By Mound City News
The 36th Annual Gene Kent and Melvin Livengood Memorial Fishing Derby took place on Saturday, August 13, and Sunday, August 14, 2016, on the Missouri River. The 67 participants working in 25 teams gathered for the start of the derby at Thurnau Landing west of Craig, Missouri, before taking off. The group caught 858 pounds and 1 ounce of carp and 634 pounds and 4 ounces of catfish, compared to 54 fishermen and 20 teams catching 374 pounds of catfish and 162 pounds of carp in 2015.
The weather was ideal for fishing on both days. After enough fish were caught for the Sunday evening fish fry, the remainder of the caught fish were weighed and returned to the Missouri River.
The following is a list of winners in each division:
Carp division
117 fish caught
1st – 272 pounds, 1 ounce – Roger Pennel, Mick Pennel and James Thompson
2nd – 200 pounds, 5 oun­ces – Kirbie and Quentin Carder
3rd – 169 pounds, 6 ounces – Ed Riley, Jr., and Randy Bungenstock
4th – 103 pounds, 9 ounces – Ronnie and Cory Stoner
5th – 40 pounds, 9 ounces – Mike Livengood, Matt Livengood and Tanner Cope
Catfish division
86 fish caught
1st – 99 pounds – John, Jordan and Paige Stoner
2nd – 95 pounds, 2 ounces – Adam Miller, Tyler Stewart and Jacob Woods
3rd – 70 pounds, 4 ounces – Jeff Lotter, Scott and Kalyn Mertens
4th – 49 pounds, 8 ounces – John Fields and Bob Kirk
5th – 41 pounds, 9 ounces – Clint and Jamie Stoner
Youth division
1st – 4 pounds, 8 ounces (carp) – Rennick Rader
2nd – 4 pounds (channel catfish) – Evan Thurnau
3rd – 3 pounds, 8 ounces, (gar) – Kalyn Mertens
Individual winners
Biggest gar – 3 pounds, 8 ounces – Kalyn Mertens
Biggest drum – 5 pounds, 1 ounce – Ronnie Stoner
Saturday
Largest Catfish – 60 pounds, 7 ounces – blue catfish – Adam Miller (plaque)
Largest Carp – 12 pounds, 1 ounce – Dan Carter
Sunday
Largest Catfish – 37 pounds, 3 ounces – blue catfish – Scott Mertens
Largest Carp – 12 pounds, 5 ounces – Ed Riley (plaqu