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Aaron Sawatsky of Ninette checks the condition of one of the released fish in the release pond cut into the ice.
Photo: Sandy Black
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Judge Dennis Schram of Ninette prepares to measure what turned out to be a 61-centimetre jackfish for Ron Kon of Carman.
Photo: Sandy Black
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Shaun Majumder of CBC sketch comedy show “This Hour Has 22 Minutes” chats it up with Victor Boulet of Dunrea and Ken Shackel of Killarney in Boulet’s converted 1960s-era school bus. Majumder was in character for a sketch on Canadian winter pastimes.
Photo: Sandy Black
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Wallace Stewart of Belmont waits for a strike while Trapper suns himself on Pelican Lake along with 885 other fishermen March 3.
Photo: Sandy Black
A total of 885 fishermen and women registered for the Healthy Lake Committee ice fishing derby March 3 on Pelican Lake, near Ninette.
The organization works to ensure a lake clear of algae and healthy fish stocks, mainly through the installation of an aeration system that keeps the bottom of the lake clear of sediments, which can encourage algal blooms that deplete oxygen. By adding more oxygen to the water, more of the nutrients can safely decompose year round.
