PHOTOS: 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 3 months AGO
Garin Hicks holds a northern pike he caught that weighed in at 2.97 pounds at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Sophia Naethe waits for a fish to bite at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A young boy carries a new fishing rod won at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Darin Weaver waits for a fish to bite at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Serena Keil-Hoye and Warren Illi place a northern pike on the scale caught by Garin Hicks, left, at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Nola and Tyler Mason carry a pike to shore to be measured at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ryann Nemelka, 10, shows off the pike she caught to Serena Keil-Hoye at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Callen Tyrone waves as his mom Amber pulls their sled full of ice fishing gear out onto Smith Lake at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ice fishing tents are spread out across the frozen surface of Smith Lake at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A young girl smiles as she is towed across the frozen surface of Smith Lake at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Lincoln Herbert and his father Don wait for bites at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Northern pike and perch caught at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kati and Aaron Anderson hold a northern pike they caught that weighed in at 3.89 pounds at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Darin Weaver waits for a fish to bite at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Participants carry a fish to shore to be measured at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ice fishing tents are spread out across the frozen surface of Smith Lake at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | January 4, 2025 2:30 PM
Scenes from the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby held on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4.
Sophia Naethe waits for a fish to bite at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A young boy carries a new fishing rod won at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Darin Weaver waits for a fish to bite at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Serena Keil-Hoye and Warren Illi place a northern pike on the scale caught by Garin Hicks, left, at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Nola and Tyler Mason carry a pike to shore to be measured at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ryann Nemelka, 10, shows off the pike she caught to Serena Keil-Hoye at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Callen Tyrone waves as his mom Amber pulls their sled full of ice fishing gear out onto Smith Lake at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ice fishing tents are spread out across the frozen surface of Smith Lake at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A young girl smiles as she is towed across the frozen surface of Smith Lake at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Lincoln Herbert and his father Don wait for bites at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Northern pike and perch caught at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kati and Aaron Anderson hold a northern pike they caught that weighed in at 3.89 pounds at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Darin Weaver waits for a fish to bite at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Participants carry a fish to shore to be measured at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ice fishing tents are spread out across the frozen surface of Smith Lake at the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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