Pint-sized fisherman wins Texas Junior Angler Spring big fish award

A LITTLE HELP FROM DAD—Jai Gonzalez, 3, shows off a pair of nice channel catfish caught at the Texas Junior angler event Saturday, May 16 at Josserand Aquatic Park Pond, with a steady hand from Dad, Jaden, on the stringer. (Photo by Jim Steiert)
A LITTLE HELP FROM DAD—Jai Gonzalez, 3, shows off a pair of nice channel catfish caught at the Texas Junior angler event Saturday, May 16 at Josserand Aquatic Park Pond, with a steady hand from Dad, Jaden, on the stringer. (Photo by Jim Steiert)

A whopping 283 kids and accompanying kids at heart turned out for the latest edition of the Texas Junior Anglers community fishing day in Hereford May 16 at Josserand Aquatic Park. Hereford’s Texas Junior Anglers program is the longest-running in Texas, marking its 32nd year with the May 16 event.

A pint-sized angler took top honors last Saturday as threeyear-old Ismael Torres caught the biggest fi…