Seekonk Lions Doug Allan Memorial Fishing Derby 2023

The Seekonk Lions Eleventh Annual Doug Allan Memorial Fishing Tournament proved again to be as strong as ever. Although there was a few sprinkles of rain, a good turnout of over 70 kids and parents battling it out for the top prize at the prestigious American Legion Post 311 awards banquet.

This year we had two newcomers that took down some of the longtime champions. Ethan Mattison took the helm for the boys with a 14” rainbow. For the girls, Sage Nickerson, with the help from her dad, pulled in a 14.5” rainbow as well!

Brody Sylvester and Evan Sylvia flipped a few beauties of 13” and 12 ¾”. For the girls, Caitlin Laliberte and Abigail Sylvester reeled in a 13 ¾” and 13” respectively.

Jordan Dagget caught the most fish with seven and Devin Le right behind with five. Luke Peltz (Fishing Derby record holder 15 ½”) , Madison Ando, Evan and Caden Vose, Brooke Laliberte Kaiden Medas and Dustin Laplante have honorable mentions with their fishing skills.

These anglers received the best prizes of any youth fishing tournament in the area comprising of 30 different awards from local businesses with values totaling almost a $900. That is not including the 100 chicken sandwiches from Chik-Fil-A!

The Seekonk Lions Club would like to thank all our supporters. Steve Hurley at Massachusetts Fisheries & Wildlife, and our friends at the Grist Mill Tavern. All the contributions from Bass Pro Shop Foxboro, Chick-Fil-A Seekonk, Chris Gasbarro’s Fine Wine and Spirits, American Legion Post 311, Seekonk Grand Prix, Toti’s Pizza, United Skates of America, The Purple Cow, MidiCi Italian Kitchen, Cuzins Pizza, Fun City Trampoline Park, Denny’s, On the Water, The Nerdy Baker, Sky Zone EP, Fiesta Tex-Mex, and Sue at Master Homemade Donuts.

For pictures go to Seekonk Lions Club | Seekonk MA | Facebook and visit TV 9 - Seekonk, Massachusetts for great video coverage. The derby chairs want to thank all the volunteers and friends that make this a memorable yearly event for the youth in our area. Enjoy your future fishing escapades and we will see you next year! GP