By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
The City of Great Bend is a participant in the Great Kansas Fishing Derby, and there are still prizes remaining for those that catch a fish at Veterans Lake.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has 500 specially tagged fish in public waterbodies across the state.
Great Bend Community Coordinator Christina Hayes said if anglers catch a tagged fish they should return the tag to City Hall.
"The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks is working with the city," said Hayes. "We've only given away three prizes and there are 15 total. If you catch one of the prize fish, you can turn in your tag number and win a prize."
Fishermen can win concert tickets, gift cards, fishing tackle, cabin stays and cash. Every angler who catches and redeems a valid derby tag will be entered into a drawing to win a lifetime hunting and fishing license.