Kid-fishing trout ponds had a catch for one child
FISHING -- Most kids walked away with big smiles from the trout-stuffed pools at the Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show last week.
The annual event at Spokane County Fair and Expo Center features Fishing World, where kids get the hang of hooking up with hatchery rainbows.
Volunteers from the Inland Northwest Wildlife Council bait the hooks, assist the kids and give them an option of taking their catch home or donating them to a charity kitchen.
Four-year-old Tyler Smith of Spokane was good with all of this until the end.
The son of Jaime and T.J. Smith didn't realize they were going to bonk the trout on the head.
"When they fish as a family, they catch and release," explained his grandpa, Don Hanlon.
Tyler posed for the obligatory hero shot with a nice trout and a big frown.