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What a summer it was! ☀️ We saw so many smiling anglers enter the derby this year, each bringing their own unique excitement to the water. 🐟
The results are officially in, and we are so proud of every participant who joined us for the SCGFA Kids Summer Derby. It was a season filled with great catches and even better memories! 🏆😊
And, the celebration continues! 🎊 We can’t wait to see everyone this Saturday, September 12, for our Kids Day Derby and Celebration at the SCGFA property. 🎣✨
Any kids can come join the fun, whether you participated in the summer fishing derby or not. There will be lots of fun things to do for the whole family. 🎈😊
We are also excited to recognize our talented young anglers during the Kids Day Award Ceremony, where prizes will be given out to celebrate this summer’s amazing results! 🏆🌟
The Dagmar Miller Award for most fish entered in the 2026 Derby is:
Hunter Speicher with an amazing 56 species entered. Way to fish Hunter!
Age 2-6 Top 3
#1 Tommy Tyas with 19 fish
#2 Fisher Lundy with 18 fish
#3 Simon Reinink with 17 fish
#4 Fisher McClelland
#5 Xavier Musselman
#6 Lucas DeClercq
#7 Eva Ball
#8 Dominic Byl
#9 Hazel Bunz
#10 Ingram Bethlehem
Age 7-11 Top 3
#1 Kessel Naus with 34 fish
#2 Nicholas Stokes with 28 fish
#3 Daxton Thistle with 24 fish
#4 Freddie Reinink
#5 Kyran Ashton-MacDonald
#6 Isaac Serroul
#7 Bentley Urban
#8 Junior Flaherty
#9 George Janzen
#10 Darius Howard
Age 12-16 Top 3
#1 Hudson Lemieux with an incredible 53 species
#2 Owen Jaroszewski with 23 fish
#3 Logan Blake with 11 fish (and the earliest timestamp)
#4 Hunter McClelland
#5 Owen Huggins
#6 Maxx Roe
#7 Isaac Bartlett
#8 Henry Martin
#9 Jesse Boland
#10 Colton Picken
We also have the winners for our Fish Art and Biggest Catch Story Contests! 🎨📖 Awesome work by all our young artists—we are so proud of your creativity and storytelling! 🌟
The John Gadzo “Gadabout” Biggest Catch Story contest overall winner is:
Danica Rienas with her fictional story Boomerang Fish
Age 2-6
Age group overall Winner is:
Quinn Bunz with her story The Big Fish
1. Marcus Valeri
2. Amiyah Nawrocky
3. Luke Cortes
Age 7-11
Age group overall Winner is:
Austin Greenham with his story The Dock Owner
1. Tucker Posthumus
2. Ava Prinsen
3. Ellie Krawec
Age 12-16
Age group overall Winner is:
Charlie Staples with his 2 short stories and a poem.
1. Owen Jaroszewski
2. Maxx Roe
3. Hudson Lemieux
The Joe Montgomery Fish Art Contest Overall winner is:
William Langendoen with his art Northern Pike
Age 2-6
Age group overall winner is:
Sammy Simioni with his Suncatcher
1. Cohen Houweling
2. Clarke Mills
3. Oliver Grove-Townsend
Age 7-11
Age group overall winner is:
Brinley Brooks with her Clay Fish creation
1. Keeghan Rienas
2. Titan Shelton
3. Mason Derousie
Age 12-16
Age group overall winner is:
Judah Hamstra with his artwork Pike
1. Parker Lowery
2. Colton Picken
3. Judah Naus