top) max hastings with the biggest and only fish caught during the ice fishing derby, 1st place $500. i had one on earlier, but lost it. max was two holes down from me, and i truly believe that this was the fish i lost. the only thing worse than loosing a fish in a derby is loosing a fish that would have won you $500. i did however win a raffle aftwards and got $60, it helped take the pain away.

bottom) wayne sparkes, one of the high school teachers has spent a good amount of time up in the north. he wanted a picture of him fishing even though he wasn't actually fishing. i gave him my rod a snapped a few. the derby was not on a warm day, and the lake was whited out with snow drifts, but the whole thing was fun, tons of trash talking; as you can see nobody needs an ice hut. in the true north you embrace the cold.