First Annual Lake Stevens Kokanee DERBY!!!!

[Matt]

Overheard a promoter seaking sponsorship for this at John's when I was in there the other day. Justin at Holiday also mentioned overhearing something about it when I went in for a license yesterday; now I found THIS online sounds very promising:

Taken from Ted's Sports Center Blog at:
http://tedssportscenter.blogspot.com/

The 1st Annual Lake Stevens Kokanee Derby is on line for Saturday 22nd of May. At the present time things are being firmed up for this event and I will update things as more information develops. Here's a bit of information as it is at present!

Tickets $20.00/person (15 or older)
Tickets Free (14 or younger)

Adult Prizes: Largest Kokanee
1st-$1,000.00
2nd-$500.00
3rd-$250.00
4th-100.00

Kids Prizes: Largest Kokanee
1st-$100.00
2nd-$75.00
3rd-$50.00

Bonus Prize-$500.00 For The Largest Trout

Bonus Prize-$500.00 For The Heaviest Bag (Up To 10 Fish Limit)

Weigh In Will Be Between 2:00 - 4:00pm

Prizes to be awarded at 3:00pm

This is a preliminary run down on the derby and may be altered slightly.

There are many businesses and individuals backing this derby:
Dick Nite Spoons
Ted's Sports Center
Gregg's Custom Rods
John's Sporting Goods
Three Rivers Marine
Silver Horde/Gold Star
Lamiglas
Shasta Tackle
Yakima Bait Company
St Croix Rod Co.
Zak's Tackle Company
Gibb's / Delta Tackle Company
City of Lake Stevens
NSIA (Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association)

All the proceeds of this derby will go back into fishery resources.

With the increasing popularity of kokanee fishing this should be a fun derby!

Count me in for this one! Sounds like a BLAST!!

[Jake Dogfish]

Sounds like fun! Thanks for the info.

[G-Man]

That's a lot of prize money, I hope they can swing it!

[Rich McVey]

Are there any engine limitations on Lake Stevens? I coulda swore I saw a thread last summer discussng limitation on the 2 stoke motors for that lake, or one close by.

[Rich McVey]

That's a lot of prize money, I hope they can swing it!

Stevens is just over 1000 acres. 35 boat limit for a contest.

$20 ea x 2 per boat x 35 boat limit = $1400

I see $3075 in cash listed.

[Matt]

There are many businesses and individuals backing this derby:
Dick Nite Spoons
Ted's Sports Center
Gregg's Custom Rods
John's Sporting Goods
Three Rivers Marine
Silver Horde/Gold Star
Lamiglas
Shasta Tackle
Yakima Bait Company
St Croix Rod Co.
Zak's Tackle Company
Gibb's / Delta Tackle Company
City of Lake Stevens
NSIA (Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association)

All the proceeds of this derby will go back into fishery resources.
!

Aside from ticket sales there are other sources of revenue for prize money including this list of sponsors, public donation, etc.

[Rich McVey]

I wish they woulda posted who to get in contact with for registration.

I emailed them but got 2 of the emails kicked back from them. I'll post what I find out.

I need more wedding rings...!

[Rich McVey]

Rich:

We should have derby tickets by the end of the week or the first of next. The WDFW does know of the event though they may not have it posted as of yet. If you check our reports page I will update things as we get more together on it.

Hope that helps you out at the present time. Feel free to give me a call if you have any questions.
Mike

Mike Chamberlain
Ted's Sport Center
15526 Hwy 99 N
Lynnwood, WA 98087
www.tedssportscenter.com

[JWS]

I would like to register ..... where should I look?? Who should I talk to?? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Rich McVey]

http://www.tedssportscenter.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Lake Steven's Kokanee Derby - May 22

The derby is coming together quite nicely, we are receiving nothing but positive input from virtually everyone we have spoke with. Mark Spada the president of the Snohomish Sportsmans Club is doing a "Fantastic" job getting things put together. We should have flyer's, finalized information and tickets perhaps by the end of the week or the first of next.

This should be an outstanding event!

Posted by www.tedssportscenter.com at 9:38 AM

[Anonymous]

I was part of a Kokanee Derby some years ago on Lk Stevens. This is when I was weighing in at 315 lbs.I went with my fishing partner who was a solid 170 lbs.We ventured out in my 8' Livingston with my 1986 Honda 7.5 hp,a full icechest and gear .We were about 1-2" from the waterlevel.We started out just fine.Some guy came past us slowly and his wake caught my bow and like a submarine it was DIVE DIVE..The motor got submerged which killed it.Im in the halfway part of the lake rowing back submerged but still somewhat afloat.This was in 2006. By2007 I had bought a new 16' Smokercraft.I still have the Livingston. We didnt catch any Kokes but It was funny and we had a fairly fun day. The key to Koke fishing is ......... Not telling...Muahaha.Unless.........

[fishnislife]

Sweet! I'd like to see the results of the Kok3nee Event. Keep us posted. And hopefully someone takes lots of pics.



fishnislife

[salmonslayer117]

Wow that sounds like a blast. I love fishin' for kokes! I'll probably be up fishin' the alpine lakes that weekend but I'll pass the word around and see if anyone else is interested. Hope they have a good turnout. Good luck out there!

[Matt]

Prize list is officially correct! Tickets went on sale today, picked up 2 for my partner and I from John's. Here is the official advertisement: http://www.johnssportinggoods.com/2010% ... 0Derby.pdf

Tons of local sponsors shelled out good money to endorse this event, I am super stoked AND proud to say that I patronize most all of the sponsor establishments frequently.

[Rich McVey]

Sweet, I gotta get over there asap and get mine!

http://johnssportinggoods.com/

UPDATE: John said he only has 30 more tickets left.

[rseas]

We have our tickets and a copy of the introduction flyer but seem to be having trouble locating the kokanee derby rules. Does anybody know of a link for Lake Stevens Kokanee Derby rules? We are looking for the start time, weigh-in location and any other special rules. Also, any idea how many tickets were sold? I think that our ticket numbers are in the mid two hundreds. It may be a crowded day on the water. I hope that they recharge the porta-potties at the WDFW access. They were pretty nasty two weeks ago.

[Rich McVey]

The derby is limited to 35 boats. On 1000+acres that shouldnt be bad.. of course most of us will be trolling the middle I'm betting. Hopefully its not recreational weather and the anglers get the run of the lake.

10 day forcast seems to indicate it will/should be raining that weekend.

[rseas]

I found it, please see the attached for the derby flyer, rules and a parking map.

http://www.gregscustomrods.com/Kokanee/ ... fault.aspx

[Matt]

*yawn* Just heading over to the boat launch, see you guys there.

[Rich McVey]

We had a good time Saturday. No luck on the Kokes. The clouds broke and it warmed up nicely. Not to crowded, only 1 near mishap from a guy who got caught up watching some one elses action. The MinnKota decided to have issues so we headed in about 1:30.