Saturday’s dark, windy weather didn’t keep ice fishing enthusiasts away from Lake Ann Park and Chanhassen’s 32nd Annual FebFest, which included an ice fishing contest.
Families were out in full force, not only for the fishing contest, but also to try the kicksleds, go ice skating, enjoy s’mores by a bonfire and ride in a horse-drawn wagon. Free snowshoeing, a medallion hunt, concessions and door prizes offered more community fun.
Fishing contest prizes were awarded to the 50 largest fish by weight of any legal species. The Chanhassen Rotary Club drilled the ice fishing holes and provided concessions for the event.
The fishing contest winners, by weight of fish, were:
- Lucas Kehagias, Chanhassen; Northern Pike, 2.06
- Patrick Walrath, St. Paul; Northern Pike, 1.67
- Noah Nielsen, Victoria; Northern Pike, 1.61
- Brian Stears, Eden Prairie; Northern Pike, 1.54
- Andrew Schrupp, Chanhassen; Northern Pike, 1.53
- Fred Erickson, Minnetonka; Northern Pike, 1.49
- Scott Smith, Chanhassen; Northern Pike,1.43
- Brian Davis, Bloomington; Northern Pike, 1.41
- Mark Stadem, Bloomington; Northern Pike, 1.28
- Matt Strand, Eden Prairie; Northern Pike.1.24
- Nathan Miller, Mounds View; Northern Pike, 1.07
- Dick Jecha,Chanhassen; Northern Pike, 1.06
- Nathan Brick, Eagan; Northern Pike,1.04
- Josh Hall, Victoria; Northern Pike, 0.75
- Owen Bergmann, Eden Prairie; Northern Pike, 0.54
- Tom Kreuser, Jordan; Sunfish, 0.5
- Harry Nehls, Prior Lake; Sunfish, 0.46
- Zach Miranda, Eden Prairie; Sunfish, 0.45
- Ryan Pohl, Corcoran; Sunfish, 0.43
- Owen Stutelberg, St. Bonifacious; Sunfish, 0.41
- Kendyl Albrecht, Sumter; Sunfish, 0.39
- Matt Curtis, Shakopee; Sunfish, 0.39
- Jon Stutelberg, St. Bonifacious; Sunfish, 0.38
- Randy Pohl, Waconia; Sunfish, 0.38
- Kim Lee, Oakdale; Sunfish, 0.37
- Erica Rodenz, Chanhassen; Sunfish, 0.37
- Frank Thompson, Chanhassen; Sunfish, 0.37
- David Van De Kamp, Minnetonka; Sunfish, 0.36
- Luther Wilmot, Chanhassen; Sunfish, 0.36
- Jaden Wegenast, Eden Prairie; Sunfish, 0.35
- Andrew Rodenz, Chanhassen; Sunfish, 0.35
- Ray Moreno, Waconia; Sunfish, 0.35
- Elliott Mulcrone, Eden Prairie; Sunfish 0.34
- Katherine Braman, Chanhassen; Sunfish 0.34
- Riley Dorsey, Eden Prairie; Sunfish. 0.33
- Kent Stoa, Chanhassen; Crappie, 0.33
- Neil Klingelhutz, Victoria; Sunfish, 0.33
- Louis Realivasquez, Farmington; Sunfish, 0.33
- Ethan Gregerso, Chanhassen; Sunfish, 0.31
- Doug Kennedy, Eden Prairie; Perch, 0.3
- Chris Homan, Victoria; Sunfish, 0.3
- Greg Klingelhutz, Chaska; Sunfish, 0.3
- Bruce Homan, Spring Park; Sunfish, 0.28
- Thomas Larson, Cologne; Sunfish, 0.28
- Eli Ringgenberg, Otsego; Sunfish, 0.27
- Tony Robling, Jordan; Sunfish, 0.26
- Will Friedrich, Chanhassen; Sunfish, 0.26
- Carl Friedrich, Chanhassen; Sunfish, 0.26
- Jonathan Phenix, Waconia; Sunfish, 0.23
- Emma Camlek, Waconia; Sunfish, 0.23
Drone footage of FebFest – by Khai Tran


















