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The Recreation Student Organization and the Idaho Fish and Game are supplying the holes and poles for Saturday’s ice fishing derby.
On Saturday, the holes will be dug on Spring Valley Reservoir located about three miles from Troy.
Saturday’s event marks the eighth time that either a recreation programming class or the RSO has put on the community event.
Last year, the derby took place at Moose Creek Reservoir just west of Bovill, Idaho.
Kristen Hiebert, RSO’s secretary and treasurer, said last year’s derby was a good way to bring people together.
“It was a lot of fun,” Hiebert said. “You come out, grab a pole and fish.”
Hiebert said the event is a great way to get the community together with the help of a University of Idaho program.
Nick Schreiner, the president of the RSO, was part of the programming class that put on the derby last year.
“We had great weather and a great turnout from the community,” Schreiner said. Schreiner said there weren’t as many students last year as the class hoped.
The organizers of the derby want more UI students to participate in the derby this year.
“With more students, it’d be more fun and it would lighten up the attitude,” he said.
The derby runs from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost of the derby is $3. Children 12 and under may participate in the event for free.
People participating without a fishing license must catch and release any fish they catch.
No experience is required to participate in the event.
Refreshments and prizes for the “catch of the day” will be provided.
“We’re going to have barbecue, hot chocolate and bonfires out there for everyone,” Schreiner said.
Schreiner had a successful fishing trip at Spirit Lake last weekend and this weekend may have similar results.
The Idaho Fish and Game limit for kokanee in Spirit Lake is 15. According to the winter fishing report, the fishing is good and the kokanee are running at 7-10 inches.
On Monday, Schreiner and a friend said they each caught their limit and had a great time out on the lake.
“(Fishing) is a great way to spend a Saturday,” Schreiner said.
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