Chehaw Park has great turnout for Catfish Rodeo
Staff Photo: David Dixon
By David Dixon
ALBANY — More than 100 participants took part in Chehaw Parks & Zoo’s Catfish Rodeo Saturday after two years of event cancellations due to COVID.
Park personnel said the response exceeded their expectations.
Maybe it was the beautiful sunny spring day with cooler temperatures, or maybe folks were just ready to get outside and fish. Whatever the reason, people were lined up at the park gates as early as 6:30 that morning, ready to get in some fishing. Families, churches and other groups were on hand with lots of children, some fishing for the first time.
By mid-morning the banks of the catfish pond were lined with people. The pond had previously been stocked in the fall of 2021 by Georgia DNR with catfish, and the anglers were hoping to land a big one for dinner. While the fishing started slowly, a few lucky folks were able to catch some nice catfish and at least one largemouth bass.
In addition to Chehaw personnel, local fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha was on hand to assist those who needed a little help baiting or removing fish from the hooks.
And whether they caught a fish or not, it was obvious from the turnout at this event that the local folks were very happy to be able to get back to this popular event that had been cancelled the past two years.
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