Deka Lake & District Volunteer Fire Department’s (DLDVFD) annual Ice-Fishing Derby on Feb. 6 saw a glorious day just brushing the freezing mark.
Sixty-one fish were weighed in – almost double last year’s yield.
The only rainbow caught, weighing 2 lb. 5 oz., was brought in by Kamloops resident Raymond Bibeau.
Thirty lake trout were reeled in. The largest, at 14 lb. 2 oz., was caught by Charlie Arsenault, while Tim Utley’s weighed 5 lb. 14 oz., and Pat Byrne’s catch was 5 lb. 6oz.
Of the 30 kokanee caught, Francis Madinski’s was the largest at 1 lb. 7 oz.
Madinski’s name will be inscribed on the Dennis Watt Memorial Trophy. Watt, a Higgins Lake resident who passed away in 2003, was a tremendous supporter of the DLDVFD and originally provided this trophy.
Roger Robinson brought in the second-place kokanee at 1 lb. 6 oz., and Brian Manton’s kokanee weighed in at 1 lb. 4 oz.
The DLDVFD is most grateful to its prize donors, and for the great public support.