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Weyburn Wildlife Federation has 88 out for fish derby

The Weyburn Wildlife Federation held a successful fish derby at Nickle Lake on Saturday afternoon, with 88 registered for the competition.

WEYBURN – The Weyburn Wildlife Federation held a successful fish derby at Nickle Lake on Saturday afternoon, with 88 registered for the competition.

For the safety of those attending, most of the participants parked on the shore and were transported onto the lake to the spot where the Wildlife Federation had some 250 holes drilled for the competition.

Of those registered, there were 18 youth, and a total of 26 fish were caught weighed and released.

The winners in each category for youth and adults are as follows.

In the youth category, there were prizes of $100 each. The biggest pike, which weight in at 1.27 pounds, was caught by Nazlund Friday, and the biggest walleye at 0.73 pounds was caught by Jacek Ashworth.

Adults had prizes of $400 each for the biggest fish. The biggest perch at 1.05 pounds was caught by James Donison; the biggest pike at 2.25 lbs. was caught by Clint Shepard, and the biggest walleye at 2.98 lbs. went to Ken Kopeck.

The hidden weight was 2.51 lbs., and Clint Shepard won a $25 gift card for Canadian Tire.

The prize for the first fish caught went to James Donison, and he won a $25 gift card from Canadian Tire.

The 50/50 winner was Clint Shepard.