Brice Prairie Conservation Association

Preserving Lake Onalaska and the Black River Bottoms



BPCA Winter Fishing Derby

A Hardwater Tradition

57th Annual Brice Prairie Ice Fishing Derby

Saturday February 4, 2017

North Shore, Lake Onalaska

Winning Fish Board

Winning "Big Fish" Board from the 2017 Derby
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A cloudy 30 degree day with winds gusting well above 20mph at times still saw good fishing effort on Lake Onalaska. 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.

2017 Derby Fishing Results (lbs)

  • Northern Pike

    1. Austin Granum   20.8
    2. Jesse Ray   13.0
    3. Dustin Granum   12.6
    4. Paul Franke   12.5
  • Bass

    1. Nick Kibler   3.0
    2. Dennis Todd   2.8
    3. Richard Tracy   2.7
    4. Matt Kiel   2.6
  • Yellow Perch

    1. Kevin Disbrow   1.32
    2. Steve Sheetz   1.21
    3. Adam Baird   0.91
    4. Jake Mellen   0.89
  • Black Crappie

    1. Jake Steivang   1.52
    2. Jack Ritzman   1.39
    3. Juan Guevera   1.17
    4. Terrol Mahlum   1.14
  • Bluegill

    1. Shelly Roe   0.83
    2. Peter Heath   0.64
    3. Frank Garrow   0.61
    4. Caiden Watson   0.60

 

2017 Derby Raffle Results

  1. $1000: Ben Campbell
  2.  $500: Steven Viner
  3.  $400: Ray Flynn
  4.  $250: Dan Filzen
  5.  $250: Tara Kasch
  6.  $250: Gloria DeFlocler
  7.  $100: Clint Holland
  8.  $100: Bob Rossman
  9.  $100: Albert Tschumper
  10.  $100: Nick Johnson
  11.  $100: Kathy Severson
  12.  $100: Steve Anderson