Don’t forget. This Saturday is the annual Quincy Chamber of Commerce Trout Derby, which will be held at Quincy Lake this year. I checked on several of the lakes that opened on March 1st, and the fishing was better at Quincy than most of the lakes I visited. The organizers decided not to give a boat away this year and put the money into more prizes for the raffles. That means that derby participants have an even better chance to win at this year’s event. There will be cash awards for winners in the adult and youth categories, too.
Derby headquarters will be set up at Quincy Lake this year, and if you haven’t already registered online for the derby, you can do so at headquarters on Saturday morning. I would suggest that you get to the lake pretty early to get a fishing spot on the shore. Most of the fish I saw being caught at Quincy Lake were averaging 12 inches, but there should be a fair number of holdovers in the lake. If you want to register online, just click on the “Something Fishy” logo on the Home Page of my web site, and follow instructions.