The first annual Trout Derby held by Quincy Valley Tourism came off in fine style on Saturday, March 5th. The weather turned out to be bright and clear and the turnout for the tagged trout event was excellent. There were a total of 537 total anglers registered for the adult and youth divisions. Fishing in the derby was restricted to Burke Lake, due to ice cover on Quincy Lake. There was just one tagged trout landed, by Kellie Shultz of Everett, who has been coming to fish the opening weekend at Burke for 20 years. She was awarded a fat envelope full of prizes, including a $100 in cash, until it is determined if her fish was wearing a cash-award tag. Jim Caroll won big-fish honors in the adult division, and a Traeger barbeque with his 6-pound, 2,2-ounce rainbow. Cruz Villegas won the youth division big fish prize. Oscar Trevino won the adult total weight award with 12.53 pounds of rainbow in his five-fish limit, and the youngster with the heaviest stringer was Nick DeLine with 5.08 pounds. The volunteer crew from Quincy Valley Tourism did a great job taking care of the derby participants, and everyone is looking forward to another tagged trout derby next year.