65th Annual Ice Fisheree Feb. 7-8
One never knows what the big catch will be at the annual Ice Fisheree. (Courier Press file photo)
This Coleman Outfitter 700 Utility Vehicle is the top raffle prize for the 65th Annual Prairie du Chien Ice Fisheree to be held on Feb. 7-8. The top prize can be viewed and raffle tickets purchased at Zinkle’s Piggly Wiggly.
The 65th Annual Prairie du Chien Ice Fisheree will be held Feb. 7 and 8 with headquarters at Lakeview Marina Bar.
Fishing is open to bodies of water in the Prairie du Chien area, with concentration on Gremore Lake. Fishing will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday with weigh-ins from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fishing on Sunday will be 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with weigh-ins from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Raffle drawings and door prize drawings will be held on Sunday beginning at 2 p.m. (need not be present to win).
A euchre tournament will be held at the Lakeview Marina Bar from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6. A gun raffle will be held all weekend at the Lakeview.
Registration and raffle tickets will be available at the Prairie du Chien Area Chamber Office, Lakeview Bar, Stark’s Sports Shop and Zinkle’s Piggly Wiggly. Raffle tickets are also available at several locations throughout Prairie du Chien and from the Jaycees and American Legion Baseball representatives.
Prairie du Chien Chamber Director Robert Moses appreciates all the businesses who donated generous door prizes for the Fisheree.
Fishing prizes this year will include:
First place - $60 Stark’s Sport Shop gift certificate.
Second place - $40 Stark’s Sport Shop gift certificate.
Third place - $20 Stark’s Sport Shop gift certificate.
Fishing prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
•Walleye-sauger
•Northern pike
•Largemouth and smallmouth bass
•Yellow perch
•Sunfish
•Crappie
Door prizes include a $500 Cabela’s gift card, a $200 Cabela’s gift card, three $100 Cabela’s gift cards, plus many other door prizes.
The top raffle prize will be a Coleman Outfitter 700 Utility Vehicle, which can be viewed at Zinkle’s Piggly Wiggly. Other raffle prizes include four Country on the River tickets, a one-person Kayak, an Eskimo Stingray 33CC Power Ice Auger, fishing merchandise, weekend get-aways and more.
Raffle tickets are $10 each. Everyone is encouraged to purchase raffle tickets soon because there are only 1,265 tickets to sell.
The Lakeview Marina Bar is three miles north of Prairie du Chien on County K.
The Fisheree is sponsored by the Prairie du Chien Area Chamber of Commerce, American Legion Baseball and the Prairie du Chien Jaycees.
For more information, interested persons can call (608) 326-8555 or (800) 732-1673 or email pdccoc@mhtc.net. Registration is $10 per person in advance or $12 on the days of the event.
