Young anglers fish for suckers
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Andrew Walker, left, and Eli White set their poles in the water, hoping for a bite.
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Alex Walker, 13, of Standish shows off the sucker he caught.
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Christian Sanson, left, and Scott Sanson enjoy the warm temperatures while trying to catch suckers.
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Alex Hozeska, 9, of Alger reels his line in before casting it back out.
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Cooper Rood aims for suckers in the Rifle River.
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John Frick, 12, of Standish wades into the river to cast his line out further.
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Al Bergeron grasps the sucker Kayla Bergeron, 10, of Omer caught.
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From left, Nakita, 5, Josh, and Cheyanne, 8, Cunningham of Turner are all smiles as they try to land suckers from the Rifle River.
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Lindsay Goodman, 11, of Standish sits on the warm grass as she tries to hook a sucker.
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Jeremy Bellor, left, holds up the three fish that Joel Bellor, 4, of Standish caught in the river.
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From left, Dean Fenwick, Jacob Switala, 6, and Charles Spencer weigh a bucket of fish for the contest.
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Jacob Switala, left, stands alongside Todd Switala, center, as helps Joel Bellor, the first place winner in the “4 and Under” competition, select a prize.
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By Kevin Bunch
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Posted 4/14/12
STERLING — Warm weather and sunny skies aided the Sterling Sportsmen Association as it held its annual kids’ sucker fishing tournament Saturday, April 14 at its clubhouse on the Rifle River.
Prizes were handed out to participants, with the kids garnering the largest catches getting first pick. These ranged from fishing equipment to action figures and games.
An estimated 135 kids participated in the event, which ran from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Todd Switala, one of the event organizers, said many kids opted to fish from the riverfront abetting the nearby White’s Livery, where they had permission to drop their lines.
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