photo and story contributed by Lesa Brown
Kaleb Walker - Calico Rock, Arkansas

While fishing in a local pond with his pappaw, Kaleb Walker of Calico Rock, Arkansas, hauled in this huge catfish. He was using liver for bait and needed very little help  landing the fish. Kaleb's favorite part of fishing is "catching the big ones". Kaleb said the fish weighed 9lbs and was big enough to feed 10 people. Kaleb is on his way to becoming a true fisherman with tales like that. Kaleb also likes to go trout fishing on the White River. Kaleb is the 6 yr. old cousin of WBT angler Lesa Brown of Harrison, Arkansas.

(editor's note: The future of fishing as we know it depends on the legacy we leave behind. In keeping with our pledge as Anglers' Legacy Ambassadors and program partners, ebassfish has added "Rising Stars and Fish Tales" as a new feature to the website. We welcome any and all photo contributions and "fish tales" on the "rising stars" that you or someone you know has mentored as an angler. If you include a mailing address with your submission, ebassfish will send the "rising star" a special recognition certificate and a small prize selected from the many items donated by our sponsors. Send to Linda@ebassfish.com. A special thank you to Lesa Brown for inspiring ebassfish to make "Rising Stars and Fish Tales" a reality.)