Gone fishin'
Local families gather at Rancho Simi Community Park to test the waters in the 33rd annual Huck Finn Fishin' Derby last Saturday
Photos by Iris Smoot

JUST FOR FUN- Moorpark resident Manny Murillo, 10, scoots with his sister Natalie Monserra, 2, over thick wires spanning the inlet fountain of the Rancho Simi Community Park pond.

Derby results

Derby r0 to 9 years old
(heaviest catfish)
Christopher Jones 3.9-lbs.
Ricardo Guiterez 3.5-lbs.
Kyle Horton 2.11-lbs.

10 to 15 years old
(heaviest catfish)
Hunter Laxton 3.8-lbs.
Joey Thurman 3.4-lbs.
Logan Lampp 3.2-lbs
Nick Todd 3.2-lbs.

PUPPY INSPECTION- Buddy, owned by Pat Lynn of Simi Valley, sniffs a 1.3-lb catfish caught by Charlie Youlio, 7, during the derby. SMALL FRY- Derek Hill, 14, of Simi Valley holds up a stringer with the only fish he caught all morning, an anchovy used for bait. BEST IN DERBY- Christopher Jones, 2, carries his trophy for first place in the Heaviest Catfish division. Christopher's catfish weighed 3.9-lbs. TANGLED- At right, Simi Valley resident Lance Scarpellino, left, and Thousand Oaks resident Phil Koonce patiently attempt to untangle fishing lines.