The Cook County RidgeRiders Trout Derby was held on West Bearskin Lake on Sunday, March 11 and folks enjoyed the festivities without jackets and gloves. Butch Schulte of the RidgeRiders cautiously oversees the piñata for the kids.
John Burnett was the winner of the cash prize of $500. He won the grand prize with a 3-pound lake trout.
In second place, winning an ice auger donated by Buck’s Hardware was John Anderson of Grand Marais. He caught a 2 pound 13 ounce trout.
Winningthirdplacewitha2pound9 ounce trout was News-Herald publisher Deidre Kettunen. She won a smoke ‘n grill donated by Marine General.
News-Herald columnist Cory Christianson wontoo,witha2pound6ouncetrout.He won a nice Rapala tackle box.
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