Story from Chicago Tribune:

ESCANABA, Mich.— Participants in a Michigan charity ice fishing tournament brought home a different kind of fish tale.

The Daily Press of Escanaba reports only one fish was caught by the more than 400 kids and adults participating in this weekend's Jig It Ice Fishing Extravaganza at Escanaba Yacht Harbor in the Upper Peninsula.

Big Brother Big Sisters of Delta County sponsored the fundraiser and Jason M. Pepin of Escanaba had the lone fishing success during the competition. The perch he caught weighed 4.5 ounces and netted a $3,000 first place prize.

The group's executive director Tanya Schuster says some people reported seeing fish swimming in the water, but they weren't biting.

Schuster says the event to help fund area mentoring programs is "more fun when you do catch fish."

Story from Chicago Tribune:

ESCANABA, Mich.— Participants in a Michigan charity ice fishing tournament brought home a different kind of fish tale.

The Daily Press of Escanaba reports only one fish was caught by the more than 400 kids and adults participating in this weekend's Jig It Ice Fishing Extravaganza at Escanaba Yacht Harbor in the Upper Peninsula.

Big Brother Big Sisters of Delta County sponsored the fundraiser and Jason M. Pepin of Escanaba had the lone fishing success during the competition. The perch he caught weighed 4.5 ounces and netted a $3,000 first place prize.

The group's executive director Tanya Schuster says some people reported seeing fish swimming in the water, but they weren't biting.

Schuster says the event to help fund area mentoring programs is "more fun when you do catch fish."

That's $666.67 an ounce !

Nice Job Kid

A-Jay

Man that's rough! I fished one at a local lake that had 80 anglers without a single bass weighed in, it's pretty crazy to think how much water is covered and baits that had to be presented to fish and nobody could catch anything.

That was one heck of a perch. Incredible.

Did they confirm that the perch was hooked in the mouth?

I don't want to be negative but did the charity people check with any authorities on fishing the area to make sure the fish would bite?

We had a Yute Day at a Richmond, Virginia lpond and the fishing was terrible. The participants caught some small yellow perch. Not many, just a few.

Seems the city was going to stock the pond with trout....the week after the Yute Day event.

To say the least, the entire event was a bust. Boring. Poor planning on the city's part regarding the fish in the pond and the restocking efforts.

Nothing personal, but things like this happen when "touchy-feely" people schedule events regarding fish and other animals and they really have no idea if the scheduled date is the best for the event.