The 11th Annual Talking Trees Trout Derby was held on the Oconaluftee River on Saturday, Aug. 4. Over 1,400 children registered for the event. To see more photos from this event, visit the One Feather photo gallery at: https://www.theonefeather.com/photo-galleries-2/
Mason Mutschler (2nd from right), Trout Derby division winner, poses with Birdtown Rep. Tunney Crowe, EBCI director Natural Resources and Construction Forrest Parker and Cherokee County – Snowbird Rep. Adam Wachacha. (LYNNE HARLAN/EBCI Public Relations)
Casey Dodd, from Georgia, shows off a 2lb, 3oz trout he caught on Saturday. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather)
Garrett Morris (center), one of the winner’s at Saturday’s Trout Derby, poses with Birdtown Rep. Tunney Crowe and Cherokee County – Snowbird Rep. Adam Wachacha. (LYNNE HARLAN/EBCI Public Relations)
Caden Green (center) was the winner of the 3-5 year old division at Saturday’s Trout Derby. He is shown with Birdtown Rep. Tunney Crowe; Marty Fourkiller, professional fisherman and Cherokee Nation citizen; and Cherokee County – Snowbird Rep. Adam Wachacha. (LYNNE HARLAN/EBCI Public Relations)
Brandyn and Josh Horton, EBCI tribal members from Buford, SC, hold up their haul from Saturday’s trout derby. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather)
