CHICAGO (WLS) -- An annual competition was held this weekend. At it's heart, the Fishing Derby was a chance for kids to enjoy nature and have a lot of fun.

The derby happened Saturday morning at the McKinley Park Lagoon on Chicago's Southwest Side.

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More than a hundred children made their way to the annual Fishing Derby, casting their lines into the McKinley Park Lagoon.

"You can just put out your fishing rod ,and if you have a button fishing rod, you can just press the button and then you can get a fish," 9-year-old participant Jake Esenberg said.

Steve Demitro, is the founder of the event, which is now on its seventh year.

"There is nothing like a child getting that first bite on the line, the excitement by you see in their ey

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