2018 McKenzie River Candlelight Kids Trout Trip – Another Success!

The 2018 McKenzie River Candlelight Kids Event Last Thursday Provided Fun for All.

This annual event, hosted by a variety of local businesses and organizations, has gradually morphed into quite a special day for participants, promoters and organizers. Kids surviving or battling cancer, college athletes, and event volunteers all enjoy this day equally. The Northwest Steelheaders put on a scrumptious pancake and egg breakfast at the launch site and then a Hamburger lunch/dinner at the take-out. Local guides and boatcaptains give a day of fishing to the participants as they enjoy a river drift from Deerhorn Park near Holden Creek down to Hendricks Wayside near Cedar Flat.  In recent years, more than 20 vessels provide fun and smiles to fishing & boating guests. Besides catching some feisty Rainbow Trout, our boat enjoyed a Bald Eagle that made multiple circles in front of us before landing in a riverside tree.