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Big Fish Derby Winner. Photo by Bill Boender.
Big Fish Derby Winner
Mark Stassinos poses with his 20.2 pound Mackinaw, caught early Saturday morning. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

Sunday Derby Winner. Photo by Bill Boender.
Sunday Derby Winner
Annie Sondgeroth won the Sunday Big Fish Prize with her 10.6 pound Mackinaw. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.
Big Fish Winter Derby
Over 300 entries
by Dawn Ballou
March 7, 2005

The Pinedale Boat Club held their annual Big Fish Winter Derby this past weekend, Saturday & Sunday, March 5-6. There were 341 entries in this year's derby, with fishermen coming from all over Wyoming, Utah and Idaho. This year's derby was even bigger than last year's. The annual event bases out of Lakeside Lodge on Fremont Lake.

A $1000 prize was awarded for the Biggest Fish caught each day. In addition, there was a $100 prize awarded for the Biggest Fish caught each hour. The Big Fish winners get their prize mounted for free by Robert Ray. There was also a drawing for an ice auger, donated by Trout Unlimited.

Mark Stassinos won the Big Fish prize for Saturday with a 20.2 pound Mackinaw. Sunday, Annie Sondgeroth brought in a 10.6 pound Mackinaw to take the Big Fish prize.

Bill Boender was on hand both days taking pictures of all the fish entries. Fish had to be over 24" in length to be entered. All told, 30 fish were brought in over the two days of the derby by the 341 participants.

Bill's photos, story and derby results will be printed in the Sublette Examiner newspaper on Thursday. www.subletteexaminer.com

Winning fish photos courtesy Bill Boender. Other photos by Clint Gilchrist and Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.



Related Links
  • Pinedale Boat Club
  • Lakeside Lodge
  • Sublette Examiner newspaper - Published on Thursday. Fish derby photos, story and results.
  • Ice Fishing around Pinedale

  • Annies 10-6 Mac. Photo by Bill Boender.
    Annies 10-6 Mac
    Annie Sondgeroth took 1st place on Sunday with this 10.6# Mackinaw. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

    4 Year Old Fisherman. Photo by Bill Boender.
    4 Year Old Fisherman
    Four-year old Dan Majhanovich caught this 2.6 pound Mackinaw. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

    Williams 2nd place fish. Photo by Bill Boender.
    Williams 2nd place fish
    Bill Williams took 2nd place on Sunday with his 8.8 pound Mackinaw. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

    Zuback got 3rd. Photo by Bill Boender.
    Zuback got 3rd
    Joe Zuback took 3rd place on Saturday with this 9.8 pound Mackinaw. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

    Crank 3rd place fish. Photo by Bill Boender.
    Crank 3rd place fish
    Don Crank took 3rd place on Saturday with this 7 pound Mackinaw. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

    Kickin Cancer Donation. Photo by Bill Boender.
    Kickin Cancer Donation
    The Pinedale Boat Club donated $1000 to Kickin' Cancer in Sublette County. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

    Rasmusson 1st place Mac. Photo by Bill Boender.
    Rasmusson 1st place Mac
    Rodney Rasmusson took 1st place for biggest fish in the 11-12 hour on Sunday with this 4.4 pound Mackinaw. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

    Flo Retel Prize. Photo by Bill Boender.
    Flo Retel Prize
    Flo Retel shows off her prize from the derby. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

    Sondgeroth Brown Winner. Photo by Bill Boender.
    Sondgeroth Brown Winner
    Joe Sondgeroth was the winner for Browns on Sunday. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

    Joe releases his fish. Photo by Bill Boender.
    Joe releases his fish
    Joe Zuback releases his fish back into Fremont Lake. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

    Yenko releases fish. Photo by Bill Boender.
    Yenko releases fish
    Steve Yenko releases the 6.4 pound Mackinaw he caught Sunday back into the lake. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

    Stassinos 1000 prize. Photo by Bill Boender.
    Stassinos 1000 prize
    Mark Stassinos won the $1000 Big Fish prize on Saturday for his 20.2 pound Mackinaw. Photo courtesy Bill Boender.

    Fremont Lake Overview. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Fremont Lake Overview

    Relaxin. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Relaxin

    Drilling a Good Hole. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Drilling a Good Hole

    Scooping out a hole. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Scooping out a hole

    Great day for fishing. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Great day for fishing

    Waiting for a bite. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Waiting for a bite

    Headed back out. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Headed back out

    Tracks to their spots. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Tracks to their spots

    Game and Fish. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Game and Fish

    Checking licenses. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Checking licenses

    Enjoying fishing. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Enjoying fishing

    Family fun. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Family fun

    Lakeside Lodge. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Lakeside Lodge

    Fishermen Return. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Fishermen Return

    Headed back in. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Headed back in

    Final Results. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Final Results

    Saturday Entries. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Saturday Entries

    Derby Winners. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Derby Winners
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