Around 250 children participate in 40th Annual Youth Trout Tournament
Published 11:01 am Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Saturday morning, many junior anglers, like Silas Steins, worked the Doe River at the 40th Annual Elk Lodge/Roan Mountain Trout Tournament. Silas said he’d had a few nibbles but hadn’t caught a fish just yet.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Seth Steins casts his line looking to catch a trout Saturday morning during the 40th Annual Elk Lodge/Roan Mountain Trout Tournament.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Jesse Tolliver (right) helps to bait the hook for 12-year-old Uriah Visser, who thinks he’s found the perfect spot to catch a trout, just below the water wheel near the entrance to Roan Mountain State Park during the 40th Annual Elk Lodge/Roan Mountain Trout Tournament.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders A quiet moment is shared between a mother, Amanda Peterson and seven-year-old son, “Remy,” early Saturday morning on the Doe River near the Visitor Center’s waterwheel at the start of the 40th Annual Elk Lodge/Roan Mountain Trout Tournament.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders It’s a family affair for young Mackenna Morris as she sits in the lap of Elijah Holtsclaw along the rocky banks of the Doe River, with mom Kimberly and uncle Jimmy Holtsclaw looking on, just before she reels in her first catch of the day.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Young Miss Mackenna Morris proudly shows off her first catch of the day, a brown trout, Saturday morning during the 40th Annual Elk Lodge/Roan Mountain Trout Tournament.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Ethan Ashworth, visiting his uncle from McClain, Virginia, casts his line to see if he can catch a fish Saturday morning during the 40th Annual Elk Lodge/Roan Mountain Trout Tournament.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Hunter Ashworth, also visiting his uncle from McClain, Virginia, reels in his line to see if he had a hit Saturday morning during the 40th Annual Elk Lodge/Roan Mountain Trout Tournament.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Eric Shell teaches his son Casen about some of the finer points of fishing Saturday morning along the Dow River during the 40th Annual Elk Lodge/Roan Mountain Trout Tournament.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders Lynn “Pop” Smith shares a lifetime of fishing knowledge with his grandsons Cortland (near) and Brantlee along the banks of the Doe River during the 40th Annual Elk Lodge/Roan Mountain Trout Tournament Saturday morning.
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