Ticket sales will be taking place at The Station House Pub May 26th and May 28th as well as final sales June 1st. Sales are from 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. each night.

See our Derby Contests Page for information on how to win entry to the derby by watching CHTV, reading the Times Colonist or listening to 100.3 the Q.

The cost is $100.00 per rod and includes Derby shirt and hat as well as entrance to the Awards Banquet. If you are not a previous Entrant to the event please refer to our Contacts Page and send an Email to Ticket Requests or check out our SPONSORSHIP GUIDELINES below, on this page.

Tickets for the 2009 derby are presently sold out! The Executive would like to thank all previous Entrants for their past participation. If you were in the Derby last year and have not been contacted for some reason please feel free to Contact Us.

TICKETS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE (Please Read Carefully):

Ticket purchase name MUST match the weigh-in name.

If you cannot attend the Derby; you must notify the Executive. The Derby will reimburse your ticket cost and put you back on the list for the next year. Please call Fred at (250) 474-1676 or Dave at (250) 478-9298 and avoid the risk of having a weigh-in disqualified.

MULTIPLE TICKET HOLDERS & COMPANIES must have their name and phone number on their ticket and their name and phone number with guest written on any other tickets. If a guest of yours catches a fish; inform weigh-in officials that your guest has caught a fish, give them your name and the ticket number and then give the guests name to the official weigh person. The fish will be registered under that person's name. Do not use a ticket for one guest on one day and then the same ticket for another guest the next day or both fish will be disqualified.

SINGLE TICKET HOLDERS: If you transfer or sell a ticket to someone else without prior knowledge of the executive, that weigh-in will be disqualified, no exceptions.

This Event is now in it's 23rd year and has grown from an entrant base of 150 to over 600 Anglers competing for $100,000.00 in prizes ranging from a value of $75.00 to the grand prize of $25,000 cash for the First Place Winner. A minimum of 55 fish and 55 draw prizes are awarded each year.

Corporate Sponsorship has allowed the Derby to develop into an outstanding event and contributions are acknowledged in all Advertising and Media related coverage. Executives and Entrants alike are well aware of "WHO MAKES IT ALL POSSIBLE".

The Derby has been labeled a "MODEL FOR ALL OTHERS" due to the strict salmon conservation rules in place since day one and is the largest donor to salmon enhancement of any Derby in BC with almost $200,000 going directly to local salmon restoration.

Salmon Enhancement draws for an OUTBOARD MOTOR donated by Honda / Sherwood Marine and FRAMED ARTISTS PROOFS donated by ROBERT BATEMAN & SUE COLEMAN.

Awards Banquet featuring a great buffet and refreshments. Each Entrant receives a Derby T-Shirt, Hat and Rule Booklet which features all the Sponsors names and phone numbers.

Previous Entrants have First chance of refusal on tickets, return ratio though is 98% each year. Corporate Sponsors have first option.

PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP

This is a co-sponsorship category in partnership with The Alpine Group. Your company name will appear on all derby shirts and hats as well as all advertising etc and will be recognized in our yearly donation to Salmon Enhancement. You will also receive some PR Tickets and be able to purchase others.

GOLD SPONSORSHIP - Starting at $3,000.00

Includes name on T-Shirts as well as posters, booklets and other advertising. 2 PR Tickets and the right to purchase up to 3 more tickets.

SILVER SPONSORSHIP - Starting at $1,500.00

This category includes 1PR Ticket, name in the derby booklet, name on the sponsor board at the banquet, recognition at time of prize awarded to entrants as well as other advertising such as the Times Colonist. The right to purchase up to 2 other tickets.

BRONZE SPONSORSHIP - Starting at $600

This category includes 2 tickets and booklet advertising, name on sponsor board and prize recognition at the awards banquet..

ANY DONATION – CASH OR MERCHANDISE - ARE GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED AND RECOGNIZED IF SPONSOR DOES NOT WANT TICKETS, BUT WOULD LIKE TO HELP WITH SALMON ENHANCEMENT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE EVENT