Girl, 12, wins Maryland's top fishing prize

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Girl, 12, wins Maryland's top fishing prize

Lucy Moore is the 1st girl and the 1st kid to reel in a Master Angler Milestone Award

Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted: Aug 14, 2024 2:43 PM PDT | Last Updated: August 14

When Lucy Moore, 12, was asked who is better at fishing — her or her dad — she did not hesitate to claim her crown. "Me," Lucy replied immediately during an interview with As It Happens guest host Catherine Cullen.

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The award is part of the FishMaryland program, launched five years ago to encourage people to explore the state's waterways and diversity of fish species, says Erik Zlokovitz, recreational fisheries outreach co-ordinator for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. There are several prizes that anglers can claim, he says, but the Master Anger is, by far, the hardest. It requires catching 10 different species of "trophy-sized" fish.

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The fishing community, he says, has largely been supportive, but he admits there's been "a little tinge of jealousy" from some more experienced anglers who have thus far fallen short of the prize. "She's a young girl who out-fished a lot of older male anglers that thought they kind of dominated the sport," he said with a chuckle.

"I definitely do love fishing," she said. "Everything about it." One of her favourite things about fishing, she says, is exploring the outdoors and the different habitats fish call home. When she grows up, she says she wants to be a marine biologist. "Sometimes you gotta bring the fish out to do some studying," she said.

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(Fish whisperer.)