2009 Quatsino Sound Fishing Derby Report

After a foggy start Saturday morning, clear skies prevailed for the 4th Annual Quatsino Sound Fishing Derby. The two-day event was a good opportunity for North Islanders to test their fishing skills plus have a quick visit to the historic community of Quatsino. A total of 85 Coho, 40 Spring and 34 misc. “Other” fish were weighed in. Although the top weight Halibut for the 2008 Derby was 101 lbs, not a single Halibut was entered this year.

Grand Prize Winners:
33.0 lb Spring – Mike Lind of Port Alice ($1,000.00)
18.6 lb Coho – Chevi Novak of Port Hardy ($ 250.00)
10.0 lb “Other” (Cod) – Kevin Doucette of Holberg ($ 250.00)

Second Prize Winners:
30.0 lb Spring – Cathie Moore of Port Hardy ($50.00)
14.6 lb Coho – Shane Murdock of Port Alice ($50.00)
8.4 lb “Other” (Lingcod) – Ken Smith of Port McNeill ($50.00)

Third Prize Winners:
29.8 lb Spring – Shane Tiberghien of Port Alice
13.4 lb Coho – Adam Dmetrichuk of Port McNeill
7.6 lb “Other” (Cod) – Andrew Scott of Port Hardy

Top Derby Kids:
7.2 lb Coho – Keona Vining of Campbell River/Quatsino ($50.00)
7.0 lb Spring – Luke Lindenback of  Campbell River / Quatsino ($50.00)

Hidden Weight Winners:
17.8 lb Spring – David Hickman of Port Alice
9.0 lb Spring – Jamie Easton of Port Alice
4.2 lb Spring – Ray Bernier of Port McNeill
10.6 lb Coho – Mike Swethikoff of Port Alice
5.4 lb Coho – Sven Koehler of Abbotsford
2.6 lb Coho – Micheal Whitworth of Port McNeill
4.5 lb “Other” – Nick Doucette of Holberg
2.3 lb “Other” – Jim Gordon of Port Alice
0.13 lb “Other” Suhail Mohammed of Abbotsford

Over 100 prizes were awarded to Derby and Ticket Draws winners!

Derby organizers will be donating $313.00 (10% of profits) to the Salvation Army’s Lighthouse Resource Centre, the remainder will go towards the “Quatsino Museum Project”.
(submitted by Gwen Hansen, Quatsino Archives Association.)