Arctic Games Ice Fishing set for Saturday

The 20221 Arctic Games Ice Fishing Tournament is set for Saturday at Fresno Reservoir.

Organizer Kodi Peterson said Fresno Tavern is hosting the fishing tournament this year with help from past organizers, including members of Fresno Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited and staff at Havre Area of Chamber of Commerce, along with Hill County Search and Rescue volunteers.

This year, the Fresno tournament will be all for individuals rather than teams. Ice fishers can pre-register with forms found at Stromberg Sinclair in Havre, Fresno Tavern 12 miles west of Havre on Highway 2 and at Blaine County Journal in Chinook. They can also register the morning of the tournament at 7 a.m. at the tavern, prior to the mandatory rules meeting at 7:30 a.m.

The tournament is open to everyone 18 and older and youth 17 and younger accompanied by an adult, Peterson said, and everyone must follow state fishing laws. All of the $25 entry fee will be paid back to entrants based on longest fish of four different species: walleye, perch, northern pike and crappie. The fish will be measured out on the reservoir, Peterson added.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wardens will be on site to make sure fishing regulations are followed, Peterson said, adding that tournament rules also include a designated fishing area on the reservoir.

The tournament will wrap up at 3 p.m. and participants are invited to go back to Fresno Tavern for a chili feed and the awards.

For more information, people can call Peterson at 399-3580 or email her at [email protected].