Get Hooked Fishing Derby set for Feb. 19

Luverne’s seventh annual Get Hooked Ice Fishing Derby is from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at The Lake in Luverne with over $6,000 worth of prizes on deck for winners.
According to Luverne Chamber Director Jane Wildung Lanphere, the 2021 tournament drew 376 registered anglers on a frigid, overcast day.
“It was unbelievable,” Lanphere said following last year’s derby.
“It just blows my mind that we had that many people down there at The Lake. … I would bet we had 175 to 200 who had never fished the tournament before.”
Weather permitting, the 2022 Get Hooked Ice Fishing Derby will be as popular as ever, with permanent and temporary ice houses allowed.
Preregistered anglers can save $5 on their entry fee and be entered in a drawing for $100 cash.
Contact the Chamber at 507-283-4061 to register, or sign up through www.luvernechamber.com.
Registration on Saturday opens at 11 a.m. when concessions by Howling Dog also opens. Free rods and reels will be given to youth until supplies run out.
Fishing starts at 1 p.m.
Prizes for largest fish in both adult and child categories are $500 cash.
Announcements and prizes will be on Facebook, “Get Hooked Derby” and on FM 89.9.