The sold out 10th Annual 2013 Roche Harbor Salmon Classic fishing derby was a record setter with 192 fish caught in the two-day event - 104 fish were weighed in on the first day. The weather was on the anglers' side with dry conditions and calm waters.
There were 339 anglers, including four youths, in the 100 boats in the competition February 8 and 9, 2013.
$25,000 cash prizes awarded:
$10,000 1st Place
Pete Nelsen
Shaw Island, WA
16.7
$5,000 2nd Place
Carter Whalen
Friday Harbor, WA
16.4
$3,000 3rd Place
Brock Warin
Friday Harbor, WA
15.12
$2,000 4th Place
Sean Scott
Friday Harbor, WA
15.6
$1,000 5th Place
Michael Gladstein
Mercer Island, WA
14.5
$2,000 Mystery Fish
Tom Cahill
Everett, WA
9.5
$2,000 Best Boat Total Weight
1. Dusty Rowland, Chris Wagemann, Neal Kamrin, Pat Federspiel
80.12 lbs
Clyde Hill (this isn't a person, this is where Rowland is from)
2.Derek Floyd
3. Chuck Payne
Youngest Angler
Christian Thomas
5 ½ yrs old
Tacoma, WA
This is his second Roche Harbor Derby. On Friday Christian weighed in a 4.08 oz!
2014 Boat Entry drawing winner, sponsored by Roche Harbor Resort
Jim Yount
Bow, WA
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