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Fish-a-thon 090510_2559

The Tom Adams Fishing Pier, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, crowded with children learning to fish during the Pioneer Days - Michael O'Donnell Memorial Fish-a-thon.

The Tom Adams Fish­ing Pier, at 10:30 a.m. Sun­day, crowded with chil­dren learn­ing to fish dur­ing the Pio­neer Days — Michael O’Donnell Memo­r­ial Fish-a-thon.

  • Connor Milliken, 5, shows off his trophy.
  • Veronica Yealy, 10, left, and her mother Pam Syx try to reel in a fish during the Michael O'Donnell Memorial Fish-A-Thon Sunday on the Tom Adams Fishing Pier.
  • Delany Cleveland, 7, watches as her stingray is weighed.
  • A child brings her catch in to be registered.
  • Veronica Yealy, 10, left, and other children fish during the Michael O'Donnell Memorial Fish-A-Thon Sunday on the Tom Adams Fishing Pier.
  • Chance Barber, 10, gets a little help with the flounder he snagged during the Michael O'Donnell Memorial Fish-A-Thon Sunday on the Tom Adams Fishing Pier.
  • Chance Barber, 10, shows off his flounder. Taylor Meals, right, helped him after he reeled it in.
  • A child brings her catch in to be registered.
  • Cathy Redmond of Port Charlotte helped to organize the event in honor of her late son, and helped giveaway raffle prizes.
  • Nate Whitehead, 4, was very impressed by the shrimp being kept for bait.
  • McDaniel Box, 5, shows off the red snapper he caught. His adult companion for the event was his cousin, Wayne Hearl. They go fishing once a week.
  • Having caught a fish, a youngster's eyes light up.
  • Keagan Roeder, 6, and her mom, Cheryl Roeder.
  • Eric Pearce, 12, right, enjoys fishing on the Tom Adams Fishing Pier.
  • A stingray gets reeled in. It wasn't the first one caught by children in Sunday's Michael O'Donnell Memorial Fish-A-Thon.
  • Children reel in a stingray
  • Cody Krohn catches a stingray. Older fishermen came along and cut the stinger off for her.
  • Cody Krohn, left, gets some help carrying her stingray back to be registered.
  • A larger stingray is hooked by Brody Minor, 5.
  • Ed Minor helps Brody Monor, 5, reel in a stingray. Unfortunately, it became “the fish that got away.”
  • Time to go for this fisherman.
  • Julianna Stephens, 10, brings in a lizard fish.
  • Some people found a cooler way to fish.
  • With the fishing tournament winding down, the Tom Adams Fishing Pier was still crowded.
  • Ethan Hermes, 5, left, watches his fish get weighed.
  • A child brings his catch in to be registered.
  • A child brings his catch in to be registered.
  • A child brings his catch in to be registered.
  • A banner announced the goings on to motorists.
  • Ethan Hermes, 5, caught a flounder and a pinfish during the tournament.
  • The O'Donnell family poses for a photo after the conclusion of the fishing.
  • Connor Milliken, 5, poses with his trophy.
  • Connor Milliken, 5, shows off his trophy.
  • Angela Chambers, 12, shows off her trophy.
  • Cathy Redmond hands a child a trophy.
  • Delany Cleveland, 7, gets her trophy.
  • Adam Ballantyne, 11, poses for pictures after getting his trophy.
  • Keagan Roeder, 6, happy to get a trophy.
  • Connor Milliken, 5, shows off his trophy.
  • The committee that organized the fish-a-thon poses for a picture.
  • From left, Joe O'Donnell, Capt. Chris O'Neill and Timothy O'Donnell.
  • Kyle Roddick, 11, right, gets advice and guidance from Bob Hopper, one of many volunteer teachers at the fish-a-thon.
  • Kyle Roddick, 11, left, gets advice and guidance from Bob Hopper, one of many volunteer teachers at the fish-a-thon. "How can you not have fun watching a kid catch a fish?" Hopper asked. "They're the future."
  • Talin Angelo, 4, shows off the fish he caught Sunday, his first time fishing. At right is his "wife,"Valen Straw, 3. The pair are best friends.

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