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PAGE A2, WHITIWFEp.P, F Ip)i$ng&JULY, 12, W08p Fising 18 60 boas i ni, Saturda erb .'fhis year's Port Whitby Fish- ing Derby sponsored by Ga. on Sporting Goods, the Whitby ree Press'and 0H00 Radio, will be the biggest ever, says Roger Pardy, owner of Gagnon. "Ail the tickets are sold and there is a waiiting list,» said Pardy. A total of 60 boats will take part in the one-day event, witji each boat having an average-bf four anglers. Anglers coming from as far as Detroit, Mich. and Hull, Quebec will take part in this year's debattributed to word-of- mothpublicity. "We didn't particularly advert- ise, there aren't enough spots for, our own boats. But as the harbor,, gro ws we will increase the num- brof boats," said Pardy of future derbies. T'he derby was first started four years ago when a nuniber of charter boat operators, amon g them Bernie Williams, owner of Salamon Charters, approached Gagnon to sponsor the event and bel p bring on other sponsors. "There, were 20 boats that year," recalîs Pardy. With 60 boats taking part this year, an increase of 10 over last' year's event, Pardy said the prize money has also increased. Last year TMm Clark of Whitby won $5,000 for catching the lar- gest fish, a 32-lb. chinook sal- mon. The $5,000 top prize for the largest fish, of any species, will also be offered this- year. In addition there are prizes for the largest chinook, coho salmon, rainbow trout and brown trout. The largest fish in each cate- gory will win $250 plus mer- DEREK BOn UCH with the salmon he caught as youngest entrant in last year's Port Whitby Sal- mon Derby. TIM CLARK of Whitby with the 32-lb chinook that won ýhim $5,000 in last year's Port. Whitby Salmon Derby. T his year's first pri.ze -is $6,OOO. chandise donated by sponsors. «We are 99.9 p er cent sure the largest fish wiil be a chinook salmon. But then the person with the second largest hinook would win that category," said Pardy. Pardy said that while fewer fish have been caught se far this season, due to the weather, those that are caught are of «quality" size. He believes the best location this year will be betwee n the Sarborough Bluffs and Newcas- tle. The derby is scheduled to get underway at 6 a.m. on Saturday, July 15, with a check of coolers. "That's just to make sure no one brin gs aboard a fish they caught th e night before,» said Pardy. «H-opefully everyone is going to en*j'y themselves,» said Pardy, wo has already started plan- ning for next year's derby. Anglers may have to hunt for. the big ones, There are larget fish - to Se eveone could be successful. caught on Lake Mntarlo but you Tat is stili the goal of the may have to look for them, says association, said Williams. the chairnian of the Port whitby The association bas lately been Sport Fishing Association, active in discussions and sugges- Bernie Williams was elected tions te the Town on the harbor the association's new chairman area. in March, replacing Nigel Schil- Membership now stands at 70 ling. but Williams said the association Hle says winds from the south has begun to grow, with five new have yet to «turn over the lake- members this 1,as week. which will Iand that big one. A bi-monthly newsletter now He explained that the water on carnies application forms and the surface -of the lake is 68 executive menibers keep mem- degrees Fahrenbeit (16 Celsius)' bership forms, on their charter while 45 feet down it is 45 boats. 1 degrees (3 Cels ius).' The majority of members are lhe lake will offer better fish- fromf the Whitby area and Wil- ing when the wind mixes the two liams adds that they do not have levels of water to create -a tem- to have a boat to join. perature of 50 deres (10 Cel- Williams la' also informing sius) which coho saimon favor. people that fish caught in- Lake "The fish are there but not te Ontario at Whitby can be eaten. the extent of this time Iast year, '"The majority of people who said Williams. don't actively fish think the fish The association, Was formed in can't 1e eaten but Ministry' of 1987 te, enhance fishing ini the Natural Resources tests' show