Every year now there is a three-day event conducted through a partnership with Grant County PUD, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Tri-Cities Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA). Called the King of the Reach Salmon Derby, the aim of the event is to live capture natural origin fall-run kings in the Hanford Reach to be delivered to the hatchery. The event will take place on October 30th and November 1st. Anglers that pay the $25.00 entry fee get their CCA membership renewed, a $25.00 value), and receive a goody bag worth at least that much as well. They are treated to a hot lunch and dinner on shore and enjoy the fellowship of the group all weekend. They can also buy a raffle ticket for a prize package valued at over $1,200.00. Grant County PUD is a major contributor to the event, providing trucks, people and prizes, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife also provides staff. To learn more about the event you can visit the derby web site at
www.cca.washington.org/kingofthereach. You can visit my web site and look in the archives of the Fishing TV Page and view a video of the King of the Reach Derby, too.