Fishing season opened in southeast Saskatchewan on Saturday, and the Estevan Wildlife Federation (EWF) kicked it off with its annual Walleye Classic on Boundary Dam.
A full field of 50 teams entered this year's fishing derby, which is a catch-and-release event. Teams could weigh up to six fish.
The tandem of Scott Caouette and Devin Draper took top spot, as they caught five fish with a combined weight of 15.36 pounds. Dave Clark and Jason Meyers finished in second spot with a cumulative weight of 14 pounds for their six fish.
Darcy Dukart and Harley Jahn were third with six fish that weighed 12.36 pounds. Closely following them were Sheldon McManus and Devin Matthies, whose six fish weighed 12.26 pounds; Keegan Lafrentz and Brady Selk, who caught six fish that weighed 12.20 pounds, and Rene Sehn and Shnae Smith, who had six fish that weighed 12.14 pounds.
Nate Smart and Garrett Mehler had the largest fish at 5.44 pounds. They just edged out Clark and Meyers, who had a walleye that weighed in at 5.42 pounds.
Fishing season opens in Saskatchewan on May 5 each year. The EWF holds its walleye classic on the first Saturday after the start of the season, but since the two dates coincided this year, the EWF could have its derby on opening day.
