The Andover Fish and Game Club (AF&G) held the Willis Nowell Memorial Kids Ice Fishing Derby this year on March 5. It was a nice, sunny day on Wilmot’s Eagle Pond for the 36 kids and their families who made it out to this fun event.
Besides fishing, the kids were treated to free hot dogs and drinks, lucky prizes, and trophies for the longest fish. Twenty-three pickerel and 12 perch were reeled in. Trophy winners for each type of fish were:
Pickerel
- Tyler Campbell, 23 ½”
- Ashlynn Hatch, 22 ¾”
- Arianna Campbell, 21”
- Kendall Blood, 19 ¼”
Perch
- Jasmyn Long, 10”
- Marcus Gambyn, 9 ½”
- Adam Judd, 9”
- Sage Slocum, 9”
The AF&G would like to thank this derby’s sponsors – Jake’s Market of Andover, Smith River Trading Post of Danbury, and the Park and Go Market in Wilmot – for providing supplies. We would also like to thank everyone who came to the Derby and who attended our fundraising events throughout the year. Your help makes it possible for us to host the Kids Derbies and other community activities.
Keep an eye out for information on our upcoming spring events.