02/16/2026
🐟 🎣What a beautiful day for an Ice Fishing Derby!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who made the Canaan’s Lion Kids Ice Fishing Derby and the Mark Clifford Memorial Fishing Derby such an incredible event! We had an amazing turnout with 90 registered children — wow! This day would not have been possible without our dedicated sponsors, volunteers, Lion members, and every single one of you who came out to support these kids and our community.
We are beyond grateful for our generous sponsors:
• Stebbins Bait Shop,Canaan NH – for donating all of today’s bait
• Cardigan Mountain Food Services – for coffee, hot chocolate, and all the fixings
•Enfield Jake’s market & deli – for delicious breakfast sandwiches
• Inov8v Energy
• Kidder’s Automotive
• Canaan Village Pizza
• Enfield House of Pizza
• Vanessa Stone real estate
• Granite Northland Associates
• Chappy’s
• The Clifford Family
• The Richard Family
• The Wilson Family
• The Tourville Family
• Poor House BBQ
• Canaan Hardware Store
• New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
• VFW Post 9552
•The Canaan Police Benevolent Association
•Steve’s Bait shop, North Hartland Vt - prizes
A special shoutout to Lion Harry Armstrong, Grace Clifford, Mikayla Clifford, Lion Cheryl and Matthew Tourville, all our dedicated members of the Canaan Lions Club, and our amazing local first responders — the Canaan Fire & Rescue Department and the Canaan Police Department,Canaan Highway Department,and the NH Fish & Game. Your support, safety presence, and willingness to help truly make events like this possible!
🎉 Congratulations to our big winners:
• Largest Pickerel: Raymond Ulman (age 4) – 23.5 inches
• Largest Perch: Riley Dunn (age 7) – 13 inches
• Largest Catch & Release Pickerel: Bentley Lang (age 15) – 22 inches
•Largest Catch & Release Perch:
Jackson Ordway -13 inches
• Largest Other Species (RockBass): Gabby Gould – 8.5 inches
Congratulations to all of our winners — and to every young angler who made the day so memorable!
📸 Photo credit: Lion Monica Rowe