photo by Carolyn Bertsch
Merlin Berndt, of St. Stephen, (right) jokes that “even fish need a bath!” as he and Stacy Revior, of Royalton, wash walleye fillets Feb. 11.

Diane Bernd of St. Stephen carries a basket of skinned and washed walleye to a cooler Feb. 11 for the 50th annual St. Stephen Lions Club walleye fry.

St. Stephen Lions Club members skin 800 walleye fillets using pliers Feb. 11. They are (left to right) Arnie Hiemenz of Royalton, John Petron of Rice, Bill Pogatchnik of St. Stephen and Joyce Hiemenz of Royalton.