38th annual Bob Watt Fishing Rodeo

  • Rick and Sydney Meyer with their daughter, Scottie, and son, Wells

  • Clarke Pettigrew

  • Sisters, from left, Sydney, Amelia and Lillian Glasby, made it a family affair.

  • Bear Williams with his 2.3-pound catfish

  • Imani Garces

  • Brytin Fowler

  • Jane Pettigrew with her grandfather, Tim Pettigrew

  • Craig “Papa” Brogan and his grandson, Andrew Gage

  • Reagan Fowler with her father, Jeremy Fowler

  • Diane Brogan and her granddaughter, Annalee Gage

  • Session 1 “most fish caught” winner Mason Walker shows off just one of the 15 he managed to catch. (Photo courtesy of Town of Farragut)

The 38th Annual Bob Watt Fishing Rodeo was held Saturday, May 13, in Anchor Park, with around 150 area youth participating in two rounds of fun and competition along Ft. Loudoun Lake. Winners included: Session 1, heaviest fish, ages 6 and under, Liam Walker and Aubry Fisher; 7-9, Asher Gault and Frey Therrin; 10 to 12, Hudson Gault and Anna Thompson; and most fish caught, Mason Walker with 15 fish. Second session winners were: heaviest fish, ages 6 and under Hanna Ogle; 7-9, Kylan Percer and Arianna Caswell; and 10 to 12, Lakin Lammonte.

The event was sponsored by Town of Farragut, and overseen by the Town’s Park and Recreation Department, which thanked the Watt family for its continued support, along with Farragut Stormwater Matters, East Tennessee scale works for the use of the scales, and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency for stocking the lake.



Photos by Michelle Hollenhead unless noted otherwise