2011 Halibut Derby
Weigh In Dock Action shots

We had a very good Halibut Derby.  Over 150 anglers started their fishing under grey skies with a bay filled with mackerel and barracuda.  They finished the day in sunny and blue skies.  At the weigh in docks were lots of happy competitors and volunteers.  Anglers fished from kayaks, skiffs, sport fishers and a big comfy party boat.  While the picking’s were slim smiling anglers lined up to weigh in their catch of halibut or even a single rock fish, and share in the fun and get a picture with Deve McLaughlin our 2011 Miss Halibut.  And a hearty thanks to Gisele Rebeiro, our photographer.

 

Started out as a gray day as the crew of volunteers set up.

Ed and Ken and Bob K are finished arranging the raffle prizes.

Deve McLaughlin, our lovely 2011 Miss Halibut, was surprised and confused
by the "No Fishing" sign next to our old 2009 Halibut Derby banner.

Weigh In Docks opened at Noon.

The first to come in was JAY WOLKENSDORFER at about 3 pm brought in a stringer of fish.

JAMES WELBOURN and his stringer

Kayaking was popular again this year.

The Winners came in early to get a
good weight before it could got dry.

Don and Allan the owner of Butts Up
Read more on the Winners Page

Bob Kissling looks on as young witness SIRENA ALLEN posses
 with the winning fish.  It was the same size as her.

JAMES WELBOURN finally gets to pose with Miss Halibut
He had 4.7 lbs of fish.

James has some tasty fish to enjoy.

KIRK JOHNSON Weighed in a 5.9 lb stringer

Happy anglers Penelope and Jeffery bring in the days catch

Jeff has a 4.9 catch. A Baccacio Rockfish

KEITH LAMBERT with 5.5 lbs of fish

PAUL THOMPSON (lft) released a live halibut that he and his buddy JEFF COMPTON (rt) caught.
This was one of several they hooked.  But the only one they brought in. It went to 6.6 lbs with the bonus.

FRED WOLF who was on the Betty O had a 3.45 Lb catch.

Betty-O worked it hard all day for their charter passengers.

The Betty O knows all the rock fish spots. But today she was also trying halibut drifts.

ROBERT CANO had a lot of fun weighing in
with his 1.2 catch!

Extra bonus points to Mr Cano for the
"Kiss the Catch" add lib.  Loved this fun stuff.

ANTHONY YUMORI with a 12.4 lb stringer

When SHAWN BEVIN weighed in this "Bag of 5" rockfish he
was not sure he was going to stay on the leader board.

He did!  3rd Place!

Working out the logistics of weighing in a live halibut was
not to tricky for Larry, an old hand at this sort of thing.

She swam away nicely.

Larry Silver fished on the boat Three Flags is out of DRYC
Is this the top anglers or the yacht clubs?  If so then the
Rowan Henry Perpetual Trophy will stay where it is.

Tony Campos with a 17.7 lb fish

What a Smile.

Gisele the photographer thinks this is super tasty!
To see more of her work and maybe hire her
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Tony Campos had a full limit of legal size halibut.
Proving that he found the fish in MDR.

The team fishing on Big Momma posed together.

Long time member Joan Godfrey sporting a HD Jacket
from the 19th Annual MDR Halibut Derby.  Cool.

The Results board.  It is a Wrap.  The winners were picked by the fish.
MDRA Volunteers Jack Topal (lft) and Keith Lambert (rt) hold up the board before moving it up to the Awards tables.

More photos on the Awards Presentation Page

Thanks goes out to all fishermen, fisherwomen and the many volunteers who did great to raise funds for Youth Fishing and Conservation efforts. A Special Thanks to all the businesses that sponsored the MDR Halibut Derby with gifts. You all Rock!

Many people lend a hand to make this event work.  We even owe a Thank You to the County
Dept of Beaches and Harbors for enabling us to hold the event via the permit process and such.