novak
– Dr. Brooke Bader
Ameriprise Financial
– Nate Petersen
Bait Provided by the Avon Lions Club
Pond Stocked by Avon/Avon Lake VFW # 7035
Special Thanks to the City of Avon for its continued support
