A whopper of a fish tops the scales during Kid's Fishing Derby

"I'm usually a bass fisherman," explained 11-year-old Casey Holden. "I only fish for trout during this derby."

The sixth grader from Fairfield-Suisun Valley Elementary had the catch of the day on Sunday during the 14th annual Moose Lodge Fishing Derby held at Lake Baron inside Tahoe Paradise Park. The first fish he reeled in was 3 lbs 7 oz after about 90 minutes of fishing. As soon as he got that one off the hook he cast another line and within a minute caught the one that ended up being the biggest of the day, a 7 lb 5 oz rainbow trout.

Holden said his favorite place to fish for bass is at Clear Lake. He is no stranger to taking home an award at the South Lake Tahoe Derby as last year he came in second.

He took home $100 as the derby winner.

Second place honors went to 14-year-old Bailey Denunzio who is a freshman at South Tahoe High. Her trout weighed in at 5.6 lbs. Veda Hallen, 10, brought in a 4.1 pounder to take third. She is a fifth grader at Bijou Community School. Both girls won $50. 104 kids participated in the event.

Members of the Moose had hot dogs, chips and sodas for the participants as well as a free gift for each child. The derby was open to all kids under the age of 16.