Purchase tickets for salmon derby
The Coos Basin Amateur Salmon Derby is approaching, and tickets are on sale now.
The derby kicks off from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, with a barbecue and silent auction to be held for contestants and ticket holders at Menasha Forest Products Corporation, 1515 Sheridan Ave., North Bend.
The derby, which runs that Saturday and Sunday, raises money for local fisheries projects, as well as children’s fishery educational programs.
Tickets for the derby can be purchased for $20 each from Englund Marine, Y-Marina, Coos Bay Marine, The Bite’s On Bait and Tackle Shop and Butlers Pronto Print, all in Coos Bay, and North Bend Lanes in North Bend. Tickets are also available for purchase at the following boat ramps the day of the derby: Eastside Ramp in Coos Bay, California Street Ramp in North Bend, Doris Ramp, the Millicoma and Myrtle Tree Ramp and the Coos River.
Tickets buyers will have a chance to win $500 in a random drawing.
Children ages 13 and under fish for free when accompanied by an adult. Children’s tickets are available at the boat ramps the day of the derby.
Derby prizes include adult awards for those finishing in first through fourth place totaling $1,000, and a kid’s biggest fish award of $100.
For information, visit www.dougtimber.org, or call Valerie Pena at 541-759-2709 or Tom Rumreich at 541-888-5515.
Learn Coos River tips from local fishing guide
Do you want to know the techniques successful salmon fishermen use in the Coos River? Here’s your chance to learn from local guide Rick Howard.
Howard will hold a free salmon seminar at 7 p.m. Friday at North Bend Middle School for those who want to increase their chances of winning in the upcoming Coos Basin Salmon Derby.
