Knee Deep Ice Fishing Derby

Multiple posts, one day. Want to get Laurie's report across quickly. The Knee Deep event on Lake Hopatcong happened Saturday.

Laurie Murphy:

Knee Deep held their first contest of the year on Sunday Jan 21st. With a beautiful day, their were 120 entries and 5 juniors that fished for the  $$$ prizes. First place winners, Yang Davie with a 4 lb 9 oz pickerel, Mike Kolodziej with a 1lb 15 oz crappie, and Janine Depula with a 3 lb 7 oz Largemouth Bass each won $320.  Second place winners Vincent Canfield with a 4 lb 5 oz pickerel, Tom Nelson with a 1 lb 9 oz crappie and Gary Bruzaud with a 3 lb 3 oz Largemouth each won $192 and Third place winners Dylan Cole with a 4 lb 5 oz pickerel, Pablo Nieves with a 1 lb 2 oz yellow perch and Gary Sherman with a 3 lb 1 oz largemouth bass each received $128 for their prize.   Junior winners were Carly Poggio with a 3 lb 12 oz Largemouth Bass, and Gerard DelVescovo with a 4 lb 12 oz pickerel. They each won a rod and reel jigging combo. The next contest is set for February 11 th. Hopefully the ice will hang on !!!  There were several other noteworthy pickerel caught including Lou Marcucci  with a 3 lb 10 oz pickerel, Mike Novak w with a 3 lb 5 oz fish,  William Smith with a 3 lb 9oz pick, John Fernandez with a 4 lb 4 oz fish,  Rocco Farina with a 4 lb 1 oz pickerel and Will Rowe with 2 fish, weighing 3 lb 8 oz and 4 lb 3 oz.  There were lots and lots of yellow perch weighing about 1 lb.   There were also reports of some muskies being caught during the week in the 43 - 44 inch range. Please call the shop for up to date ice conditions. We are fully stocked with whatever you may need to spend the day on the ice. Have a great week !!!