August 22, 2009 was the first Lake Barry Fishing Derby, for selected anglers under the age of 16.

Here are the results.

Group One: Jon, Lindsey, Ryan
First fish of the group: Ryan (also the biggest fish of the tournament -16 inches!)
Most fish: Lindsay (six) (and the most in the tournament!)
Best Landing Technique: Jon (we know who he gets it from!)

Group Two: Ella, Emily, Emlyn, Emily:
First fish of the group: Emma (way to go!) Biggest fish: Emily (outstanding!)
Smallest Fish: Ella (looked more like as minnow!)
Last fish: Emlyn (right at the wire!)

Group Three: Andee, Kelsey, Sarah:
First Fish of the group: Sarah (and what a little fisherman1)
Most fish: Andee (good job!)
Best casting technique: Kelsey (she was awesome!)

Group Four: Jake, Lucy, Molly:
First fish: Lucy (and they say the English don't know how to fish!)
Most fish: Molly (she also had some that got away!)
Last fish: Jake (and last fish of the tournament

The bridge is the best place to view and catch fish!

Three generations of avid anglers!

After the Fishing, and the swimming, there was a pizza party. No boys allowed on bridge!

Will there be another Fishing Derby in 2010? Hmmmm?

Barry Serviente, co-founder of the Fly Fishing Show, and lifelong fly fisher. Founder and owner of Anglers Art, Books for Fly Fishermen, 1973-2004. Co- Director of The Fly Fishing show, 1991 - 2008. Now happily retired, with enough time to fish!

Barry in the office with his beloved dog, Heidi, who has gone to dog heaven.

Barry with our current pack. All our dogs have been someone's else's rejects. We have had nine dogs over the 40 yaers in our marriage and each one has been wonderful.

The current pack: Chrissy - the white dog. Adopted as a stray with a cauliflower ear and bad arthritis, we think she is a lab/shepherd mix. She is having a loving experience in our doggy old age home. Update on Chrissy - she had a stroke at Thanksgiving, and is now in doggie heaven. We miss her.

The black dogs - some think they are twins, but they are not, even though they often drink and eat out of the same bowl, amicably. The smaller one is Ava, a border collie mix, and the slightly larger one is Millie, a flat-coat retriever mix. Both were adopted through Furry Friends of Carlisle.

Would you guess that Barry has Treaties in his pocket?