By Marcus Huff
Staff Writer 

Forty-seven teams compete on the ice at Upper and Lower Sunshine

 

February 16, 2016

Marcus Huff

Derby fisherwoman Dawn Davenport of Casper shows off her catch at the 8th Annual Meeteetse Ice Fishing Derby Saturday at Lower Sunshine Reservoir.

Meeteetse – The Meeteetse Visitor's Center, in conjunction with the Park County Travel Council, hosted the eighth annual Meeteetse Ice Fishing Derby this past Saturday and Sunday at Sunshine Reservoir.

Hosting 47 teams and 13 fishermen under the age of 14, the Council handed out more than $2,500 in prizes over the two-day event, plus hosted a gun raffle on Saturday night and chili dinner on Sunday.


Each team was eligible to enter six fish total, and winners were determined by overall combined length and girth of fish caught. The Small Fry division (14 and under) could each enter two fish.

Team Results:

1st Place: Team #8 - Ian Morrison, Lyle Casciato and Dave Kelly of Cody. 168 total inches: $862.75

2nd Place: Team #45 - John Dalton, Patrick Caines and Jimmy Caines of Worland. 165 total inches: $616.75


3rd Place: Team #5 - Frank Baldwin and Casey Mattson of Powell. 163.375 total inches: $493.00

4th Place: Team #34 - Nickolas Sullivan-Kern, Zane Edeler and Mike Howe of Greybull. 162.5 total inches: $369.75

5th Place: Team #28 - Matthew Jensen, Joey Jensen and Shane Kluesner of Meeteetse. 160.625 total inches: $145.25

Calcutta:

1st Place - Frank Baldwin $203.35 for Team #5

2nd Place - Matthew Jensen $145.25 for Team 28

3rd Place - Jeremiah Fauver $116.20 for Team #32

4th Place - Brian Bailey $87.15 for Team #13

5th Place - Karen Calling $29.05 for Team #22

Small Fry:

1st Place: Wyatt Turgeon of Ten Sleep : 53.25 total inches.

2nd Place: Emmarie Fauver of Basin: 52.38 total inches.

3rd Place: Ian Turgeon of Ten Sleep: 47.25 total inches.

4th Place: Jacob Fettig of Ten Sleep: 44.63 total inches.

5th Place: Logan Storeim of Worland: 28.25 total inches.

 
 

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