Big catches, smaller numbers at fishing derby
The horn sounded at 11 a.m. Saturday Feb. 13 and the hooks dropped into the water to start off the Battleford’s North Stars 20th Annual Jackfish Lake Ice Fishing Derby and fundraiser.
“We had between 800 and 900 registered to fish,” marketing office manager and derby committee member Trent Cey said. “If about half of those people come out and get a second hole there’s probably over a thousand lines in the water.”
This year took a dip in participation according to Cey.
“It’s a little bit smaller this year but I think a lot has to do with the temperature being so bad last year that it turned people off. So this year we had to restructure the prizes due to insurance issues. If you look at the economy people don’t have a lot of extra money to spend but we’re happy with the turn out.