Family Ice Fishing Derby has been postponed to Saturday, February 4

The 2nd Annual Ice Fishing Derby will be held at Lester Milligan Park (Big Blue) on Saturday, February 4.  The Mason City Recreation Dept and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources would like to invite children and their families to attend the Family Ice Fishing Day!!!  The IDNR will be stocking rainbow trout at 11:30 a.m. that morning to encourage family participation in the sport of ice fishing!  The MC Recreation Dept will provide refreshments to those in attendance.  There will also be IDNR volunteers on hand to answer questions and help where needed.   The event is FREE, but anglers must be properly licensed.  If adults have a valid fishing license & trout fee, children under 16 years of age fishing with that adult will be covered and together their daily limit is five trout.  Children under 16 years of age need a trout fee only if not fishing with a licensed adult.  The daily bag limit is five trout per day.  Participants should bring appropriate ice fishing gear.  A limited number of poles and tackle will be available to those who do not have any!