A pair of Maple Ridge brothers have come away as the big winners at this year’s Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club ice fishing derby.

After making the three-hour drive up to Stump Lake, the Larose family competed in the Jan. 29 derby against more than 200 other competitors for the coveted prize of $1,000 for first place.

But in end, it took a couple of young brothers from Maple Ridge to beat out the competition and snag two of the biggest fishes in the derby.

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Weston Larose, 9, was the big winner, pulling in a rainbow trout weighing 5 lbs, which was just big enough to earn him first place.

His older brother Carson Larose, 13, had a nearly identical trout with a weight of 4 lbs 15 oz, which tied another competitor’s fish. Therefore, Carson was forced to settle for the third-place prize of $250 as he entered his fish for weigh-in later than the second-place entry.

The Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club called the event a great success and has already said that it’s interested in hosting next year’s event at Stump Lake again.

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