Ice Classic draws nearly 200 at Nelson

Like the water level at Nelson Reservoir, the number of anglers at this year’s Ice Classic Fishing Derby were up this year, nearly topping 200 total.

“We are ecstatic with the number of fishers this year,” event organizer Rhonda Dalby said. “The water levels were low last year and people were freaking out."

Saco’s Gary Gross waltzed into the Buffalo Barn around lunchtime on Saturday to have the Northern Pike he’d caught early in the day weighed in and accounted for by Pete Dalby.

“That one was 14.4 (pounds) and the biggest one so far, but there are bigger ones out there,” Gross said.

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