- Golden North Salmon Derby
The Golden North Salmon Derby is an annual
salmon fishing competition held inJuneau, Alaska in August. The object of the event is to catch the largest Chinook or Coho salmon over a period of three days; pink and chum salmon are not accepted.The area appropriate for fishing is known as the derby grounds. Its northern, eastern, southern and western limits are
Point Bridget ,Greely Point ,Twin Point , andPoint Couverton , respectively. Contestants may anchor their vessels overnight inSwanson Harbor , southwest of Point Couverton, but this area is not allowed for fishing.Prizes are awarded to the top hundred finishers, including cash and
gift certificate s. Fish can be weighed at any of four stations at Shelter Island,Amalga Harbor ,Auke Bay , orDouglas Island . Additionally, the organizers release twelve specially-tagged salmon into the derby ground. One of these is chosen as a special prize which earns $100,000 if it is caught. Competitors must purchase tickets to compete in the derby.The proceeds from the sale of the turned-in fish are given to the
Territorial Sportsmen Scholarship Foundation , which awards academicscholarships to local students. This has been a part of the derby since1953 .History
:"See also
List of Golden North Salmon Derby winners ."The derby has evolved for over 50 years. It was begun on
August 31 ,1947 , and earned its official name in1948 . For many years, live coverage of the derby has been broadcast on localradio station sKINY andKSUP . There was no broadcast from1980 to1982 , due to a dispute with theFederal Communications Commission .External links
* [http://www.juneauempire.com/salmonderby// Official site]
*Results: [http://www.kinyradio.com/derby/derby06.html 2006] , [http://www.kinyradio.com/derby/derby05.html 2005] , [http://www.kinyradio.com/derby/derby04.html 2004] , [http://www.kinyradio.com/derby/derby03.html 2003] , [http://www.kinyradio.com/derby/derby02.html 2002] , [http://www.kinyradio.com/derby/derby01.html 2001] , [http://www.kinyradio.com/derby/derby00.html 2000] , [http://www.kinyradio.com/derby/derby99.html 1999] , [http://www.kinyradio.com/derby/derby98.html 1998] , [http://www.kinyradio.com/derby/derby97.html 1997] , [http://www.kinyradio.com/derby/derby96.html 1996]
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