9th Annual KC/Tri-Cities Prep Salmon Derby

October 2-3, 2004 AND September 4-October 1, 2004

 

Entries available from: Motyka's Fishin Post, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Fish-n-Plus,  or Pollywog’s (Desert Aire)  --or -- mail $25 with your name, address, and phone number to KC/TCP Salmon Derby, 1957 Marshall Ave., Richland, WA  99352

 

Note:  See the new special rules for the “EARLY BIRD PRIZES!”   The “Early Bird Derby” replaces the previous Tagged Salmon prize; there is no tagged Salmon contest this year.

Official Derby Rules

•     Entries ($25 each) are available until 6PM Thursday, September 30, 2004.  Late entries are allowed until 8AM Saturday, October 2, LIMITED TO AVAILABLE TICKETS AND AT LIMITED LOCATIONS.  A maximum of 650 participants will be allowed.

•     Children 12 and under pay only $10 to enter and are eligible for a special prize pool.

•     All anglers in any participating boat must be derby entrants (on October 2 and 3).  Bank fishing is also allowed.

•     Legal derby hours are 5AM Saturday until 3PM Sunday.  Awards will be announced at 6PM Sunday, October 3, at the Richland Knights of Columbus Hall, 2500 Chester Road (Bypass Highway and Van Giesen Street).

•     Checks should be made payable to the Knights of Columbus or to Tri-Cities Prep.

•     Derby fishing is open on the Columbia River and Yakima River as allowed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife regulations.  All participants must follow all applicable licensing, tackle, and fishing regulations.  Violations will result in disqualification.

Weigh-in station locations:    Vernita Bridge (1st launch above bridge); Ringold (below irrigation outfall); Leslie Groves Park (Snyder Street boat launch in Richland)

•     Weigh in stations will be open, as a minimum, from 10AM to 5PM Saturday and 10AM to 3PM Sunday.  Weighing in during other hours will be permitted subject to the availability of and at the discretion of a weigh station attendant, but in no cases will a weigh-in be allowed for anglers arriving at the weigh station after 3PM Sunday.

•     Salmon will be weighed whole, ungutted.  All Salmon will be subject to inspection or dissection by derby officials.  Foreign matter detected in any Salmon, or evidence of freezing, will be grounds to disqualify the entrant.

•     Derby volunteers and organizers are allowed to participate in the derby with the exception of the weighmaster.  The weighmaster will be the final authority on all questions regarding validity of awards.

•     Prizes will be awarded for largest Salmon, highest total weight for the two-day derby, a randomly selected "mystery Salmon", and 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th largest Salmon.  Additional prizes may be awarded depending on the number of prize donations.  In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by the flip of a coin.

•     Participants agree that the decisions of the derby weighmaster are final. 

 

New!!!

EARLY BIRD CONTEST:  Starting Saturday, September 4, through Friday, October 1, weekly prizes of $100 (adult) and $50 (age 12 and under) will be awarded for the biggest Salmon weighed in from Saturday through Friday at the dealers listed at the top of the page.  You must purchase an entry (to the October 2-3 derby) to be eligible.  The rule requiring all anglers in the boat to be entered does not apply to the EARLY BIRD CONTEST.  One each weekly adult and child prizes will be announced after each Friday among all Salmon weighed during the previous week.  Note that some of the weighing location sponsor stores may award additional prizes for Salmon weighed at their specific location, at their discretion and subject to the sponsor’s rules.