Dave Hoffman and his Wk 9 winning steelhead - 17.9 pounds!  Frank & Amy Schmidhammer with their 17.06 steelhead that won the Olcott Fishing Derby & the LOC 1st place steelhead! ($2950 total for that bad boy!) |
2009 Derby begins Sunday April 26 and runs thru September. Sign up at the Boat Doctors or Slippery Sinker!
SPONSORED BY THE BOAT DOCTORS, THE SLIPPERY SINKER AND THE HARBOR RESORT Interested in becoming a sponsor - Contact us at the emails below.
Derby fishing will be in Lake Ontario. Fishing will be by boat with at least two persons on board (witness needed for all weighed fish). Weekly derbies begin at 5 am each Monday and end the following Sunday at 4 p.m. Fish must be weighed at the Slippery Sinker or The Boat Doctors in Olcott. In the event of any changes, all contestants will be notified. Entrants sign up by "boat name". If entrant does not have a boat name, they may enter their registration numbers. The entry fee is $20 each week per boat. All persons aboard the boat are officially entered. Fish caught after the weigh stations close (normal business hours) of the Slippery Sinker and The Boat Doctors may be weighed in the next day. Fish weighed in by 4 p.m on each Sunday will determine winner of the weekly derby. PLEASE NOTE: Any fish caught after 4 p.m on Sundays may be weighed in on Monday and is eligible for the next week’s prize. (Entering the following weeks tournament by each Sunday is suggested). The contest is open to all ages and levels of anglers. All entry fee money will be paid back to the winners. Money is divided evenly between trout and salmon each week. If minimum weights are not met, the money will be carried over each week until there is a winner. If there is money at the end of the season to carryover, the sponsors will hold this money until the next season for a one-day fishing tournament to be determined by the sponsors of the tournament. The biggest fish caught in each month will receive a $25 gift certificate from the Harbor Inn. The minimum weight for (brown and steelhead only) trout is 12 pounds until July 1st. The minimum weight for trout after July 1, will be 15 pounds. The minimum weight for salmon is 20 pounds until June 30. The minimum weight effective July 1st for salmon is 25 pounds. All fish must be caught legally, according to DEC regulations. By signing below, entrant agrees that the decision of the judges will be final and not reviewable in any form. In the event of a tie, the timestamp on the fish weighed first will become the winner. Agrees that any sponsors, officials, employees or agents of the Olcott Fishing Derby are not to be held liable for any damages suffered while fishing the tournament. Agrees that any promotional photos taken will become the property of the Olcott fishing Derby sponsors for publication or promotional advertising. All winners will be posted on Mondays at The Slippery Sinker, The Boat Doctors & |
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For more information, contact: Wes & Amy Walker(716)778-0713 Jim & Karen Evarts (716)778-8592  |
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