{"id":109745,"date":"2026-04-24T16:38:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=109745"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:38:35","slug":"trout-derby-reels-them-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/04\/24\/trout-derby-reels-them-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Trout Derby \u2018Reels them in\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Wendy Post<\/p>\n<p>Owego Hose Teams, Inc., in partnership with Tioga County Anglers and Trout Unlimited, held its 7th Annual Trout Derby on Saturday, April 11. The contest for anglers of all ages was held virtually or by checking in at Croton Hose Co. #3 Fire Station on Talcott Street.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_109747\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163444\/Derby2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109747\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109747\" src=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163444\/Derby2.jpg\" alt=\"Trout Derby \u2018Reels them in\u2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163444\/Derby2.jpg 500w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163444\/Derby2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-109747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured is Phil Ryan alongside Hose Team member Patrick Gavin with his 15-inch brook trout. (Hose Teams Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The event, according to the Hose Teams, was a success, with the BBQ selling out and winners awarded.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_109748\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163454\/Derby3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109748\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109748\" src=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163454\/Derby3.jpg\" alt=\"Trout Derby \u2018Reels them in\u2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163454\/Derby3.jpg 500w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163454\/Derby3-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-109748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured with Hose Team member Patrick Gavin is Michael Kolanda with his 20-inch brown trout. (Hose Teams Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Congratulations to Trout Derby winners Michael Kolanda, with a 20-inch brown trout, and Phil Ryan, with a 15-inch brook trout.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163518\/Derby5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109750\" src=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163518\/Derby5.jpeg\" alt=\"Trout Derby \u2018Reels them in\u2019\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163518\/Derby5.jpeg 800w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163518\/Derby5-300x240.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163518\/Derby5-768x614.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>According to Hose Team member Patrick Gavin, Hose Racers from the 1960s through today volunteered to make the event a success.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Funds raised will go toward a new pump at the Baker Fireman\u2019s Fountain.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_109749\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163506\/Derby4.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109749\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109749\" src=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163506\/Derby4.jpeg\" alt=\"Trout Derby \u2018Reels them in\u2019\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163506\/Derby4.jpeg 800w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163506\/Derby4-300x198.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163506\/Derby4-768x507.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-109749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chicken is ready! (Photo by Sebby S. Truesdail)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To learn how you can support the Owego Hose Teams and their efforts, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/owegohoseteams.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">owegohoseteams.com<\/a>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Wendy Post Owego Hose Teams, Inc., in partnership with Tioga County Anglers and Trout Unlimited, held its 7th Annual Trout Derby on Saturday, April&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":109746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trout Derby \u2018Reels them in\u2019 - Owego Pennysaver Press<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/04\/24\/trout-derby-reels-them-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trout Derby \u2018Reels them in\u2019 - Owego Pennysaver Press\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Wendy Post Owego Hose Teams, Inc., in partnership with Tioga County Anglers and Trout Unlimited, held its 7th Annual Trout Derby on Saturday, April...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/04\/24\/trout-derby-reels-them-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Owego Pennysaver Press\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-Owego-Pennysaver-49179420591\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-24T20:38:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163434\/Derby1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1067\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"psadvert\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"psadvert\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/04\/24\/trout-derby-reels-them-in\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/04\/24\/trout-derby-reels-them-in\/\",\"name\":\"Trout Derby \u2018Reels them in\u2019 - Owego Pennysaver Press\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/04\/24\/trout-derby-reels-them-in\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/04\/24\/trout-derby-reels-them-in\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163434\/Derby1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-24T20:38:35+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/#\/schema\/person\/e03684194434956dfb61f5ffcbc19492\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/04\/24\/trout-derby-reels-them-in\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/04\/24\/trout-derby-reels-them-in\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/04\/24\/trout-derby-reels-them-in\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163434\/Derby1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/24163434\/Derby1.jpg\",\"width\":1067,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Hose Racers from the 1960s until today, on the work detail for the April 11 Trout Derby. 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