Time's running out for anglers to get out on the ice for a special COVID-safe ice fishing tournament.
Underway since the Family Day weekend, the Ontario Ice Fishing Challenge encourages anglers to fish locally, competing for prizes and to top local leaderboards, as well as help their community be crowned the "Ice Fishing Capital" of Ontario, based on "collective catch".
As of Thursday afternoon, Wawa was far ahead, followed by Moonbeam, then Chapleau, while Kapuskasing and Dubreuilville round out the top five.
Wawa does have an advantage with 135 participants - nearly double Chapleau's 77 - while Moonbeam has 62, and Dubreuilville has the sixth highest, with 28.
Each community is sponsored: Wawa by the Wawa Motor Inn; Chapleau by the Chapleau Rotary Club; and Dubreuilville by the Township of Dubreuilville.
The Ontario Ice Fishing Challenge ends at noon Sunday, March 7th.