Huge Kids’ Fishing Day turnout kept Roaring River Park officials busy

August 25, 2021

    Above, three-year-old Lane Marlow, of Pea Ridge, Ark., gets a little fishing instruction from his father, Michael Marlow at Kids’ Fishing Day at Roaring River State Park Saturday.
Photo by Sheila Harris.

    Above, Darrell Eubanks, of Joplin, helps his four-year-old grandson, Colton Eubanks, reel in his catch on Kids’ Fishing Day at Roaring River Saturday. The elder Eubanks said he’s been fishing at Roaring River since he was Colton’s age.
    Photo by Sheila Harris.

    Avid young anglers lined the banks of Roaring River Saturday, August 21, for Kids’ Fishing Day. The ever-popular event saw a turnout of some 470 kids, with family members.