The Wrangell Chamber of Commerce 60th Annual King Salmon Derby is set to begin on Saturday, May 12 at 6:00 a.m. The Derby will run every day until 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 10.
Weighing of fish will start at 9:00 a.m. on May 12 at the Harbor Master Office, which will be the weigh-in station for the weekends and Memorial Day.
The weigh-in stations for Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. will be Wrangell Oil and Delta Western.
The Wrangell Chamber office will be the weigh-in station for Monday-Friday 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Derby tickets are available at the following locations: Alaska Charters, Alaskan Sourdough Lodge, Alpine Mini Mart, Angerman’s Inc., Bay Company, Bob’s IGA, Buness Bros., Chamber Office, Delta Western, Marine Bar, Ottesen’s True Value, Rayme’s Bar, Sentry Hardware, Totem Bar and Wrangell Oil.
The top cash prizes for this year’s derby are as follows: 1st Place - $6,000, 2nd Place - $4,000, 3rd Place - $2,000 and Memorial Day Weekend Prize - $2,500.00. A new one-time only prize this year is the Sportsmanship Award in honor of Chris Guggenbickler. A prize of $750 will be awarded to the largest king caught and entered during the first two days of the 2012 derby, Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13. This is an added incentive for all those avid fishermen and fisherwomen to get out there early and get those rods in the water.
There will be weekly $500 prizes, the Art Clark Pioneer $250 Prize, Aileen Meissner Memorial $250 Prize, $500 Bonus Prizes for the first 50 and 60 lb. king entered, Youth Prizes and many donated prizes by our generous merchants. A new prize this year (Inscribed Sterling Silver Salmon Bracelet) donated by Ria Designs goes to the top Fisherwoman.
Pick up your copy of the Official 2012 King Salmon Derby booklet to see all the details and wonderful pictures, stories and advertisements. The online booklet can be downloaded from the Chamberwebsite at: http://www.wrangellchamber.org/annual-salmon-derby
All derby tickets purchased will be automatically entered into the Grand Prize Drawing for 2 Round Trip tickets on Alaska Airlines for system wide travel (including Hawaii and Mexico). And even if you don’t fish or would like extra chances at this great raffle you can buy derby tickets and increase your chances at this prize. You need not be present at the drawings to win this Grand Prize. You must be present at the drawings to win the following cash drawings: $500, $250, $100 and a special 60th Anniversary prize of $250.
The 2012 Derby Awards will be held on Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the James and Elsie Nolan Center. You must be present to accept your prize or have someone you trust claim it for you. The Derby Committee will no longer pick prizes for absent contestants. The Daily Top Ten list can be viewed on the Chamber website shown above and on Facebook.com; search for wrangellchamber.
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