Coos Salmon Derby
The 10th-Annual Coos Basin Amateur Salmon Derby will be held Sept. 12 and 13 on the Coos River in Coos Bay.
Tickets cost $20, and can be purchased at England Marine in Charleston, Bite’s on Tackle Shop, Coos Bay Marine and Y Marina in Empire, and BNT in Coos Bay. Tickets also can be purchased the day of the derby at Eastside, California Street (North Bend) and Dora’s Place boat ramps. Free tickets for children ages 16 and under will be available at any of the boat ramps on the day of the derby.
A total of $1,000 in prize money will be distributed among first through fourth places and the biggest fish in the Junior Division.
Proceeds go toward the Salmon Trout Enhancement Program in Coos County.
For more information, call the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at 888-5515 or Valerie Pena at 759-2709.
What are the hours of the Derby? Is there a seminar Friday evening?
Doug