ST. ANTHONY — For the past three years, the Fremont County Fair has revitalized an old tradition: kids surround a fish pond and try to catch a slippery one with their bare hands.

Rebecca Anderson, a member of the Fremont County Fair Board, told EastIdahoNews.com that her husband, who was born in St. Anthony and remembers the event as a child, suggested reviving this old tradition.

When she became a member of the board a few years ago, she decided that it was time to revive the tradition that had been inactive for roughly 30 years.

The latest Fish Pond event was on Thursday. Anderson said it involves buying and bringing in around 200 fish from a local fish hatchery.

Many of the fish were rainbow trout, some were yellow trout, and a few were kokanee. The limit was one fish per kid. The y

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