Brice Prairie Conservation Association

Preserving Lake Onalaska and the Black River Bottoms



BPCA Winter Fishing Derby

A Hardwater Tradition

56th Annual Brice Prairie Ice Fishing Derby

Saturday February 6, 2016

North Shore, Lake Onalaska

Winning Fish Board

Winning "Big Fish" Board from the 2016 Derby
(Click to Enlarge)

A fair 32 degree day with 10 mph south winds made for a great day out on the ice! Derby headquarters was once again the big heated tent on the lower parking lot of Red Pines Bar and Grill on Brice Prairie. Fishing started at sunrise and ended at 3:00pm sharp. Cash prizes were offered for 1st thru 4th place for five fish species: bass, northern, bluegill, perch, and crappie.

All proceeds from the derby are reinvested in conservation projects around Brice Prairie and Lake Onalaska: Improved Boat Landings, River & Bike Trail Cleanups, Wood Duck & Bluebird Houses, Fish Cribs, Purple Loosestrife Control, Swamp White Oak Tree Planting, Emergency Shelters and more.

2016 Derby Fishing Results (lbs)

  • Northern Pike

    1. Dewey Novak   6.45
    2. Taylor Larson   6.23
    3. Josh Cramer   4.57
    4. Jacob Johnson   4.15
  • Bass

    1. Todd Karlik   3.73
    2. Matt Keil   3.58
    3. Dewey Novak   3.38
    4. Richard Tracy   2.34
  • Yellow Perch

    1. Matt Levzinger   1.52
    2. Steve Viner   1.38
    3. Jake Rusak   1.27
    4. Todd Cudo   1.26
  • Black Crappie

    1. Tanya Namyst   1.54
    2. Ted Wedul   1.20
    3. Jacob Wallen   1.19
    4. Deb Herrman   1.18
  • Bluegill

    1. Lyndon Jackson   0.82
    2. Jacob Wallen   0.62
    3. David Briggs   0.58
    4. Gene Guzecki   0.57

 

2016 Derby Raffle Results

  1. $1000: Logan Bar
  2.  $500: Kurt Wolk
  3.  $400: Scott Berg
  4.  $250: Russ Peters
  5.  $250: Scott Hoffland
  6.  $250: Donny Schultz
  7.  $100: Mulhausen
  8.  $100: John Adank
  9.  $100: Adrian Fischer
  10.  $100: Wayne Browlland
  11.  $100: Brad Kegley
  12.  $100: John Brose