PHOTOS: Go fish

Ryan Walker, 7, of Monmouth holds up the yellow perch he caught for his mother, Laurie, to see at the second annual Jack Traps Youth Ice Fishing Derby on Cochnewagon Lake in Monmouth on Friday. Children 12 and under were given bait, an ice skimmer, bait net, a bucket and all the food they could eat during the free derby hosted by Tim Jackson, the owner of Jack Traps in Monmouth. Volunteers helped children set up traps and bait their hooks. “This is my first time (ice fishing) hands on, so this is kind of exciting,” Laurie Walker said.

Debbi Jackson of Monmouth walks with her 2-year-old granddaughter Lilah Hall of Durham, across Cochnewagon Lake during the second annual Jack Traps Youth Ice Fishing Derby in Monmouth on Friday. Jackson’s husband, Tim, sponsored the derby for children 12 and under.

Madelyn Gagne, 5, of Auburn caught this 3.4-pound brown trout during the second annual Jack Traps Youth Ice Fishing Derby in Monmouth on Friday.

Luke McDonald of Monmouth helps Becca, left, and Katie Jordan set up a trap during the second annual Jack Traps Youth Ice Fishing Derby in Monmouth on Friday. The outing was the siblings first time ice fishing.

Ruslan Reiter, 11, of Manchester pulls a yellow perch through the ice during the second annual Jack Traps Youth Ice Fishing Derby in Monmouth on Friday. Tim Jackson, right, and derby volunteers made sure children had fun, whether the kids had ice fishing experience or not.

Ryan Walker, 7, of Monmouth watches as Tim Jackson sets up an ice fishing trap for Walker during the second annual Jack Traps Youth Ice Fishing Derby in Monmouth on Friday.

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