The 40th Annual Big Lake Fishing Derby took place the first weekend in June.
Organizers said despite the heavy rain on Saturday, the weekend delivered a lot of fun and prizes.
Marianne Woods with the Big Lake Community Association shared the weekend's results with the Tribune, saying they had 200 participants.
Winners:
Adult - Rainbow Trout
First - Rick Dubreuil, 1020 grams
Second -Pat Griffin, 910 grams
Third - Gil Van Riel, 855 grams
Teen - Rainbow Trout
First - Lucas Gentles, 765 grams
Second - Jacob Burnham, 660 grams
Third - Nathan Keene, 625 grams
Child - Rainbow Trout
First - Riley Munt, 710 grams
Second - Avery Smith, 700 grams
Third - Connor Bryant, 690 grams
Largest Kokanee
Henry Hengstler, 590 grams
Largest Sucker
Jack Munn, 1295 grams
Toni Hooker - $1,000 registration draw winner
Deb Howes - ATV draw winner
The derby was made possible by many volunteers and generous sponsors.
On Father's Day, June 15, the community will be having a pancake breakfast at the firehall from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and there will be heritage market on Saturday, June 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Big Lake Heritage Site. The first one was held on May 24, and was popular.
