Something Fishy

“I love fishing.”

Andrew Bolton, Member of the Bulldog Anglers

There’s something fishy about Belgreen High School in Russellville, Alabama (population 8,973). It’s not like other schools in the state. For one thing—and this is a big thing in Alabama—it doesn’t have a football team. Never has. It’s only one of a handful of schools in the state that doesn’t. Kids at Belgreen got tired of being singled out for what they don’t have and decided to create something no other school in their county does have: a bass fishing team. Fishing is second nature to many of the students at Belgreen—the area is sprinkled with lakes and crawling with fisherman—so after a bit of planning, the Bulldog Anglers were born. The team has fourteen students and eight coaches. Eight coaches? Sounds like the kids aren’t the only ones who are hooked on the idea of fishing.
Read the Article ® Belgreen has county’s first fishing team

Another Fish Story . . .
Four students at Dayville High School in Dayville, Oregon (population 111) are up to their eyeballs in fish. As part of an FFA project, they’ve been raising fish from eggs to fingerlings. So far the kids have had raised 25,000 fish, with a phenomenal survival rate of 98.7 percent. In the wild, only about 10 percent survive. The fish will be used to stock local ponds and lakes, and one of the students is going to try to sell his share directly to the fish counter at the local market. Besides the money the kids can earn from selling their fish, two have applied for college scholarships through the American Fisheries Society. This is one bunch of students who won’t need to fish around for career ideas.
Read the Article ® Something’s definitely FISHY in Dayville