Team USA placed sixth in the World Ice Fishing Tournament on Tamarack Lake this weekend. (Kristen Norman for Bridge Michigan)
- After finishing second in world championships, Team USA — which includes three anglers from Michigan — finishes sixth
- The event was held in Michigan for the first time
- Lithuania won the event, followed by Finland and Norway
Golden dreams were dashed Sunday for Team USA in the World Ice Fishing Championship, finishing sixth after leading on Saturday during the two-day event on Tamarack Lake in Montcalm County.
“We had a big falloff today,” coach Myron Gilbert said on Sunday. “It’s the best of the world. Stuff happens.”
“I had high hopes but then everybody else that competes has just as high of hopes,” he said…