Sep 4 Salish Sea Salmon Challenge

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So who is going into this derby? For a great cause - to help fund the Sooke Chinook Sea Pen Project. We need more fish in the water for all of us this project is starting to make a difference - not to mention the fishing is still good and the 80 cm slot limit comes off Sep. 1!

Hey there you fishing maniacs ... it's time to buy your tickets to the 2021 Salish Sea Salmon Challenge. Just over a week away. Help support a great cause - proceeds go to Sooke Chinook Sea Pen Project - HQ at Cheanuh Marina

Remember on Saturday September 4th there is no 80cm slot limit ... YES ... any size wild or hatchery salmon can win. The more tickets sold the higher the cash prize goes. Skippers Challenge (side bet) are $50 cash only ... Swag Draw tickets $10 each

You can buy tickets at Cheanuh Marina - Trotac Marine - Island Outfitters - or Online (address below) or by phone (778) 426-4141

You want more information visit https;//www.anglerscoalition.com or phone (778) 426-4141

 

[Whole in the Water]

FYI...

2021 Salish Sea Salmon Challenge Results
The third annual Salish Sea Salmon Challenge fishing derby took place on Saturday September 4th and was again a success. One hundred and eleven rod tickets were sold at $60 each, totaling $6,660 ticket sales revenue. Therefore, the Biggest Salmon Prize, the Random Cash Draw Prize and money raised to support the Sooke Chinook Enhancement Initiative were $2,220 respectively.

On Saturday, the weather was moderate and winds were light and there was not a lot of fog around. Report from the derby entrants was the conditions were good, but hooking the big ones was the main challenge. We weighed in 14 Chinook and 1 hatchery Coho.

A special thank you to our dear friends at Cheanuh Marina for their gracious hospitality and for allowing us to have the derby weigh scale and event headquarters at the marina.

AND THE WINNERS WERE:
- Biggest Salmon Cash Prize ($2,220) was won by Rick Weiss with a 25.02 lbs Chinook
- Skippers Challenge (worth $850 cash) was won by Jerome Thomas with a 20.9 lbs Chinook
- Random Cash Draw Prize ($2,220) was won by Rick Lyon
- Random Draw Downrigger Prize ($750 value) was won by Jeff Taylor
- 1st Swag Draw Prize – Scotty Downrigger ($750 value) was won by George Fales
- 2nd Swag Draw Prize - Mooching Rod & Reel Combo ($500 value) was won by Art Bamford
- 3rd Swag Draw Prize – Bradley 4 Rack Smoker ($549 value) was won by Dave Fairfield
- 50/50 Draw Prize – Cash ($105) was won by Art Bamford

Congratulations to our lucky winners. And a really big thank you to all the derby entrants, we hope you had fun and will come back next year. Your participation has help raised approx. $2,750 net on the day

And finally, it goes without saying that these small events cannot succeed without support from the community. Our sponsors came through for us again this year and were as follows:
- Cheanuh Marina sponsored the prize board.
- Scotty Manufacturing provided a great deal on 2 High Performance Downriggers.
- Island Outfitters provided a great deal on an excellent 10’ 6” Mooching Rod and Reel Combo and donated a Bradley 4 rack Smoker too.

Many many thanks to all our sponsors for supporting the Salish Sea Salmon Challenge and being excellent members of our local angling community.

Look out for the Salish Sea Spring Fishing Derby at the end of March 2022

Tight lines

Christopher Bos
President South Vancouver Island Anglers Coalition