Derby 2011
Westview Marina and Lodge, Tahsis BC 2011 Salmon Enhancement Derby was a fabulous success!!!$21,027.21144 people entered and fished the event and over 200 people attended the awards banquet held at the Tahsis Recreation Center. The Live auction, Silent auction, Sponsor Board, and entry fees raised a total of $21,027.21! IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FISH! The Funds will be distributed as follows: $3,200 – Nootka Sound Watershed Society These funds will be part of the $32,000 raised by the society to increase the Conuma hatchery Chinook stock at the hatchery from 1.6 million to 2.7 million, an increase of 1.1 million salmon. $3,000 – Zeballos Salmon Enhancement Society These Funds will be used to re-open the hatchery that provides Chinook stocks to both the Big and Little Zeballos rivers. This hatchery will raise and release 100,000 Chinook salmon. $14,827.21 – Tahsis Salmon Enhancement Society These funds will help the society reach their target of raising and releasing 250,000 Chinook Salmon and 200,000 Coho salmon for 2012. Funds will also be used to for care and feeding of the fish, putting a new roof on the egg incubator building, and to upgrade the fish holding tanks.
Special thanks go to our major sponsors: SUZUKI CANADA, REDL SPORTS from Vancouver, SCOTTY MARINE from Victoria, LORDCO AUTO PARTS from Campbell River, SHOCKWAVE SEATS from Sidney, BRADLEY SMOKERS from Vancouver, THE GREAT CANADIAN SUPER STORE from Campbell River, ENDURANCE MARINE of Vancouver, GRIEG SEAFOODS from Campbell River, THE PACIFIC SALMON FOUNDATION and ARTIST BRUCE MUIR, who all provided significant gifts that greatly improved the monies raised at our Live and Silent auctions. THANKS to all of our 103 donators who gave hundreds of gifts to the event. Literally every participant at the awards banquet won a prize.
This year’s winners of 1st place awards were: Bill Hoffman for his 39.5 pound Chinook Gills Darvault for his 108 pound Halibut Jim Horvath for his 21.5 pound Coho Roger Lino for his 39.25 pound Cod Check out the rest of the winners at www.westviewmarina.com
REMEMBER “IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FISH” Next Year’s Derby will be held on the Friday and Saturday, August 24th and 25th. Plan now to enter in this Great event!
Bill Hoffman with his winning catch weighing in at 39.5 pounds.
Left to Right: Trish Nelson, Dave Nelson. Shelba Owens, and Perry Owens (hiding behind the fish)
Gerry Freeman and his 3rd place, 95 pound Halibut |
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