Heroes on the Water Dallas-Fort Worth checks out the Cheetos-eating fish at Frito-Lay

HOW Dallas-Fort Worth had the great fortune of being invited to use the lake at the Frito-Lay Pepsico compound and, boy, the fish in that lake were biting! Surprisingly enough, as those fish are fed Frito-Lay chips every day for lunch (apparently, they prefer Cheetos)! The company cafeteria is right on top of the lake, so the employees enjoy sharing their lunch with their underwater friends.

The day was amazing! There were 30-40 people at the outing comprising of veterans, their families and volunteers. AND, most people caught 5-15 bass and catfish in just a few hours!

Check out this picture-story of the day:

It is 7 am and the first kayak is in the water:

The first fish of the day was caught by a lucky volunteer. In the hours to come both veterans and volunteers caught many more:

A fish-eye view of vet Patrick, who just caught a catfish:

Chris has had the bad luck of never catching a fish in his life, but this all changed at Frito-Lay, where he caught 3 fish in just a couple of hours, starting with this big boy bass:

  

Warriors strategically located in the "catfish hole" right underneath the cafeteria:

Sam caught one of the cheetos-happy catfish:

 Ray caught well over a dozen bass and catfish using his special lures:

It was a Frito-Lay employee who took home the title of catching the biggest catfish of the day:

The Frito-Lay Men of Marketing group had a big surprise for HOW. They had organized an internal mustache-growing competition to raise money for HOW where every dollar was matched by Frito-Lay! The total amount came to $5,400!! The money will be spent on buying a kayak trailer for the chapter.

The whole team of veterans, family, volunteers and Frito-Lay employees:

What a great and fish-full day!