PARK RAPIDS, MN (KDLM) – 293 fishermen were entered in the 24th Annual American Legion Fishing Derby on Fish Hook Lake in Park Rapids on Saturday. Ken Hopen of Walker was the big winner, catching a 6.82-pound walleye. Harley Gummert of Motley caught the biggest bluegill at .45 pounds. DJ Lien of Barrett won the Perch division with a .56-pound perch. Jeremy Anderson of Nevis caught the largest rock bass at 1.08 pounds.
Local fisherman John Ulschmid of Detroit Lakes caught the second-largest Rock Bass at 1.06 pounds. Jeremiah Ulschmid of Detroit Lakes took eighth place in the rock bass division, with a .81-pound fish.
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