DJ Stilley
9, Louisiana
Though a regular at his family’s fish camp in Dulac, Louisiana, DJ went fishing offshore for the first time in July with his dad, uncle and cousin. Fishing Gulf waters south of Cocodrie, he landed this hefty jack crevalle.
Amelia Kern
5, New Jersey
A SWS reader and avid angler most of her young life, Amelia tallied her first catch at age 4. Last summer, on the tournament circuit in Avalon, New Jersey, she managed to land this 22-inch flounder all by herself.
Scarlett Irwin
7, North Carolina
Ever since she got her first Barbie rod and tackle box, Scarlett has caught bream behind her family’s home in Round Hill, Virginia. Her first saltwater catch, this 2-pound whiting, came on a coastal trip with her grandfather.…