Wood Ducks by Bill Balmer

Brice Prairie Conservation Association

Preserving Lake Onalaska and the Black River Bottoms


BPCA Winter Fishing Derby

A Hardwater Tradition

58th Annual Brice Prairie Ice Fishing Derby

Saturday February 3, 2018

North Shore, Lake Onalaska

Winning Fish Board

Winning "Big Fish" Board from the 2018 Derby
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A little snow didn't deter ice fishing effort for the 58th annual Brice Prairie Conservation Association Fishing Derby on Lake Onalaska. Light snow fell throughout the day, amounting to about 4 inches by sunset. Temperatures warmed to the upper 20s in the afternoon, with very light south winds, making it a pleasant day on the ice. Big northerns and bass dominated the winning fish board. 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.

1st place bass.

1st Place Bass, Tyler Kiel 4.78 lbs.
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2018 Derby Fishing Results (lbs)

  • Northern Pike

    1. Trevor Doming   17.80
    2. Greg Hendricks   15.43
    3. Aaron Behrens   13.40
    4. Cory Wilson   11.92

  • Bass

    1. Tyler Kiel   4.78
    2. Todd Kudo   4.60
    3. Andy Hall   3.92
    4. Gene McCurdy   3.90

  • Yellow Perch

    1. Hunter Viner   1.32
    2. Zach Hall   1.32
    3. Zach Hall   1.31
    4. Zach Hall   1.23

  • Black Crappie

    1. Jim Sedlacheck   1.10
    2. Lonnie Olson   1.04
    3. Dean Tschuper   0.94
    4. Travis Mahutga   0.94

  • Bluegill

    1. Kurtis Dohlby   0.64
    2. Kurtis Dohlby   0.61
    3. Jim Sears   0.60
    4. Jim Sears   0.58

 

2018 Derby Raffle Results

  1. $1000: Leif Tollokken
  2.  $500: Scott Hoffland
  3.  $400: David Olson
  4.  $250: Jamie Thompson
  5.  $250: Peter Krauss
  6.  $250: Kent Mashak
  7.  $100: Angie Janicki
  8.  $100: Rick Schermerthorn
  9.  $100: Jim Teach
  10.  $100: Todd Serres
  11.  $100: Glen Danielson
  12.  $100:

For more information, contact Steve Andersen, Secretary: stevea815at signgmail.com