It was Alessia Winters’ first time coming to fish at the William Shaffer Trout Fishing Derby in York City.
Lack of derby experience didn’t keep the 9-year-old from landing an 18-inch Rainbow Trout in the early hours of the 27th annual event held at Kiwanis Lake Saturday, April 4.
“My brother and dad just asked me, ‘do you want to come to the fishing tournament?’ and I said, ‘sure’,” Winters said, “because I like fishing, and that’s why I wanted to come…