Nothing fishy going on; just winning

He can’t drive yet but he owns a shiny new truck.
A youth, Brett McKay, took top honours winning a 4x4 truck for his efforts in catching a 2.24 pound walleye at the annual Muskrat Dam ice fishing derby Feb. 12.
Shaun Kakegamic was second with a 1.34 pound walleye and Charles Lawson placed third with the only other walleye, .53 pounds, of the derby.
A 3.46 pound jackfish earned Phyllis Fiddler fourth place while Colleen Beardy was fifth with a 2.96 pound mariah.
Other combatants in the top 10 were Lillian Duncan (1.56 pound mariah), Andrew Fox (1.28 pound jackfish), Charlie Beardy Sr. (1.28 pound jackfish), Danny Sanderson (1.26 pound mariah) and Maryanne Beardy (1.17 pound mariah).
Sachigo Lake held its 8th annual ice fishing derby the following weekend, Feb. 19.
Winners hailed from around the region.
Sachigo Lake’s Tim Kaminawash placed first and won a 2011 GMC Sierra Crewcab 4x4.
Sachigo Lake’s Steven Tait was second and took home a Polaris Ranger UTV 500.
Frank Angeconeb, from Bearskin Lake, was third and won a 14 foot boat and motor package.
Danielle Nothing, from Sioux Lookout, and Tommy Anderson, from Cat Lake, tied for fifth and won a livingroom suite and bedroom suite respectively.
Sachigo Lake’s Mark Ostaffy was sixth, winning, then donating a kitchen suite to the Grade 8 class at the community’s school.
Sioux Lookout’s Tony Hewlett won a 60-inch flat screen TV and home theatre system for finishing seventh.
When Kingfsher Lake held its fishing ice fishing derby, Gordon Mckoop was the big winner.
Mckoop and three others, each earned 2011 ATVs for their top-ranked finishes.
Luke McKay, Maria Begg and Matthew Sainnawap were the other top winners.
Crystal McKay won a sled in fifth place while Japeth Winter won a 47 inch LCD TV in sixth position.
Bill Morris won an acoustic guitar for placing seventh. Rounding out the top 10 were John Mamakwa, Bellamie Bighead and Bradley McKay.