2010 Fishing Rodeo, June 12

Here's some good info on the upcoming Fishing Rodeo sponsored by MLGW thanks to the Germantown News.

A lifetime hunting and fishing license, plus a three-day, two-night vacation to Reelfoot Lake are two of the prizes on the line when the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency plays host to its 2010 Mid-South Junior Fishing Rodeo on June 12 at Johnson Road Park behind Germantown Baptist Church off Poplar Avenue in Germantown.

The rodeo is sponsored by Memphis, Light, Gas & Water and hosted by the Germantown Parks and Recreation Department. Youth ages 6-12 are eligible to fish in this free event. Carl Graham of Corinth, Miss. will donate one of his Hammer Rods to the rodeo champion and will be at the lake to offer young anglers tips on how to catch fish. It's not unusual for TV personality and Hall of Fame angler Bill Dance to show up at the rodeo, which is an off-shoot of the old Mid-South Junior Fishing Rodeo sponsored for more than 50 years by The Commercial Appeal.

Dave Rizzuto, Region 1 fisheries biologist for the TWRA, said the park's lake will be stocked with 1,500 to 1,800 pounds of catfish weighing up to four pounds.

Prizes will be awarded to the youth in each age group (6-8 or 9-12) with the most points (point total will be assigned to each species of fish and the child with the most points will be the winner). Also, prizes will be drawn throughout the rodeo from registration forms.

All Tennessee participants will be eligible to win a lifetime hunting and fishing license. The winner will be drawn from the registration forms.

Also, the Grand Champion, along with his or her immediate family, will earn a vacation trip to Blue Bank Resort on Reelfoot Lake.

On-site registration will be from 7-9 a.m. on June 12 with fishing from 9-11 a.m. Check-out is 11 a.m.

For additional information contact the TWRA Region 1 office in Jackson at (800) 372-3928 or the Germantown Parks and Recreation at 757-7375.