Orcas Island’s American Legion Post 93 will again host members and visitors for the 32nd Annual Salmon Derby this weekend, Feb 19-20.
To register for the derby which is open to the public, go to https://www.orcaspost93.org/Events/salmonderby.htm
The entry fee is $50, and the First Prize Award is $1,100, with over $2.600 in prize money.
All derby participants must be registered by midnight, Friday, Feb. 18. Weigh-in deadlines are 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Washington State Salmon. Fishing Regulations prevail, with the exception of the following:
- Fishing area limited to the waters of San Juan County.
- Five pound minimum of all fish to be entered in the derby.
- All persons in derby boats must be registered derby entrants.
- All contestants must have in their possession a valid Washington State License and Punch card and be able to present it to officials at weigh in.
- No contestant may win more than one prize.
The Salmon Derby is the Orcas Legion’s main winter event, and it coincides with its Saturday Membership Drive, where the public can learn about the benefits in becoming a member of the American Legion.
The Post goes all out to welcome the community and visiting fisher-folk for the derby, with dinners open to derby entrants as well as the general public at the Legion Post on Friday through Sunday, costing $8 each night.
Door prizes for Derby entrants will be given after the Saturday evening weigh-in, and the Grand Prize and other awards for the Derby will take place Sunday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m..
The American Legion Post #93 is located at 703 Crescent Beach Drive, near the Country Corner intersection, phone 376-4987… For more information about the Salmon Derby, call l Bob (360) 376-4689 or Steve (360) 376-3432 for rules & registration cards go to https://www.orcaspost93.org/Events/salmonderby.htm
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members — men and women — in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. These posts are organized into 55 departments — one each for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines.
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Looking into doing the Derby with you guys. My friend is a veteran and legion member can we still all fish or only members. Also is there still room to sign up and how many people per boat. Thanks were located over here on San Juan Island.