Fishing under the Bluewater Bridge. April 2016. (BlackburnNews.com File Photo by Briana Carnegie)Fishing under the Bluewater Bridge. April 2016. (BlackburnNews.com File Photo by Briana Carnegie)
Sarnia

Salmon Derby Daily Report For Day 2

Strong north winds kept most anglers off the water on day 2 of the 2018 Salmon Derby.

As a result, there were no fish entered at Port Franks and only 29 fish entered at Sarnia for a two day Salmon derby total of 222 fish.

Nicole McCullough of Strathroy was the Ladies Day winner with a 10.05 lb. Lake Trout. She also took home the Daily Big Fish award.

There were no changes to the leaderboard on Saturday. The unofficial Salmon Derby leaders are:

  • John Bonger of Sarnia in the Salmon category with a 11.89 lb. salmon.
  • Gerry Fawdry of Sarnia in the Trout - Boat category with a 8.23 lb. rainbow trout.
  • Rod White of Corunna in the Trout - Shore category with a 7.90 lb. rainbow trout.
  • Elijah Brown of Petrolia in the Lake Trout category with a 15.74 lb. lake trout.
  • Jeff Oake of Belmont in the Walleye category with a 9.58 lb. walleye.
  • Elijah Brown of Petrolia is the Kids Biggest Fish leader.
Charlie Maness was the daily draw prize winner at the Sarnia weigh station.  There was no winner at the Port Franks station.

The Salmon Derby runs until May 6.

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