Enter The 2011 Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular
This coming Friday, August 26th, marks the start of the 2011 Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular, put on by the Sydenham Sportsmen’s Association.
The Salmon Spectacular is an incredible event that takes over Owen Sound for a week with live music, Elvis impersonators and a big fish fry. There are even nightly draw prizes that can land you some pretty great fishing gear.
I have never seen a city more involved in a fishing event than during this derby and it seems like everyone is involved in one way or another.
Owen Sound Tourism is running a contest called Guess The Big One where you can enter to win one of two great prize packages. I just entered the contest but I’m not telling my guess!
The derby awards prizes for the largest salmon and the largest trout caught during the week. Last year the winning salmon weighed in at 19.25 lbs and the winning trout was a rainbow that weighed in at 16.14 lbs.
And the prize for landing the big one…how does a new boat sound?
This is an event where anglers can fish either from boat or shore and be equally successful. In years past the big ones have been caught from both areas. Lacking a boat is no obstacle in this derby because the fish are staging at this time of the year and are in close, allowing every angler a good chance at landing the big one.
Last year’s edition was a pretty wet one. The final weekend was nothing but rain and I’ll admit to not being in the greatest mood. While I didn’t catch a single fish last year, I still walked away with a pretty great entry prize – a new Sportspal canoe with a Minn Kota electric motor and some tackle. That canoe has gotten a fair bit of use in the past year, as has the motor!
If you have the time to head to Owen Sound, buy yourself a ticket and have some fun. Whether you catch the winning fish or nothing at all, it will an event to remember.
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