Registration Opens for 16th Annual Meeteetse Ice Fishing Derby
More than 300 people participated in the derby in 2023.
CODY, Wyo., Dec. 20, 2023 – Registration has opened for the Meeteetse Ice Fishing Derby, set for the first weekend in February 2024. The perennially popular festival – one of the largest annual ice fishing festivals in the U.S. – drew more than 300 participants last year.
Hosted by Discover Meeteetse in cooperation with Cody Yellowstone, the competition will feature up to 125 teams vying to catch the longest trout. Last year’s winners caught three fish totaling 81 inches and won $3,100 in the process.
The competition takes place at the Upper Sunshine Reservoir.
“The fishing derby is always fun and never cold as long as you wear the proper clothing,” said Ryan Hauck, executive director of Cody Yellowstone, the marketing arm for the region. “If the fish are game, so are the rest of us.”
The derby kicks off Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, with a party at the Elkhorn Bar & Grill. The competition begins on Saturday, and participants will spend the day fishing Upper Sunshine Reservoir followed by a fundraiser dinner. The next day, fishing switches to Lower Sunshine Reservoir starting at 8 a.m., with weigh-in between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. that afternoon. Awards and winners will be announced at 4:30 p.m.
Registration is $125 for each team of up to three people. A separate “Small Fry” category for individuals 14 and younger is free. To register, go to www.meeteetsewy.com or call 307-868-2454.
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Home of the Great American Adventure, Cody Yellowstone is comprised of the northwestern Wyoming towns of Cody, Powell and Meeteetse as well as areas inside of Yellowstone National Park and the valley east of the entrance. The region is known for rodeos, authentic guest and dude ranches, world-class museums and recreational adventures that reflect the adventurous spirit of the visionaries and explorers who brought the remote region to the world’s attention.
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