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Annual Spring Steelhead Derby Results

Well the fall 2014 derby was a soaker but that is to be expected, at least since I have taken over running the show. All of the winners and weights have already been posted on our website, so to keep this short winded I won’t get into those details.

The 2015 spring derby was delightfully the best derby I have run weather wise. Fishing was a little tougher the normal, but still produced some nice fish. We had 80 Sr. anglers and 8 juniors this derby. 1st place went to Greg Allen with a wild female weighing 7.4lbs, 2nd place was our first female to make the podium Deb Zetler with a stocked OS fish at 7.1lbs and last but not least in 3rd was Mike Sousa also with a stock OS fish at 6.9lbs & the live release caught by Steven Lombard was a wild fish 28.5” Great job guys and gal.

Now, I would like to thank our amazing sponsors and food suppliers. The club is most gracious for our continued support from Angling Outfitters in Woodstock, Hammond Power Solutions, Black Bird Tackle Pure Fishing Canada in Brantford, Ron Plasket – (with some of the best gag prizes ever, can believe buddie took the gag over the FWF Custom 13’ float rod), Sauble Area Mens Club, Pete Barber & many others. Now to the food! Once again Q BBQ Eatery did a top notch job on the brisket, Carls Custom Meats nailed the burgers and dogs and all the park patrons that donated salads and side dishes. Our hats are off to you, thanks so much and I couldn’t put on this great event without you all.

I would also like to give a big shout out to Carlo, Paul & Jake for helping with the cooking & Erica King and Carol Tuner for the awesome job they did hustling all those raffle tickets, this raises a great deal of money for the club and our project such as our stocking project on the Suageen river. I hope to see you all the weekend after Canadian thanksgiving for our annual fall derby.

Tight Lines.

Scottie Redin
Derby & Events Director

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Spring 2015 Derby Details

Once again it is that time of the year for the annual spring Steelheaders Derby. Hopefully it isn’t going to be as soggy as the past couple, but I know no one is holding their breath onthat….lol. I have posted a volunteer signup sheet in the park for any one that is willing to help us out with a couple of the tasks that are required to make the derby fun and enjoyable for all. If you sign up for a task, we will depend on you to be there and in functional condition (you will have to save the partying till your task is completed).

Any one that is going to donate prizes could you please get them to me ASAP or at least let me know what it is that you are going to donate. This will give us a better game plan & idea of what we have for our always awesome prize selection. Once again thank you very much to all that donate, you all know the money raised goes to a great cause.

There is a women class that was added last fall, but unfortunately none of the ladies landed any chrome. So to all you lady Steelheaders this is your chance to be the first on the trophy. There is also a plaque for the spring and Fall derbies now for the live release class, so if youget a beauty that won’t make the leader board get its length & let it go to breed and be caught another day.

Now for a reminder of some of the derby “Rules”: Three air horn blasts at the end of the park will indicate 1 hour remaining to weigh in, 2 air horn blasts will indicate 30 minutes remaining & 1 long air horn blast indicates that the derby is officially close. My iPhone is going to be the set time that this is based around, so it may be a good idea to sync your watches and cells to my time. All fish will be weighed with the scale provided by the Ontario Steelheaders & only this scale, no exceptions. There will be no exception for late weigh-ins, no matter how great yourstory (fishtale) is. If there is a tie, the 1st person to weigh in one of the tying fish takes the top position. Last but not least, tight lines, have fun and be safe.



Best Regards,

Scottie Redin
Derby & Events Director
Ontario Steelheaders

Details

Date

Spring Derby: May 2 2015

Time

Derby: 7:00AM – 5:00PM
Dinner served at 5:30PM
Raffle & ceremony at 6:00PM

Entry Fee

Price: $10 donation
*Price subject to change.
**You do not need to be a club member to enter the derby. Anyone is welcome.

Questions & Donations

Submit questions and prize donations to derby director, Scott Redin.

Camping

Overnight camping is available at the Denny’s Dam Park located on the Saugeen River. Members and non-members are invited to camp with tent, travel trailer or RV for the event. For more information, see the park page.

Map & Directions

The Saugeen River derby is held at Denny’s Dam Park on the Saugeen River near Southampton Ontario.

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Revealing Spawning Video

Tip of the hat to Ken “Creekman” Davis for illustrating the latest California WaterBlog with his 35-second video of salmon spawning in Putah Creek. In an early December survey, Ken found that an estimated 200 salmon came to spawn in the stream – by far the most in more than 30 years on annual surveys. UC Davis fish biologist Peter Moyle couldn’t be happier: http://bit.ly/1FfRiD2

Posted by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences on Thursday, March 12, 2015
Salmon Spawning Video
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MNR 2015 Regulation Guide

MNR Ontario MNR 2015 Guide

The MNR has released an annual guide to the rules and regulations for recreational fishing in Ontario. The guide contains information about recreational fishing licenses, open seasons and zones and catch limits, as well as up-to-date fishing regulations for each fishing zone. See Zone 16 for Saugeen River regulations.

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LHFC Steelhead Fin Clipping

LHFC has asked the Ontario Steelheader members to join the LHFC on Feb 8th at the hatchery for fin clipping. He would also like to set February 7, 11 and 14 as dates to clip as well. No experience necessary.

If anyone is available to help these days, please contact Matt directly by email: mluckhart[at]bmts.com

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Ontario Steelheaders Receive a Special Gift

In the formation of the Ontario Steelheaders (OSH) organization some 35 years ago, chapters were created in the form of sub groups within the province basically to focus on their local watersheds. Approximately 5 regional chapters were born. Unfortunately due to the provincial graphics, some chapters started to break away from main OSH but still committed to work on their own.

The last remaining chapter was the Brantford Steelheaders that worked to improve the Grand River watershed and its tributaries. To date, many have benefitted from the long hours, hard work and the dedication from this chapter and deserve a BIG round of applause.

Recently, our president Karl Redin was informed by the executive of the Brantford Steelheaders that it was time to close the doors and end its role as a chapter of the OSH organization. But with this came an unexpected gift from Brantford chapter to the OSH, the transfer of their cash balance in the amount of $3441.00 to help us continue our work – well done to the executive and members of the former “Brantford Steelheaders”.

This donation will assist the OSH to carry on its work on the Saugeen watershed such as fish transfers, hatchery costs, etc.

On behalf of the OSH executive and all our members, our hats are off to you and again a BIG THANK YOU to the Brantford Steelheaders organization.