Dan Hood takes a bite out of a smoked alewife at the annual Benton Alewife Festival at Family Fun Park in Benton on Saturday.

Susan Rodrigue holds a smoked alewife at the annual Benton Alewife Festival at Family Fun Park in Benton on Saturday.

The Lawrence Bulldog mascot welcomes people to the annual Benton Alewife Festival at Family Fun Park in Benton on Saturday.

Austin Hood, 2, grimaces after taking a bite out of a smoked alewife at the annual Benton Alewife Festival at Family Fun Park in Benton on Saturday.

Austin Hood, 2, comes eye to eye with a smoked alewife as he prepares to take a bite out of its head with while holding an ice cream chaser at the annual Benton Alewife Festival at Family Fun Park in Benton on Saturday.