Dexter man catches top prize in Moosehead Lake Togue Derby

    GREENVILLE — It was another windy and wild weekend on Maine’s largest lake for the 7th annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby. Cold temps and a stiff wind challenged anglers as they vied for top billing on the leader board. Anglers reported having some good catches on Friday and Saturday, but the action slowed on Sunday as the wind switched to the northwest.

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    THE WINNER — Warren Fitzgerald of Dexter poses with his prize-winning togue at the 7th Annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby. Fitzgerald’s catch weighed 6.6 pounds and was 28-1/4 inches. Pictured with Fitzgerald is Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Biologist Tim Obrey, left, and retired NASCAR driver and current ESPN analyst Ricky Craven.

    The winner for the best togue of the weekend went to Warren Fitzgerald of Dexter with a 6.6 lb., 28 inch fish taken in the Rockwood area. Second place went to Chris Young of Greenville with a 3.47 lb togue and 3rd place went to Sandra Cooper of St. Albans with a 3.37 lb fish.
    The grand door prize was donated by Indian Hill Trading Post and consisted of a pack basket, ice traps, camouflage jet sled with hitch and cover, and a new gas ice auger. Long-time Moosehead angler John McLellan of Lily Bay was the lucky winner.  There were also numerous fish pool prizes which were drawn from tickets anglers received for registering their smaller togue.
    These prizes included a $250 check from the Natural Resource Education Center at Moosehead (NREC), Irving Gas Cards and many other gift certificates and sporting good items donated from the local businesses in Greenville and Rockwood.
    The complete results for the derby and the fish pool winners will be posted soon on the NREC Facebook page and the Moosehead Region Chamber of Commerce website.
    Winners can pick up their prizes at the Chamber of Commerce office located in the visitors’ center on Route 15 in Greenville.