The American Fishing Foundation held its second annual charity Klamath River Fishing Derby Sept. 18-19 and the event was a huge success! The final numbers have yet to be crunched, but the event raised money for several good causes, including the Yearling Chinook program at Iron Gate Hatchery, the Chinook Marking program and upgrades to the Roy Rook launching facility on the lower river.
While fishing wasn’t red hot, the boats scratched and clawed for some biters. Out of the 18 four-person teams, 105 fish were caught and 100% were released. The breakdown was 77 salmon and 28 kings. Additionally, a lucky man from Redway, CA walked home with $50,000+ FishRite jet/pro combo boat in the grand finale raffle.
Here are some pix…
Capt. Mike Moore (R) guided his team to victory in the fishing portion of the event
Guide Steve Huber finished second
Kenny C and the Country Club Gals...ask us sometime about the white bikini top!
Harvey Young (R) got his dudes into some chrome
Super Mario, my favorite South of the Border Super Guide Deluxe, finished near the top.
I forget this guy's name...
Team Salmon Trout Steelheader...we're the biggest slackers on the creek!
To all of you who attended and helped out: A hearty thank you from all of us at AFF. And if you think this year’s event was cool…just wait until 2010!!
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OK, I'll ask. Do you have any pictures of the white bikini top?