Saturday, August 17, family and friends of lifelong resident and local “River Rat” Pat Sandry will be honoring his memory with the Second Annual Pat Sandry Memorial Fishing Derby and Friends of Pool 9 Fundraiser held on the Mississippi River. Sandry passed away in November of 2017 after a short, courageous battle with cancer. He thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors, had a great passion for fishing and hunting, and he truly treasured the beauty of the Lansing area.
Entry fee is $50 per boat with 50% payback in prize money and 50% being donated to Friends of Pool 9. There is a limit of two adults and two children per boat.
Hours of the tournament will be from 6 a.m.-12 noon with weigh-in at Shipwrecked, Shep’s Riverside Patio Bar, starting at 10 a.m. Categories of fish include Bass, Walleye, Bluegill, Crappie, Northern, Perch, Catfish and Roughfish. Only one fish from each category per boat can be weighed.