Crowds gathered as early as 8 a.m. at City Park for the 41st annual Parkersburg Fishing Derby. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

Cousins Hunter Kern, 5 and Holden Wyman, 4 showed up to City Park Saturday morning to catch fish together. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

Hazel McCoy, 4, brings her fish up to get measured at City Park. McCoy was the day’s grand champion. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

Hunter Drain, 11, casts into the pond at Southwood Park. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

Ethan Barnes, 6, brings up his carp to be measured. The Carp was over 26 inches long. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

James Rake, 4, brings his first trout up to be measured. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

Amelia Blair, 6, was given a gift card by Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce for catching the first fish of the day, which her father John Blair is photographed holding. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

David Wilson helps his son Maverik Wilson, 10, get a fish off the line. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

Ruby Sams, 12, was awarded Grand Champion at Southwood Park for her 16 and 3/4 inch trout. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

Raylee Townsend, 7, fishes from the rocky beach along the side of Southwood Park Pond. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

A family member helps Ella- Anne Wilson, 6, get a fish off the line to take to the measurement station. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

Crowds gathered as early as 8 a.m. at Southwood Park for the 41st annual Parkersburg Fishing Derby. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

Jacob Addis, an event volunteer, measures fish at City Park. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)

Tyler Vanmetre teaches his daughter Gabby Vanmetre, 13 how to measure fish while Matt Johnson teaches Ryan Hill, 13. Hill and Gabby Vanmetre are the great grandchildren of the derby’s founder Al Smith. (Photo by Madeline Scarborough)