Little fish wins derby’s big prize

A junior at Maple Lake High School had a really good day at the 34th Maple Lake Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday.

Megan Carriveau caught the 34th largest northern, which made her the winner of an Ice Castle fish house, the grand prize at the contest on Maple Lake.

The contest, hosted by the Maple Lake Property Owner’s Association, drew an estimated crowd of 1,500 to the event, which is about half of those attending last year’s event. Greg Thomes of the MLPOA said the cold weather was a big factor in reducing the size of the tournament crowd, but added that revenue from the event will be the same as last year thanks to an increase in ticket prices from $2 to $5. Proceeds from the event are used to stock walleyes on Maple Lake.

Thomes said he was pleased with the support the fishing derby has received from the Maple Lake community and that the goal is to make the contest even bigger and better next year.

See a listing of the top winners at Saturday’s fishing derby in this week’s Messenger.

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