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B.C. SALTWATER SPORT
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Welcome to Sportfishingbc's Saltwater Sport Fishing
Derbies section. Listed below you will find articles
relating to some of the most popular saltwater derbies
found in the coastal waters of British Columbia. Each
title is a link to an article describing that specific
derby. Good luck and tight lines... |
- The Dave Nicholson Memorial Benevolent Fund Presents the 7th annual "DAVEY DERBY"
The employees of Catalyst Paper Crofton Division are gearing up for our 7th annual Davey Derby to be held at the Port Renfrew Marina on the weekend of
July 20, 21, and 22. Our derby is named after a fallen workmate who succumbed to cancer at an all too early age leaving behind a wife and young family of 4 children. Back then we decided to hold a yearly fundraiser with all the proceeds going to Dave
Nicholson’s wife Corrie and her children. This fishing derby has grown in size each year, from 15 entrants at “D-1… The Beginning” to over 200 last year at “D-6… Six in a Roe!” This derby is open to all and both mill employees, and people from throughout the southern Vancouver Island area have come to find this derby as one of the top draws at Port Renfrew and the dollars we have raised to date prove this
point. Thankfully the Nicholson family has found themselves back on their feet and
after D-3 we decided to carry on honoring our friend Dave by channeling the
proceeds from the derby to other worthy causes. Last year over $15,000.00 was raised and donated to: The Cops for Cancer, the Run to Cure Breast Cancer, Victoria General Hospital Children’s Special Care Unit, the Cowichan Valley Food Basket Society, Chemainus Harvest House, The Pacific Salmon Foundation, the Cowichan River Hatchery, The San Juan Enhancement Society and 4 families in the Cowichan Valley area who were facing difficult financial times through loss of a loved one or serious illness. We continue to grow each year and are expecting well over 275 entrants and that is why I am asking for your help. Donations to our prize table are a must for this derby to continue to grow and be the success that it has been. If you could see your way to donate to our cause, it would go a long way in continuing an event that we are proud to hold and that many people are proud to take part in.
More Details (PDF) >
Website : www.daveyderby.ca
- Wannabee Anglers Cup Invitational Fishing Tournament
6th Annual June 23-24 2007
Location: East Sooke.
Proceeds go to the Cowichan Valley Hospice Society.
Entry fee $50
Website: www.members.shaw.ca/wannabeeanglerscup
- Year Long Leader Board Derby: Jan 1-Dec. 31 - Lower
Vancouver Island. No cost to enter -- just weigh in your
salmon or halibut at Island Outfitters Sports Fishing Centre
in Victoria. For further information contact Island Outfitters
at (250) 475-4969 or visit www.fishingvictoria.com
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- Gibbs/Nortac "Take a Kid Fishing Derby."
May 1-Sept 30: Kids 16 and under, accompanied by an adult.
No entry fee. Enter at participating tackle stores. Simply
take a photo of kids fishing into participating dealers
-- size of the fish not important -- it's the smile on the
kids' faces. Kids can win one of 10 prizes -- $50 worth
of tackle -- from each store! For more information contact
participating tackle stores, or email Gibbs/Nortac at gibbs@direct.ca
.
- Gold River 10th Annual Fallers Derby: May 3-5.
Lots of prizes, $25 entry fee. All proceeds to local needy
cause. For more info: Paul Laviolette at (250) 283-7469
- Van Isle Wallaby Club 24th Annual Derby: June 7-8.
Tickets $35, first prize $5,000. Proceeds go to Salmonid
Enhancement and Help Fill A Dream Foundation. For more info:
(250) 598-2112 or (250) 213-6782, email: vgailmorrison@shaw.ca
- Alpine Juan de Fuca Salmon Derby: June 15-16. Vancouver
Island's largest invitational derby. $70,000 in cash and
prizes. For more info: (250) 478-6153.
The sixteenth annual Juan de Fuca Invitational Salmon Championship
was another huge success! The Executive would like to thank
sponsors and entrants alike for making this year's event
bigger and better than ever. Not only did the prize pool
come in at nearly eighty thousand dollars but our donation
to salmon enhancement grew as well, with $11,000.00 being
turned over to the Pacific Salmon Foundation for restoration
of local salmon rearing streams and rivers. Alpine Ferry
Tours came on board as the major sponsor of this year's
tournament. Canadian Tire joined with Maurice Sporting Goods
Distributors to light up the prize board with winning catches
that were second to none. Island Outfitters, Island Yamaha
and Scotty Marine Products contributed to ensure out yearly
donation to salmon enhancement was not only met, but exceeded.
The contributions of our local business community meshed
with our nationally recognized sponsors enabling the Derby
to remain "limited entry". New "friends"
from all over British Columbia, Washington State, Manitoba
and Ontario took part in this year's event and were delighted
with their weekend in Victoria. There will be some new wrinkles
added for the 2003 "Father's Day" fish off, keep
your eye on this site for up-dates and information that
may land you a pair of tickets for next June. Planning for
our coming event is well under way and the Executive will
be working to make sure that year seventeen is filled with
fond memories and fish stories galore. Once again thanks
to all who make this event possible!
- Bamfield Fire Department's Annual Fishing Derby:
June 29-July 1. $1,000 first place, $500 second, $250 third.
Lots of hidden-weight prizes. Tickets available in Port
Alberni at the Port Boat House, Gone Fishin', Alberni Power
and Marine. In Bamfield at Kingfisher Marina, Breaker's
Marine, Seabeam Campground, and Bamfield General Store.
Tickets also at Poett Nook Marina. For more info email ghawkins@island.net
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- Shearwater Family Fishing Week Derby: July 8-12.
Fly-in or ferry package. For more info: (800) 663-2370 or
www.shearwater.ca
- Filomi Days Derby, Port Hardy: July 19- 21. $2,500
in cash and prizes. For more info contact Port Hardy Chamber
of Commerce: (250) 949_7622, e-mail: phcc@island.net
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- Bullhead Derby: Aug 4. For more info: Comox Valley
Record News Group at (250) 338-5811.
- French Creek Fishing Festival: Aug 3-11. $2,500
for the largest Salmon, plus lots of prizes. Also the Kids
Fishing Dock Derby on Aug 10, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Lots
of prizes! Weigh in at French Creek Harbour. All proceeds
to Salmon Enhancement in the area. For more info contact
Larry Stefanyk at Island Fisherman Magazine: (250) 248-4730,
e-mail: islandfisherman@canada.com , or Don Graves at Good
Times Salmon Charters (250) 752-4221, gtimes@island.net
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- Bite Me Derby August 10-11, 2002. Over $20,000
in prizes, Tickets for the derby should be available after
July 15th 2002. There will be up to 325 tickets available
for $50 cdn. each, and will include:
A Commemorative T-Shirt & Hat,
Entry into the derby,
The Awards Ceremony, and the Bite Me! BBQ.
A limited number of additional Ceremony/BBQ tickets can
be purchased for $5 cdn. in advance for your spouses,
kids, or friends, if you wish to bring them along. There
will be a maximum of 325 participants in this years' derby.
- Westview Marina's Derby: Aug 16-17 (Tahsis) For
more info: (250) 934-7672.
- Port Sidney's 8th Annual Salmon Derby May 01-03.
Payments by April 29. Registration 4-8pm, Thursday May 1st.
Fishing May 2-3. Awards banquet May 3rd at Theo's Restaurant.
$17,500 in prizes! 9835 Seaport Place, Sidney, BC Phone:
250-655-3711 Fax: 250-655-3771
- Port Alberni Salmon 31st Annual Festival August
30 to September 2, 2002 Daily prizes: $3,000 for First Place
each day $2,000 for Second Place each day, and
$1,000 for Third Place each day Grand Prize: $7,000 for
the largest Salmon of the Derby! PLUS Hidden Weight Prizes.
Derby Headquarters at Clutesi Haven Marina 5104 River Road,
Port Alberni Tickets can be purchased by calling: (250)
723-8165 On week-ends, call: (250) 724-5223
- Esquimalt Anglers Annual Fish Ladder: The members
fish-ladder derby runs from Nov 1 to Oct 31 of each year.
There are prizes for the largest Salmon in each category,
plus trophy for some, for each category. The categories
are; Men's, Ladies, Youth (under 16 years). Have your catch
weighed in, at either the Anglers' scale at the ramp or
at the alternate sites: Gorge Vale Esso at 955 Craigflower
or Island Outfitters at 3319 Douglas Street 02 and have
the weight witnessed (preferably by a member), and report
the fish and fill out an entry form at the Esquimalt Anglers'
Association Club house. Phone 250-475-4969 for more information
- Annual One Day Fishing Derby The Annual Salmon
and Ground fish Derby takes place on the last Sunday in
August. It is open to all members of the Esquimalt Anglers
Association. The minimum size (salmon only) is 5 lb. The
Derby boundary is Race Rocks to Trial Island. Starting time
is sunrise and final weigh-in at 3:00 pm. Prices are presented
on Derby Day at 4:00 pm at the Clubhouse. Prize Categories
(Men's, Ladies and Juniors) are for the three largest fish,
with a trophy and personalized plaque for the largest fish
in each category. There are also hidden weight prizes.
Victoria's Island Outfitters starts and ends the year
with the free for fun and prizes Salmon and Halibut Leader
Board. Simply weigh your catch in at Island Outfitters
and the top five fish in each category on December 31st
wins a prize. We are now waiting for the first "lunkers"
of the season to be weighed in at the store. Maybe it
will be you bringing in the big one!
Saltwater competitions kick off with Island Outfitters.
For further information contact Island Outfitters at (250)
475-4969
- Just For the Halibut' Derby April 26th and 27th.
Hosted by Island Outfitters, 100.3 the "Q" radio
and 1200 CKXM Country, proceeds from the derby go to the
Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children.
Prizes for the largest halibut are as follows:
· 1st Prize- $4000.00
· 2nd Prize- $2000.00
· 3rd Prize- $1000.00
· Extra Prize Bonus $10,000
Tickets are available at Island Outfitters (250) 475-4969,
Pedder Bay Marina, Cheanuh Marina, and Colwood Food and
Tackle Petro Canada.
- BC Fishing Derbies for 2003 Westview Marina's Annual
Derby $2500 Total prizes
Tahsis, BC, West Coast Vancouver Island. Date: Fri. Aug
15th to Sat. 16th 2003
Contact: Cathy Daynes Phone: 1-800-992-3252 Email: info@westviewmarina.com
Web: www.westviewmarina.com
- Rosario Resort Derby on Orcas Island: March 5-7,
1998 call 1-360-376-2222 ask for Katie or Chris ($10,000.00
first prize)
- Gold River Fallers Fishing Derby: May 2,3,4 All
the Lodges and cabins join in to make this event a fun time.
It's a three-day weekend, with cut-off time being at noon
on the Sunday. Then we give out the prizes. Each contestant
pays $25.00 to enter, and the proceeds always go to a good
local needy cause. The 2002 proceeds was $1000, and it went
to a Gold River boy who suffers from the child form of arthritics.
The 2001 proceeds went to a Gold River boy with Muscular
Dystrophy. Thanks to all that helped to achieve this. For
those of you coming in from out of town, you can camp at
Cougar Creek, or book a bunk at Hoiss point Lodge, or Chinootka
Lodge.
Fallers Derby Box 605 Gold River B.C. V0P 1G0 Canada Phone
Paul at 283 7469 Fax 250 283 7468
- Prince Rupert Legion 31st Annual Fish Derby and Raffle
June 1st & 2nd
Weigh in at Legion Held in the trophy fishing waters off
Prince Rupert British Columbia, the Royal Canadian annual
Fishing Derby is in keeping with a tradition of fine derbies.
Many great prizes.Tickets are $25.00 and are available by
contacting Art at the Royal Canadian Legion (250) 624-4141
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