Chimacum Alumni Association Salmon Derby this weekend; open to all

PORT HADLOCK — The fourth annual Chimacum Alumni Association Salmon Derby will be held this coming Saturday and Sunday, July 20-21.

The derby is open to all and will be held in Marine Area 9.

Fishing is open from dawn to 3 p.m. Saturday and dawn to noon Sunday.

Weigh-in location is The Fishin’ Hole at the Port Townsend Fuel Dock, 199 Benedict St. in Port Townsend’s Boat Haven.

First place will win $1,000, second takes $500, and third-place and mystery-weight finishers will win $250.

Prizes for fifth through 10th place will be donated by local businesses.

Kids can win $100 for first place, bicycles for finishing second and third.

An awards ceremony will be held at the Port Hadlock Marina at 2 p.m. July 21.

Prize winners need not be present to win.

Tickets are $25 per adult, with kids 14 and younger admitted free.

All anglers must have a ticket to participate.

Tickets are available at the event’s sponsoring businesses: Four Corners Store; Westside Marine,

The Fishin’ Hole at Port Townsend Fuel Dock and LPL Financial Services/Rich Gastfield in Port Townsend; Eldridge Homes Inc. in Port Ludlow; and Olympic Equipment Rentals in Port Hadlock.

Suggested boat launches are Lower Port Hadlock Boat Launch, Fort Flagler State Park, Port of Port Townsend Marina, Mats Mats Bay or Port Ludlow.

Proceeds benefit scholarships provided by the Chimacum Alumni Association.

Phone Billy Eldridge at 360-821-1007.

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