Carlos Torres won the Kids Wild Card Trout prize category in last weekends 25th Annual McSwain Trout Derby. His dad says he has been fishing for less than a year and this trip really helped facilitate his excitement and love for fishing and recreating outdoors

May 24, 2021 - More than 300 anglers participated in the 25th Annual Lake McSwain Trout Derby this past weekend with a backdrop of near-perfect weather.

“It was just an absolutely great day up here at the lake and we had a tremendous turnout,” said Brooke Gutierrez, Director of MID Parks and Recreation.

The Derby was held from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 15.

In total, 304 participants used the popular smart phone app FishDonkey to compete in the tournament this year.

“The response we received from our anglers was overwhelmingly positive,” said Gutierrez.

The winners of the derby were as follows:

Longest Trout: $2,000
Ethan Heu – 24.75 inches

Stringer of 3 Longest Trout $2,000
Shoua Vang – 70 inches total: 24 inches; 23.50 inches and 22.50 inches

Wild Card $500 (one adult randomly selected from all participants)
Jason Smithone – 16.25 inch trout

Wild Card Kids Fishing Pole and Tackle Box (One winner under age 16 randomly selected). Sponsored by Splash N Dash/Reel Deal Café and Market
Carlos 15 inch trout

“Things could not have gone better and we are already looking forward to the next McSwain trout derby,” said Gutierrez.




Ethan Hue was one of the winners of the 25th Annual Lake McSwain Trout Derby last weekend. He won the largest trout category prize of $2000 with this rainbow trout measuring in at 24.75 inches!
Source: MID