Fishy, fishy on a hook . . .

. . . Fishy, fish out of the ice I took

 

The MLOOSC (Mountain Lake/Odin/Ormsby Sportsmen’s Club) held its Annual Ice Fishing Contest on Mountain Lake on Saturday, January 30. A total of 92 participated in the adult division, with 17 children dropping a line in the kids’ contest.

There were four categories of fish for the contest – bass, northern, walleye and pan fish.

In the adult division, pay back was $69 for first-place, $42 for second and $28 for third. For the kids, the winner claimed $43; second-place, $26 and third, $17.

The top three in each category were as follows:

Bass

+ First-place – John Boyd, 5.96#.

+ Second-place – Kevin Grunewald, 1.34#.

+ Third-place (tie) – David Sandbo and Kevin Ella, 1.32#.

Northern

+ First-place – Marlin Osland, 14.96#.

+ Second-place – Jason DeWall, 9.06#.

+ Third-place – John Lesch, 8.32#.

Walleye

+ First-place – David Sandbo, 3.02#.

+ Second-place – Matt Anderson, 2.82#.

+ Third-place (name drawn) – Josie DeWall.

Pan Fish

+ First-place – Steve Wolf, 1.14# crappie.

+ Second-place – Don Dunker, .54# perch.

+ Third-place – Dwight Burman, .52# perch.

Kids’ Division

+ First-place – Mason Neitzel, 1.24# bass.

+ Second-place – Cole Kleven, 1.02# bass.

+ Third-place – Mason Neitzen, .86# bass.

Following are some photos from the tourney:

 

 

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A CLUSTER OF fish houses form a small village on the ice of Mountain Lake. The lake was closed down to car and truck traffic; only four-wheelers, snowmobiles and walking traffic were allowed. 

 

 

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WADE PFEIFFER DOES the “weigh-in” duty on a fish caught during the annual ice fishing contest.

 

 

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JASON DEWALL, BOOKENDED by his daughters, displays his second-place northern, weighing in at 9.06# The champion big fish of 14.96# was nabbed by Marlin Osland.

 

 

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JOHN LESCH HAD the third-place northern, a fish weighing 8.32#.

 

 

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