Submitted photo: 2023 MAGWED kids division winners included (left to right): Alyssa Dencklau (11 oz. Crappie), Cannon Searcy (1 lb., 14 oz. Walleye), Cana Oglesby (4 lb., 5 oz. Bass) and Piper Smith (4 lb., 15 oz. Northern Pike).

The 48th annual MAGWED fishing tournament will be this Saturday at Triggs Bay Resort in Arnolds Park.

The competition begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, with weigh-ins from 4-6 p.m. that evening. Iowa DNR rules and regulations will be followed.

There is no registration or fees. Prizes will be rewarded in youth and adult divisions for largest walleye, largest northern pike, largest bass (small or large), and biggest panfish for youth (perch, blue gill, crappie, sunfish and yellow bass).

Every youth fish weighed in is eligible for a prize. The grand prize in the youth division is a bike.

The event has been sponsored by the MAGWED Foundation for the last 24 years.

For more information, please contact Jerod Dencklau by email at magwed@outlook.com. There is also a MAGWED Facebook page.

Food and beverages are available to all participants. Plaques and prizes are presented to all winners, and many door prizes are given throughout the weigh-in session.

Fish from the following lakes qualify for the contest: East and West Okoboji, Big and Little Spirit Lake, Minnewashta, and Upper Lower Gar.

The MAGWED Foundation is not affiliated with any organization. All Iowa Department of Natural Resources regulations must be followed.

MAGWED was started by long-time Messenger Sports Editor Bob Brown in 1976.