Ice Fishing Tournament and Derby Event Calendar 2015

Ice Fishing Derbies in the United States are a $2 Billion Dollar Sport and showing a 14 % growth in 2014-2015  What other industry can claim that ?   Wayne, Host of the "Outdoor Scene"

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* Completed

 

* Connecticut # 1  Jan.25, 7am till 1pm Ousatonic Fish and Game Annual Ice Fishing Derby

Mount Tom Pond, Washington, Connecticut

50/50 payout 70-100 participants expected. Donation $25.00 Youth and under 17 will be $10

Contact Mark for any info 1-203-985-5565

 

Connecticut #2  Feb. 7, 2015 Ninth Annual No-Child Left Inside Winter Festival 10am till 3pm

Burr Pond State Park 384 Burr Mountain Road, Torrington. Conn.

Ice Fishing Instruction and all equipment will be provided by Conn. Deep

nochildleftinside.org for more information.

 

*   #3 Griswold Fish & Game Club Ice Derby Sunday Jan.25th   $25 Donation

7:30am till 1pm  Sign up at 5:30AM at the Clubhouse.

330 Bethel Road, Griswold, Connecticut

 

*  Massachusetts: #1 Sat. Jan. 24 Nipmuc  Rod & Gun  7;am till 2pm

88 Fiske Mill Road Upton , Mass.

 

*  #2 Sun. Jan.25  Townsend Rod & Gun Reg.7am Derby 8am to 1pm

Adults $15 12 and under $10 No fishing license required. Bring your own bait. Breakfast & Lunch Available call Jim Gasper 1-97-250-9581

 

*  #3 Sun. Jan.25 Haverhill Hound Rod &Gun Club Chadwick Pond Sign up 6;00am Derby 7am till 3pm  $10 contact www.hhrg.org or Mark at 1-9-33-6888

 

 *  #4 Sat. Jan 31st $25 Hopedale Firefighters Fishing Derby on Hopedale Pond 3 Hole Derby and No ATV'S allowed No Ice date Feb.21   Reg 6:00am

 

*  #5  Sat. Jan 31st 26th Annual Brookfields Lion Club Ice Fishing Derby $10,000 plus a Polaris ATV hourly prize drawings $20 Donation Weigh in at Quaboag Pond, Brookfield Mass.  Derby for the Central District only. Childrens part of derby ends at 2pm -Adults derby ends at 3pm- ATV drawing at 4pm   30 locations to sign up for this one.

 

#6 Feb.1st Super Bowl Derby Century Sportsman Club 7am till 1pm 531 Rochdale Street, Auburn Mass. info 1-508-832-2211

 

#7 Feb.7th Lake Chauncy Tournament $1,000 to win. No Ice date Feb.21st Town Beach Pavillion Westborough, Mass. Live bait at derby by Barry's Bait call Marc at 1-508-533-5393

 

#8 Feb.7th & Feb.8th East Hampton Rod & Gun Club 6am till 2pm call club for details

 

#9 Feb 7th 9th Annual Massachusetts Ice Shanty Gathering at Bartons Cove Foul weather date is

Feb.14th

#10 Feb.15 Joe B's 28th Annual Ice Fishing Derby at Lake Quinsigamond only. Flint Pond Road Boat Ramp Rt.20 Shrewsbury, Mass.  5am sign up till 8;30am The Derby ends at 2:30pm Sharp. $20 Donation Kids 12 and under $5 for more info Neil Belanger at 1-508-535-3516

 

I have 15 more in Massachusetts from Feb. 21 and on that I will post later

 

I will also try to post the 10 Derbies in NH and the  17 Derbies in Maine and another 16 in Vermont Some no license weekend, Tomorrow

NH and Maine are all in Febuary, some with no out of State License required ( No License day)



 

 Ice Fishing Tournaments so far e-mailed in on WAYNEWNRI@YAHOO.COM

*  Rhode Island:  #1 Kevin Thatcher Memorial Annual Ice Fishing Derby to benefit between the cracks.(A local, non-profit charity, helping families in need) Sat. Jan. 31st- Crystal Lake 7am till 2pm
Crystal Lake Golf course parking lot Rt. 102 Mapleville/Gloucester line Sign up at 6am $10 Donation
Largest Bass, Largest Pickerel,Largest Yellow Perch (Bill Bodnar Award and the Coveted Golden Pork Chop Award for the best cook on the Ice. Steve Rawson this years Chairperson 1-401-568-4244

#2 Burrillville Gridiron Club 6th Annual Ice Fishing Tournament Sat. Feb.21 7:30 am till 12;00pm
Registration begins at 7:00am Wakefield Pond, Lee Circle, Pascoag, R.I. Boat ramp  $10 Donation plus you receive a free  Dynamite Sandwich cooked on the Ice. first and Second prizes for largest Bass.

 #3 Victory Sportsman Club Annual Derby   Feb. 21 Wilson's Reservoir, East Wallum Lake Road , Pascoag, R.I.

#4 Stump Busters Pike Derby  Stump Pond, Smithfield, R.I.  No Date Yet ?


*  #5 Venison Luncheon Planned at the Elks Lodge 850 380 Social Street, Woonsocket, R.I.
Sat. Jan.31,2015 11;30am till 1 pm Donation $7.50 Venison Stew,Venison Steak or Sausage Sub with onions, peppers and mushrooms. All proceeds to benefit " Coats for Kids"2015 at the elementary schools in the Woonsocket, R.I. area. Add. Info Dick Deschamps at 1-508-883-1596

Both Pickerel below Jigged up on a PK Lure Flutterfish    pklures.com

Pickerel are aggressive in the cold water.

Grandson Jacob Spink jigged up 4lb. Pickerel