Schroon Lake Ice Fishing Derby Winners!

Photo Courtesy Joe Steiniger of a non winning entry

There was a big turn out for this year's Schroon lake Lake Fish and Game Club's Ice Fishing Derby, with some even bigger catches. Motels, restaurants and pubs reported a great weekend too, with tired, hungry and thirsty participants giving a much needed boost to the local economy.  Here are the official results, sent to us from one of the organizers, Tracy Hanchett:

Lake Trout
1st Rick Scholl 11.43 lbs 34"
2nd Steven Barnaby 9.99 lbs 31"
3rd Caleb Meade 6.90 lbs 29"

Northern Pike
1st Jeremiah Millington 14.89 lbs 39"
2nd Chris Clarke 12.10 lbs 36"
3rd Rob Parks 11.49 lbs 34.5"

Salmon
1st Ed Harrington 4.64 lbs 24.5"
2nd Jason D'Angelo 4.30 lbs 25"
3rd Louis Galarza 3.79 lbs 22.5"

Perch
Joe Knizek 1.88 lbs 15.5"

Pickerel
Stacy Pruesser 4.82 lbs 26.5"

Congrats to everyone who went fishing and to all of the winners! Got a fish story to share? Tell us in comments.