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Winners of 30th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament honored at Delaware State Fair Governors Day ceremony

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016



Onna Crowley
Governor Markell and Secretary Small with Onna Crowley.

HARRINGTON – Today at the Delaware State Fair, Governor Jack Markell and DNREC Secretary David Small honored the winners of the Division of Fish & Wildlife’s 30th annual Youth Fishing Tournament, held last month at ponds across the state.

This year’s Kent County winner and statewide first place winner is 12-year-old Ethan Wong of Frederica, who caught 3.99 pounds of fish in Wyoming Pond.

The New Castle County winner, and second-place finisher statewide, is 7-year-old Onna Crowley of Middletown, who caught 3.66 pounds of fish from Lums Pond.

The Sussex County winner, and third-place statewide finisher, is 9-year-old Luke Hitchens of Dagsboro, who caught 3 pounds of fish in Ingrams Pond near Millsboro.

This year’s tournament drew a total of 173 young anglers and their families. The New Castle County location, Lums Pond in Bear, drew 86 children and teens casting lines, while at Kent County’s Wyoming Pond, 36 youngsters turned out. Sussex County reeled in 51 young anglers at Ingrams Pond in Millsboro. Winners received fishing rods and tackle boxes as well as trophies, and all participants received prizes. All of the fish caught in the tournament were weighed and released.

Luke Hitchens
Governor Markell and Secretary Small with Luke Hitchens.

The Youth Fishing Tournament was established to introduce young people to the sport of fishing and to teach the catch-and-release approach to conservation. The free tournament, held annually in June, is open to youth ages 4 through 15. The Division of Fish & Wildlife-sponsored tournament is organized and put on by Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police, with DNREC Fisheries Section biologists serving as official weigh masters at each of the three ponds during the event.

For more information on the Youth Fishing Tournament, please call 302-739-9913.

DNREC’s Youth Fishing Tournament is part of Delaware’s Children in Nature Initiative, a statewide effort to improve environmental literacy in Delaware, create opportunities for children to participate in enriching outdoor experiences, combat childhood obesity and promote healthy lifestyles. Delaware’s multi-agency initiative, which partners state and federal agencies with community organizations, is part of the national No Child Left Inside program.

Media Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Vol. 46, No. 283

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Winners of 30th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament honored at Delaware State Fair Governors Day ceremony

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016



Onna Crowley
Governor Markell and Secretary Small with Onna Crowley.

HARRINGTON – Today at the Delaware State Fair, Governor Jack Markell and DNREC Secretary David Small honored the winners of the Division of Fish & Wildlife’s 30th annual Youth Fishing Tournament, held last month at ponds across the state.

This year’s Kent County winner and statewide first place winner is 12-year-old Ethan Wong of Frederica, who caught 3.99 pounds of fish in Wyoming Pond.

The New Castle County winner, and second-place finisher statewide, is 7-year-old Onna Crowley of Middletown, who caught 3.66 pounds of fish from Lums Pond.

The Sussex County winner, and third-place statewide finisher, is 9-year-old Luke Hitchens of Dagsboro, who caught 3 pounds of fish in Ingrams Pond near Millsboro.

This year’s tournament drew a total of 173 young anglers and their families. The New Castle County location, Lums Pond in Bear, drew 86 children and teens casting lines, while at Kent County’s Wyoming Pond, 36 youngsters turned out. Sussex County reeled in 51 young anglers at Ingrams Pond in Millsboro. Winners received fishing rods and tackle boxes as well as trophies, and all participants received prizes. All of the fish caught in the tournament were weighed and released.

Luke Hitchens
Governor Markell and Secretary Small with Luke Hitchens.

The Youth Fishing Tournament was established to introduce young people to the sport of fishing and to teach the catch-and-release approach to conservation. The free tournament, held annually in June, is open to youth ages 4 through 15. The Division of Fish & Wildlife-sponsored tournament is organized and put on by Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police, with DNREC Fisheries Section biologists serving as official weigh masters at each of the three ponds during the event.

For more information on the Youth Fishing Tournament, please call 302-739-9913.

DNREC’s Youth Fishing Tournament is part of Delaware’s Children in Nature Initiative, a statewide effort to improve environmental literacy in Delaware, create opportunities for children to participate in enriching outdoor experiences, combat childhood obesity and promote healthy lifestyles. Delaware’s multi-agency initiative, which partners state and federal agencies with community organizations, is part of the national No Child Left Inside program.

Media Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Vol. 46, No. 283

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