How the Derby went….

Can’t believe it’s the seventh one already – here’s how the prizes went in last weekend’s Salmon Derby Classic at Roche Harbor, from Debbie Sandwith:

Selling out December 1st 2009 and with clear blue skies leading into the derby ~ 100 boats arrived to Roche Harbor Resort & Marina for the 7th Annual Salmon Classic Invitational.

The results from the derby are as follows:

100 Derby Boats; total 346 Anglers
31 fish weighed in on Friday February 5, 2010
12 fish weighed in on Saturday February 6, 2010
Total Fish weighed in: 43

$25,000 cash prizes awarded:

$10,000: 1st Place – Raymond Francois, Mt. Vernon, WA (16.4 oz)
$5,000: 2nd Place – Neal Kamrin, Bellevue, WA (15.13)
$3,000: 3rd Place – David Arnold Ferndale, WA (15.12)
$2,000: 4th Place – Scott Veitz Everett, WA (15.11)
$1,000: 5th Place – Richard Price Ferndale, WA (14.12)
$2,000: Mystery Fish – Matthew Rose Bellingham, WA (5.4 oz)

$2,000 Best Boat Total Weight 26.10 lbs

Mike McAuley Bellingham, WA; Kirk Hawley Bellingham, WA; Pat Phillips Pateros, WA

Peyton Moss -  Youngest Angler (11 yrs old) from Bend, OR

Jens Johanson, Mukilteo, WA – 2011 Boat Entry winner, sponsored by Roche Harbor Resort