The Sky Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be having its annual Fall Salmon Shootout on Saturday, September 29. We will be targeting coho this year. Cost to enter the derby will be $10.00 for adults and free for kids under 15 although kids still must be registered. You can register with Gary Bee by e-mail (see address in my profile) or call me at 360-794-6378 or send your money to the Chapter at PO Box 542, Monroe, WA 98272. Anyone can register; members and non-members alike. Rules are simple: the target species is coho; your fish must be legally caught anywhere in the Snohomish River System which includes the Skykomish, Snoqualmie etc.; if your fishing from a boat, everyone actively fishing in your boat must be registered in the derby. Prizes are: $150.00 for the LARGEST FIN-CLIPPED coho; that is a hatchery produced coho with a healed fin-clip. $100.00 for the largest overall coho, wild or hatchery. $50.00 for second largest. $25.00 for third largest. Size will be determined by weight. Weigh-in will be from 2:30 to 3:30 PM at the Lewis Street boat launch on the Skykomish in Monroe. Hope to meet some of this board’s members! Last year Todd Ripley took second & third in our chum derby. This is not a big event as last year I think we had about 30 entries so your chances are good.

Beezer