The Schroon Lake Kids’ fishing derby was held under sunny skies on Saturday, July 25th in the village of Schroon Lake. Eighty competitive anglers, age twelve and under, terrorized the fish around the town dock for three hours, seeking the crown of the champion. Prizes were awarded in numerous categories including for the three largest perch, black bass, rock bass, sunfish, and crappie. Casting competitions were held to judge accuracy and distance.
The top prize was awarded to Lilly Otto of Wilton, NY, who landed a 1 pound 14 ounce bass in the first hour of the contest. The largest crappie was caught by Andrew Sponable of North Creek. The largest bluegill was caught by Mike Malloy of Loudonville and largest perch by Misha Fry of Oak Park, IL. The prize for the largest rock bass went to Bryan Head of Burlington Flats, NY. The casting contests were won by Kyle Moses of Schroon Lake and Val DeCesare of South Glens Falls.
The contest is hosted annually by the Schroon Lake Fish and Game Club, and the Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce.
On March 6 & 7, 2010 the Schroon Lake Fish and Game Club held its 18th Annual Ice Fishing Derby.
The weather was warm and sunny for the enjoyment of all 567 contestants and others enjoying the weekend outdoors.
Door prizes were awarded hourly both days, plus the contest winners were announced Sunday afternoon.
The winners were:
Northern Pike. 1st place, Jeremiah Millington of Warrensburg, NY; 19.64 pounds and 43 inches. 2nd place,
Brian Hall of Bolton Landing, NY; 9.04 pounds and 33 inches. 3rd place, Kevin Duntley of North Hudson, NY;
8.11 pounds and 32 inches.
Lake Trout. 1st place, Mike Winters of Gansevoort, NY; 8.65 pounds and 30 inches. 2nd place,
Darrell Clark of Schroon Lake, NY; 7.23 pounds and 28 3/4 inches. 3rd place, Nichole Plumstead of Schroon Lake, NY;
7.13 pounds and 28 inches.
Salmon. 1st place, Jerry Smith III of Schroon Lake, NY; 2.63 pounds and 20 inches. 2nd place,
Mike Flaherty of Round Top, NY; 2.32 pounds and 19 inches. 3rd place, Cody Dunlavy of Queensbury, NY;
2.10 pounds and 18 inches.
Perch. David Disonell, Sr. of Hannacroix, NY; 1.50 pounds.
Pickerel. Richard Wagner of Avon, CT; 4.20 pounds and 26 inches.
The Ice Auger raffle was won by Marline Powers and Jim Robbins of Schroon Lake, NY.
The Pack Basket and Sled raffle was won by Brad Bordeau of Moriah, NY.
The Schroon Lake Class of 2012 50-50 raffle was won by Chris Meduri of Schroon Lake, NY.
The Fish and Game Club 50-50 raffle was won by Brandon Stuart of Townsend, MA.
The club would like to thank all the volunteers, donators, and contestants who contributed to making this a very successful and enjoyable weekend. We invite everyone back to next year's, the 19th derby, held on the first weekend of March, and bring your friends. Hope to see you all next year. Visit us online at www.schroonlakefishandgameclub.com.
Don Sage, President
