021419 LCJ Ice Fishing Derby (CJ)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Brodie Tillert, 8, of Ingleside learns how to ice fish from Jeff Schultz, of Hebron during the 59th Annual Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. Brodie was at the event with his mother, Sandy, and it was his first time ice fishing.(2/9/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Brodie Tillert, 8, of Ingleside catches a perch during the 59th Annual Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. Brodie was at the event with his mother, Sandy, and it was his first time ice fishing.(2/9/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Tom Kiesgen, of Antioch and Mike Spachman, of Winthrop Harbor sit with Jim Boring, of Antioch in his ice shanty called, "Shanty Town," while ice fishing during the 59th Annual Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. (2/9/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Marty Dschida sits next to Mike Holstrom, both of Antioch as Mike catches a fish during the 59th Annual Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. (2/9/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Dean Brewer, 13, of Antioch holds on to the bluegill perch he just caught during the 59th Annual Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. (2/9/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Kevin Jewell, of McHenry shows off the thirteen-inch crappie he caught during the 59th Annual Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. (2/9/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Bob Risher, of Waukegan waits patiently to catch a big fish during the Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. (2/9/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Mike Venet, of Crystal Lake helps Liam McAloon, 17, of Twin Lakes, Wis., and Jarett Steele, 14, of Antioch measure the crappie and bluegill fish they caught during the 59th Annual Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. (2/9/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Mike Venet, of Crystal Lake measures a fish caught by Mike Holstrom, of Antioch during the 59th Annual Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. (2/9/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Ava Sunich gets some help ice fishing from her boyfriend, Derek Dschida, both of Antioch during the 59th Annual Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. This was Sunich's first time ice fishing.(2/9/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Bluegill, perch and crappie fish were put into a bucket after being caught during the Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. (2/9/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media A board was on display giving the measurements of different fish caught during the Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. (2/9/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media The 59th Annual Chain O’ Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival at Turtle Beach on Channel Lake in Antioch. The event was sponsored by the Northern Illinois Conservation Club. (2/9/19)