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Pinedale Lions Club Big Fish Winter Derby

Pinedale Lions Club Big Fish Winter Derby

The Pinedale Lions Club will be hosting the 2023 Big Fish Winter Derby on Fremont Lake on Saturday and Sunday, March 4 & 5, 2023. The two-day ice fishing event will feature over $7,000 in cash and prizes. There is a $1,000 Grand Prize for the largest fish turned in each day. The tournament pays four places each day as well as $100 for the biggest fish each hour and $200 for the biggest rainbow and brown brought in each day. Entry fee is $40.

There will be a youth division for anglers under 14 years of age. Youth participants must be fishing with a licensed adult participant. Entries in the free Youth division are not eligible for prizes in the Big Fish division, but youths are welcome to enter the main tournament instead.
Online pre-registration is available; visit the Pinedale Lions Club Facebook page. In person pre- registration will take place at the VFW Post 4801 in Pinedale on Friday, March 3 from 6:00 – 9:00pm and at Lakeside Lodge after 6am each morning. IN PERSON CHECK IN IS NOT REQUIRED. No pets or passenger vehicles will be allowed on the ice. Parking is always a challenge, so carpooling is strongly encouraged.
This event is based out of Lakeside Lodge, four miles north of Pinedale and is operating under a special use permit with the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Pinedale Ranger District.

Fremont Lake
Adult $40; free youth division
07:00 AM - 04:00 PM on Sat, 4 Mar 2023

Event Supported By

Pinedale Lions Club
307-231-0942
pinedalelionsclub@gmail.com
Fremont Lake
99 USFS #111
Pinedale, Wyoming 82941