Matlacha Hookers fishing tournament winners announced
Results from the Pine Island Elementary Fishing Tournament and Derby were announced a few days after the event.
“We’re excited to announce the winners from the derby,” Arlene Stornello said. “We had a fantastic turn out of adults and children. Boys and girls fished all day from the docks at Olde Fish House and Marina.”
Fishing began early with the adult anglers leaving the docks at 7 a.m.
“The children started around 8 a.m. with the 4th and 5th graders,” Stornello said. “Once they finished up at 9:30, the 2nd and 3rd graders fished until 11:15 a.m. Then, finally, the Kindergartners and 1st graders fished from 11:30-1 p.m. Every child fishing in the derby received a fishing pole to keep, a tournament T-shirt, a special goody bag, lunch and drinks.”
The winners:
Fourth and 5th grade winners
1st Place: Aiden Whatley (fish – 5.55 lbs.)
2nd Place: Vincent Pierson
3rd Place: Waylon Squires
Second and 3rd grade winners
1st Place: Joshua Hyde (fish – 6.31 lbs)
2nd Place: Blake Scaal
3rd Place: Jose Andrade (not pictured)
Kindergarten and 1st grade winners
1st Place: Landon Cammilleri (fish – 2.73 lbs)
2nd Place: Ivy May Darna
3rd Place: Cailyn Rauh
Grand Total Pound Winner
Joshua Hyde 6.31 pounds
Grand Slam Winners
Team Fisch: Alex Fischer, Jimmy Bergan, and Brady Meier -Redfish 5.30 lbs., Trout 1.06 lbs. Snook 10.89 lbs. (17.25 lbs)
The team also won largest Snook 10.89 lbs.
Largest Redfish
Team PI Chamber: Summer Dooley, Amanda Jones, Mark Jones, Luke Long at 6.75 lbs
Largest Trout
Team Hackett: Todd Hackett and Rip Storey at 3.54 lbs
Principal trophy
Joseph McNulty
Bike winners:
K, 1st & 2nd Grades
Boy: Samuel Wolf
Girl: Kern Yael
3rd, 4th & 5th Grades
Boy: Willie Perez Girl: Katerina
“This was one of our most successful fishing tournaments ever,” Stornello said. “The weather was wonderful, the turnout was great, we raised money for the school and the children had a day of making memories that will last a lifetime.”