...giving him his unexpected victory.He caught the fish just after 1 p.m. Saturday on the northwest side of the contest site on Gull Lake's Hole-in-the-Day Bay, he said. He was fishing with five friends, all from Foley, in 63 feet...

...on the Jaycees website states, "We recognize that the mild weather conditions are concerning and we are monitoring contest site conditions carefully but are confident in the quality of the ice. The Brainerd Jaycees plan to hold the contest as...

...from Jan. 21 to Feb. 11. A check on ice conditions Thursday found ice consistently in the 18-inch range across the contest site, three inches above the minimum needed. As a result, Crow Wing County Sheriff Todd Dahl issued a permit for the event...

...said numerous holes drilled in the contest site on Hole-in-the-Day Bay off...ice on the southeast side of the contest site, 13 inches on the north side of the contest site and 15 inches on the northeast...

...to North Long Lake. Photos The decision to move the contest site was made this morning when contest organizers found...Contestants must ride shuttle buses to and from the contest site. The tournament has taken place on Hole-in-the-Day...

...with highs in the single digits and overnight lows below zero. Earlier this month, the decision was made to move the contest site to North Long Lake because of poor ice conditions on Gull Lake. Contest organizers found 11 to 12 inches of ice on...

...the time I got there it felt like it weighed about 50 pounds," he said. Smith wanted to fish the west flank of the contest site but changed plans because the crowd was too big. "My partner and I started checking holes and we found from 4 to 12...

...Jaycees and On Ice Tour would like to make an annual event. Just buy a ticket to the Extravaganza and show up at the contest site with an adult. In coming years the course might be altered to make it even more challenging, Leer said, and it will...

...tournament crew, got my advertising house over to the contest site and hooked up with Bill Heavey, a writer for Field...many vehicles would park next to each other near the contest site. With the snow and all that added weight you just never...

A new contest site and a new winning fish species were the hallmarks of the 2006 Brainerd Jaycees $150,000 Ice Fishing Extravaganza. Photos The...