By Barb McKay

Kincardine anglers were fishing lucky at this year’s Fish Kincardine Derby.

Saturday was Kids Day at the Kincaridne Fishing Derby, though the youngsters weren’t having a whole lot of luck reeling them in. Here, Tiverton’s Robert Broughton, 9, and 10-year-old Ivy Farrell of Ripley fish off the end of the south pier Saturday afternoon. (Josh Howald photo)

A total of 354 people from across Ontario participated in the 27th annual derby, hooking 199 salmon and 317 trout. This year, the top three fish were caught by Kincardine anglers.

Ken McClement took the lead early when he caught a 19.04-pound brown trout on May 20. Though some came close, no one pulled in a larger fish and McClement won the derby and was awarded a $5,000 shopping spree at Canadian Tire.

The second largest fish, an 18.18-pound brown trout, was a surprise to everyone. The fish was caught by eight-year-old Ben Watson off the Kincardine pier on Kid’s Day, Saturday.

The top salmon was a 17.72-pound Chinook salmon, hooked by Wayne Vance on May 23. Both Watson and Vance received $1,000 shopping sprees at Lake Huron Rod and Gun.