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Derby details By Hall Sveistrup
i ficult driving conditions, below normal seasonal temperatures and an uncertain weather orecast did not deter adult and youth and under fishers rom participating in the second annual northern pike classic This ishing derby is hosted by ivers rea ame ish ssociation it was held on ake ahtopanah on aturday, arch The competitors captured a total o pike which were measured, recorded and released This year, or the irst time, youth ishers were charged a small registration ee, but each received a beauti ul ice fishing rod, which meant that every young competitor took home a pri e In addition, the youngsters who caught the three longest pike were awarded attractive ish themed trophies Those three lucky young ishermen were achary asylyk, randon, centimetres, liver reeman, orrest, centi-
metres and ole elond, ivers, centimetres The top longest pike caught won cash pri es or their adult captors pri es ranged rom , to ollowing is a list o the top five competitors, along with pri e amounts and fish lengths ade Turner, randon, , , centimetres ichael ay, ivers, , centimetres ark reeman, orrest, , centimetres rittney ustin, apid ity, , centimetres ulie enaille, ivers, , centimetres The remaining five competitors, each o whom received , were ennis onchuk, irtle, centimetres osh c onald, ivers, centimetres elicity avell, ak iver, centimetres ob eid, ak iver, centimetres ohnathon abel, innedosa, centimetres special draw or a our hour guided catfish fishing outing on
the ed iver or an adult and a child was won by reena Tegg o ivers inners or three bottles o per ume were ob lassen and allas arber, both o ivers and lair achewich o andy ake men s ree draw o a gi t certificate was claimed by urtis itulsky o randon inner o a women s pri e o a ree massage was Trisha arp o arberry The children s pri e o a fishing kit went to iden ompana o ivers e all o randon went home richer, courtesy o a draw, inners o ive gi t certi icates or catching a fish nearest to a pre determined time were ayden pring o ak iver, ark o att o randon, hilip chraeder o egina, ob eid and ole elond embers ichard nglish and hris reenaway operated a makeshi t canteen which dispensed a delicious menu o hot dogs, burgers, drinks and an array o condiments
Photo by Terra Wolski
Wade Turner shows off his $1,000 prize-winning catch, an 8 centimetre ac ďŹ sh
Saw-whet, say-what?
By Sheila Runions Banner Staff he ornell ab o rnithology website describes a northern saw whet owl as a tiny owl with a catlike ace, oversi ed head and bright yellow eyes, practically bursting with attitude here mice and other small mammals are concerned, this fierce, silent owl is anything but cute ne o the most common owls in orests across northern orth merica, saw whets are highly nocturnal and seldom seen Their high pitched too too too call is a common evening sound in evergreen mountain orests rom anuary through ay This little guy was noticed one day last week by ray ouglas, soundly sleeping in a tree on his arm ive miles west o ivers ray guesses the bird s body was appro imately si inches high it is the first time he and wi e arry have seen the owl any place around here The bird matches another description on the ornell s site which says, uring daylight, they roost in dense vegetation, typically ust above eye level and near the trunk in evergreen trees uick check in their bird book and the ouglases identified it as a northern saw whet owl, based on its si e, roosting description and markings It is presumed he pu ed his eathers to be insulated rom the cold
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Photo by Wray Douglas