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Rob Gipson didnât make some grand gesture by wrapping up his Wyoming Game and Fish Department career while watching children toy around with fishing rods on the west bank of the Snake River.
But it was a fitting end that the fisheries supervisorâs last day of work fell on Saturday, when more than 250 kids came by Rendezvous Park to fling lures and bait at cutthroat trout. Coincidentally, that was the day Gipson qualified for the ârule of 85,â which meant that his age, 55, and years of eligible work added up to the magic aforementioned number, which allows him to draw from his state pension without penalty.
Organizers hope to increase interest in fishing and develop conservation ethics in a new generation of outdoor enthusiasts with Jackson’s annual Kids Fishing Day.