Thanks to all for making this year's derby the best yet !
A very special thank you to all the volunteers who made this event possible.
This year turned out to be one heck of a derby with a technical tie for 1st place with the first fish weighed taking the prize as the rules state. Both fish weighed in at 36.2 lbs.
Use this link to see all of the results of the 2009 Juan de Fuca Salmon Derby and pictures of all the fish & the people who caught them on the FishTactics Results Board
Congratulations to first place winner James Hawthorne: 36.2 pounds:
James at the weigh in scales:
2nd place winner Riley Smith: 36.2 lbs
Congratulations to the many, many winners at this years derby. Fishing was great Saturday with a much better presence of Chinook this year. It was quite a run between 1st and 2nd place this year with both fish weighing in at 36.2 pounds. In all, there was only 0.6 pounds difference between 1st and 5th placings.
1: 36.2 lbs: James Hawthorne
2: 36.2 lbs: Riley Smith
3: 36.0 lbs: Dave Homer
4: 35.7 lbs: George Doulakis
5: 35.6 lbs: Brian Busby
We hope to have lots more pictures available over the next couple of weeks so please check back periodically to check on updates as they happen.
Check All Derby Results from the 2008 JDF Salmon Derby Results Board by FishTactics
The 2008 JDF Salmon Derby Winner is Joe Kadar with a 36.8 pound Chinook which he caught entirely on his own!
Second place went to Gary Cooper who was put on the fish by number one guide Joanne of Island Outfitters. They came in with a 34.2 pound spring & lead the derby for all of Saturday.
3rd place went to Conrad DePalma who reeled in a 31.8 pound spring.
4th: William Cooper with a 31.1 pound chinook.
5th was Vern Storry with a 30.7 pound chinook.
Fishing was quite a bit slower this year with only 54 chinook coming in on Saturday and 29 fish coming in on Sunday. It looks like they are a little late this year as reports up island both days were pretty hot fishing. Weather was superb.
At this time we especially want to give a very heartfelt thank you to all of our sponsors who have already called and e-mailed to let us know that they are back next year and also for their encouraging comments about what a great derby the Juan de Fuca Salmon Derby is. Their moral support as well as their financial support is what keeps this derby going so strong. The prize board and the Salmon Enhancement program both benefit widely from their enthusiastic support. Their high energy support and encouragement means a lot more to us than we can say in words alone.
Pro-Troll Fishing Products, based out of California recently contacted the derby executive and let us know that they think that the Juan de Fuca Salmon Derby is now the "Top Derby in Canada". Thanks to all who make this event such a tremendous success.
The, work has already started on the
plans for the 24th Annual Juan de Fuca Salmon Derby slated
for Father's Day weekend, June 20 and 21, 2009. As most participants
know, there is a tremendous amount of work that goes into
this derby. As the old saying goes, "Many hands make
light work". So, to that end, we would like
to invite and encourage anyone interested in helping out
this year to volunteer in any way possible. To help
out, please contact George at: gwetherell@jdfsalmonderby.com or
Fred at: mcculloughfred@shaw.ca Your
help is needed... Please help us to make this yet again the
best salmon derby in North America. Each year continually
brings great new opportunities for improving this awesome
event.
