![Photos: Trout Derby Jayce Hersi has a catch on his line at the Trout Derby on Saturday, May 18 at Station Park in Sparta. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi)](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/305x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/SQID/dsc0059-jayce-hersi-002_4-7734645_20240518164342.jpg)
Jayce Hersi has a catch on his line at the Trout Derby on Saturday, May 18 at Station Park in Sparta. (Photos by Nancy Madacsi)
![Photos: Trout Derby Ava Munoz looks at her first fish. Many of the Trout Derby participants were fishing for the first time.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/271x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/QTHO/dsc0014-ava-munoz-with-fish-002_4-7734646_20240518164343.jpg)
Ava Munoz looks at her first fish. Many of the Trout Derby participants were fishing for the first time.
![Photos: Trout Derby Sparta Parks & Recreation and Trout Unlimited provide a day of fishing for families at the Station Park pond.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/322x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/JTHP/dsc0064-fishing-at-station-park-002_4-7734647_20240518164344.jpg)
Sparta Parks & Recreation and Trout Unlimited provide a day of fishing for families at the Station Park pond.
![Photos: Trout Derby Logan Bryan with a fish on his line.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/279x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/VPTK/dsc9974-logan-bryan-fish-002_4-7734633_20240518162911.jpg)
Logan Bryan with a fish on his line.
![Photos: Trout Derby Mason Ziccardi shows off his catch.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/289x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/YCHB/dsc0016-mason-zaccardi-002_4-7734648_20240518164345.jpg)
Mason Ziccardi shows off his catch.
![Photos: Trout Derby Davin Picinit holds a bass he caught.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/334x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/IAEQ/dsc9998-davin-picinit-with-bass-2-00_4-7734629_20240518162905.jpg)
Davin Picinit holds a bass he caught.
![Photos: Trout Derby Matthew Paterson holds a large mouth bass he caught.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/308x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/XKUA/dsc9982-matthew-paterson-with-large-m_4-7734634_20240518162912.jpg)
Matthew Paterson holds a large mouth bass he caught.
![Photos: Trout Derby Odin Carmichael takes bait from the box.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/284x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/EYJD/dsc0054-odin-carmichael-selection-fro_4-7734649_20240518164347.jpg)
Odin Carmichael takes bait from the box.
![Photos: Trout Derby Juliet Carmichael checks the depth of the pond.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/296x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/RFQJ/dsc0035-juliet-carmichal-002_4-7734651_20240518164348.jpg)
Juliet Carmichael checks the depth of the pond.
![Photos: Trout Derby Emily Wade and her mother, Erin.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/322x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/GATK/dsc0083-emily-and-erin-mom-wade-00_4-7734652_20240518164349.jpg)
Emily Wade and her mother, Erin.
![Photos: Trout Derby Councilwoman Christine Quinn, holding backpacks, poses with Roderick Rodriguez and his son Reyan.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/315x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/IQXV/dsc0077-chris-quinn-roderick-rodrigue_4-7734653_20240518164351.jpg)
Councilwoman Christine Quinn, holding backpacks, poses with Roderick Rodriguez and his son Reyan.
![Photos: Trout Derby Brave, Coles and Maverick Muehleisen pose with their fishing poles.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/454x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/MDPT/dsc9951-brave-colesen-maverick-muehle_4-7734631_20240518162908.jpg)
Brave, Coles and Maverick Muehleisen pose with their fishing poles.
![Photos: Trout Derby Davin Picinit with a bass.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/282x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/KXPG/dsc9988-davin-picinit-with-bass-002_4-7734632_20240518162909.jpg)
Davin Picinit with a bass.
![Photos: Trout Derby Sparta Patrolmen Andrew Spitzer and Kyle Stoll with Jeanne Montemarano, the township’s director of Parks & Recreation.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/619x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/DISD/dsc9962-andrew-spitzer-kyle-stoll-par_4-7734636_20240518162915.jpg)
Sparta Patrolmen Andrew Spitzer and Kyle Stoll with Jeanne Montemarano, the township’s director of Parks & Recreation.
![Photos: Trout Derby Jeanne Montemarano, Alison Deeney, Kelly Giannantonio, Janice Williams and Emily Fisher, members of Sparta’s Parks & Recreation Department staff, help with the Trout Derby.](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/516x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/XFNS/dsc9935-parks-and-recreation-staff-0_4-7734635_20240518162913.jpg)
Jeanne Montemarano, Alison Deeney, Kelly Giannantonio, Janice Williams and Emily Fisher, members of Sparta’s Parks & Recreation Department staff, help with the Trout Derby.
![Photos: Trout Derby Photos: Trout Derby](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/599x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/TCGI/dsc9918-station-park-002_4-7734654_20240518164352.jpg)
![Photos: Trout Derby Photos: Trout Derby](http://www.spartaindependent.com/binrepository/507x432/0c0/0d0/none/1126177/DAEA/dsc9925-environmental-002_4-7734630_20240518162906.jpg)