Fishing Derbies

Howard Caylor Adult Trout Derby - Ages 17 and up

  • Date: Saturday January 6th, 2024
  • Time: Fishing 9-11:30am (lunch and award presentation to follow) 
  • Location: Waterloo Lake Pond
  • Prices: Resident: $7 / Non-resident: $10

The event is open to those 17 and older. The first 50 to register online will receive a FREE cap. Online registration will open Monday, December 1st and conclude Friday, January 5th at 12pm, or when the capacity limit has been reached. The number of participants around the pond will be limited to ensure safety so don’t wait and make sure to reel in this opportunity by clicking here to register!

Cash prizes for biggest, smallest, and heaviest stringer of trout!

**STATE FISHING REGULATIONS APPLY.  YOU'LL NEED A VALID TEXAS FISHING LICENSE, IF YOU ARE THE AGE OF 17 OR OVER, BEFORE YOU GO FISHING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. 


Family Fellowship Trout Derby - All Ages Welcome

  • Date: Saturday January 27th, 2024
  • Time: Fishing 9-11:30am (lunch and award presentation to follow) 
  • Location: Waterloo Lake Pond
  • Prices: Resident: $5/youth; $7 adult;  Non-resident: $7 youth / $10 adult

The event is open to all ages! The first 50 (combined) to register online will receive a FREE cap. Online registration will open Saturday January 6th and conclude Friday January 26th at 12pm, or when the capacity limit has been reached. The number of participants around the pond will be limited to ensure safety so don’t wait and make sure to reel in this opportunity by clicking here to register!

STATE FISHING REGULATIONS APPLY.  YOU'LL NEED A VALID TEXAS FISHING LICENSE, IF YOU ARE THE AGE OF 17 OR OVER, BEFORE YOU GO FISHING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. 


Youth Trout Derby - Ages 16 and under 

  • Date: Saturday February 24, 2023
  • Time: Fishing 9-11:30am (lunch and award presentation to follow) 
  • Location: Waterloo Lake Pond
  • Prices: FREE

The event is open to ages 16 and under! The first 50 to register online will receive a FREE cap. Online registration will open Tuesday January 30th and conclude Friday February 23rd at 12pm, or when the capacity limit has been reached. The number of participants around the pond will be limited to ensure safety so don’t wait and make sure to reel in this opportunity by clicking here to register!

STATE FISHING REGULATIONS APPLY.  YOU'LL NEED A VALID TEXAS FISHING LICENSE, IF YOU ARE THE AGE OF 17 OR OVER, BEFORE YOU GO FISHING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.


Catfish Rodeo 

  • Date: Saturday June 1st, 2024 
  • Time: Fishing 9-11:30am (lunch and award presentation to follow)
  • Location: Waterloo Lake Pond
  • Prices: TBD

The event is open to all ages and the first 50 (combined) to register online will receive a FREE cap. Online registration will open Monday TBD and conclude Friday TBD or when the capacity limit has been reached. The number of participants around the pond will be limited to ensure safety so don’t wait and make sure to reel in this opportunity be registering early!


 

Tri-County Senior Fishing Festival

Any resident of Cooke, Fannin, or Grayson county, fifty years or older are eligible to participate. Prizes awarded for fishing & casting contests. Registrations received after Oct. 13, 2023 will not receive a T-Shirt day of event, however registration accepted through morning of event. 

  • Date: Friday, November 3rd, 2023
  • Time: Begins 8:00 Am
  • Location: Waterloo Lake 
  • Prices: $5 entry fee (Includes T-Shirt & Hot Dog Lunch) ($3.00 for lunch only)

 

Senior Fishing Festival