BLUEWATER ANGLERS Family Fun Derby
JULY 7, 2012

FISHING TIME 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Saturday July 7, 2012

ENTRY FEE / TICKETS / INFORMATION
This is a FREE derby for families. Sign in will be at a booth set up by the Blue Water Anglers at Centennial Park near the fishy fountain by the parking lot just south of the end of London Road at Front Street.
You must sign in here to receive your ticket for a hot dog at the weigh in and a bucket to collect your gobies.
You fish as a family. If your children have brought friends, they will be counted as part of your family for the derby.
A limited amount of fishing rods and bait will be available at the sign in booth.

ELIGIBILITY -All fishing is free on this free fishing weekend. (No License required)
You fish as a family. If your children have brought friends, they will be counted as part of your family for the derby.
Children under 12 must me accompanied by an adult.

Boundaries are from Ferry Dock Hill to the Government Docks.

Weigh-in is at the hatchery between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Bring your bucket of gobies to be weighed in. Redeem your ticket for a hot dog.

Prizes for the most gobies caught. (place all gobies caught by your family in your bucket. The number of gobies caught divided by the number of people fishing in your group gives you your total score.)
Any fish over 8 inches can be measured by a BWA Marshal.
Marshals will be found around the fishing area and will be able to assist you as well as measure any fish over 8 inches. (This will allow you to live release the fish if you do not wish to keep it to eat it.)
There will be a variety prizes in the biggest fish category.

• Note, the member big fish prize does not apply to this event.

Cancellation – There is no rain date. The event will still occur if it is raining. If there is thunder and lightning, the event will be cancelled.

There will be draw prizes for all the kids who show up to the weigh in.

This Association will not be liable to or for the loss of property or for injury to any person (contestant or spectator). Contestants compete in this event at their own risk and agree to hold this Association and members harmless from any liability, claims and/or cost of any nature whatsoever.

BLUEWATER ANGLERS Family Fun Derby
JULY 9, 2011

The fourth Family Fun Goby derby was a huge hit.

Twenty nine families including 63 kids and 53 adults participated.

The weather was perfect and there were prizes for everyone.

Thanks to Eric's ProTackle in Wallaceburg and the Plain Family for supplying all the worms for the event. Thanks to the Outdoorsman for a variety of prizes and to Randy Fulkerson for making some walleye spinners for prizes.

Also a special thanks to the directors and members of the Blue Water Anglers who helped out in a variety of ways to make this event a success.

In the Goby division the winners were

1st Lavoie Family
2nd Doan Family
3rd Woolaver Family

In the single big fish division the winners were.

1st Ryan Young 15 1/4 inch bass
2nd Shamus McCarthy 12 1/2 inch mud puppy
3rd Justin Sturch 9 1/2 inch rock bass