2023 Shanty Days Fishing Contest

The 2023 Shanty Days Fishing Contest runs from Thursday, August 10 through 10 a.m. Sunday, August. 13, with $1,500 in cash and prizes in the kids’ division and adult prizes based on ticket sales.

One-hour daily weigh-ins are mid-morning and late evening the first three days at the Algoma Marina fish cleaning station, and the final weigh-in an hour before the tournament ends Sunday.

Tickets will be available at Graf’s Mobil Mart 1025 Lake St, Algoma BP 616 4th St. 4th St, and Hooked Up Tackle 533 4th St. Cost is $5 for youthsand $10 for adults.

There are inland and Lake Michigan fishing divisions for youths, men and women, highlighted by five trout and salmon categories in Lake Michigan and panfish, pike and bullheads caught in the Ahnapee River or from area inland waters.

Follow the Shanty Days Fishing Contest Facebook page for updates.