No Fish Show Up For Fishing Tournament

Fishers in a Michigan charity ice fishing tournament had some bad luck over the weekend.

The Daily Press of Escanaba reports only one fish was caught by the more than 400 kids and adults participating in the Jig It Ice Fishing Extravaganza at Escanaba Yacht Harbor in the Upper Peninsula.

Big Brother Big Sisters of Delta County sponsored the fundraiser and Jason M. Pepin of Escanaba had the lone fishing success during the competition. The perch he caught weighed 4.5 ounces and netted a $3,000 first place prize.

The group's executive director Tanya Schuster says some people reported seeing fish swimming in the water, but they weren't biting.  Was it too cold, or were they using the wrong bait?