ANGLERS LEAVE BEHIND CITY'S TUMULT.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Mistry is a surname, and may refer to:
This page or section lists people with the surname Mistry. Daily News Staff Writer Sitting back comfortably in her folding lawn chair alongside Apollo Lake, Jessie Stephens enjoyed the weather as she thought about Friday's bank robbery The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. only blocks from her home in North Hollywood. ``I came here to get away from all of that,'' said the woman, 72, who spent Saturday morning amongst 420 anglers fishing at the Spring Classic Adult Fishing Derby Fishing Derby is an Atari 2600 video game created by Activision programmer David Crane based on the sport of fishing. In Fishing Derby, two fishermen sit on opposite docks over a lake filled with fish (and a shark that passes through). at Apollo County Park. The day before, the woman was caught in tumult from the foiled foil 1 tr.v. foiled, foil·ing, foils 1. To prevent from being successful; thwart. 2. To obscure or confuse (a trail or scent) so as to evade pursuers. n. Archaic 1. robbery that sparked a fierce gunbattle. After watching the tragic events on television Friday, the only thing Stephens wanted to do Saturday was fish. ``I love fishing,'' said the retired school teacher. ``I've been fishing all my life.'' As the derby ended at 11 a.m., Stephens had caught three trout trout: see salmon. trout Any of several prized game and food fishes of the family Salmonidae, native to the Northern Hemisphere but widely introduced elsewhere. Though most species inhabit cool fresh waters, a few (called sea trout; e.g. . ``I learned to fish by watching everyone else,'' said Stephens. ``I watch them for a while and incorporate what they do.'' Lancaster resident Bill Harris Bill Harris can refer to several people. In arts:
``I've never won anything before,'' said Harris, who took first and second place after catching two trout weighing more than 4 pounds each. ``I guess I was in the right spot at the right time.'' Officials say that this is the first time they've had two people place twice, adding that besides Harris winning first and second, they had another contender who took fourth place and tied for fifth and sixth place. ``This is very unusual,'' said Karen Grant Karen Grant was a fictional character in the UK Soap Opera Brookside, played by Sheelagh O'Hara from Episode two in 1982 until 1988 when the character left the series. Family
CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1--color) First and second-place winner Bill Harris of Lancaster, left, holds up his 4.12-pound and 4.03-pound catches. Rick Snyder of Sherman Oaks was third with West Hills' Bob Nelson fourth and tied for fifth with Ventura's Roy Springer springer a North American term commonly used to describe heifers close to term with their first calf. . (2--color) Jessie Stephens of North Hollywood casts off during the Apollo County Park fishing derby. After watching the tragic gunbattle between robbers and police on television Friday, the only thing Stephens wanted to do Saturday was fish. By the time the derby had ended, Stephens had caught three trout. ``I love fishing,'' she said. ``I've been fishing all my life.'' She joined 419 other anglers in the derby which carried prize money of $1,972.50. (3--color) Phil Johnson of Sylmar hopes for an edge by using a little WD-40. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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