Grand Prize winner Barry Mclay of Collingwood won the grand prize, a Pro 176 Princecraft boat and 90hp Mercury Outboard mounted on a Princecraft boat trailer with Scotty electric downriggers and a Lowrance Graph. Included in the prize package is a replica mount of his winning salmon.
Sure enough, the 19.98 lb (9.00 kg) salmon that Barry Mclay entered on Day One (August 24) withstood all challengers although Barry was briefly threatened by an illegally caught fish that was withdrawn. The Mclay family are keen anglers with a trout boat going to Barry's sister a few years ago, caught from Barry's lucky boat. Perhaps it's not all luck though as much as dedication and experience as Barry told me he has attended all the Salmon Spectacular derbies... every year since the beginning, twenty years straight.
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The Major Trout Prize was won by Wiarton Angler Carl Schroeder of Wiarton with his 4.870 kg, (10.81 lb.) Rainbow Trout caught in Colpoys Bay. The Rainbow Trout winner surprised a lot of us who thought a Lake Trout would win the trout division. Colpoys Bay produced quite a few prize winners in the trout division this year.
Carl's winning trout earned him a 14 foot Princecraft aluminum boat with a 15hp Mercury outboard, Scotty manual downriggers on a Pricecraft trailer plus a replica mount of his winning fish.
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Simon Petersen, winner of the trout boat last year, won a prize package for placing in the daily top five trout during the derby and he also won a 20th anniversary watch from Heinrich Jewllers as a draw prize. You can expect to see this avid young angler win prizes for years to come. Simon might even beat out his father Henrik, another keen angler who closed his motorcycle shop so he could compete in this year's derby.
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The special Sport Fishing Package draw boat winner this year was John Snider of Owen Sound with ticket #2526.
His prize was a Pro 176 Princecraft boat and 90hp Mercury Outboard mounted on a Princecraft boat trailer wiith Scotty electric downriggers and a Lowrance Graph a total value of $31,900.
Congratulations John!
Following are the last day's prize winners:
2007 SALMON SPECTACULAR
TOP 10 SALMON FOR 02/09/2007
WEIGHT
RANK ANGLER'S NAME CITY Kgs. Lbs. TIME LOCATION CAUGHT
1 HUTT, MICHAEL CHATSWORTH, ON 7.200 15.98 10:26:36 HARBOUR
2 NIXON, JEFF MEAFORD, ON 6.530 14.50 11:38:17 HIBOU POINT (GREEN CAN)
3 GRAHAM, SCOTT OWEN SOUND, ON 6.470 14.36 11:59:46 PUMPKIN SEED
4 BLANCHARD, JOHN PORT CARLING, O 6.390 14.19 10:10:29 BALMY BEACH
5 MCCALLUM, ANNE OWEN SOUND, ON 6.300 13.99 10:41:34 HARBOUR
6 EVANS, NEIL CAMBRIDGE, ON 6.250 13.88 10:30:22 RED DOORS
7 CARLSON, MARK ALLISTON, ON 6.110 13.56 10:23:47 THOMPSONS HOLE
8 JACKSON, BRUCE WHEATLEY, ON 6.000 13.32 10:05:02 BALMY BEACH
9 FIDLER, DAVE OWEN SOUND, ON 5.780 12.83 12:03:54 PRESQUILLE POINT
10 EARLY, DOUG DESBORO, ONT. 5.690 12.63 10:09:27 THOMPSONS HOLE
2007 SALMON SPECTACULAR
TOP TROUT FOR 02/09/2007
WEIGHT
RANK ANGLER'S NAME CITY Kgs. Lbs. SPECIES TIME LOCATION CAUGHT
1 VANDOLDER, LUCY ANNAN, ON 3.550 7.88 LAKE TROUT 12:33:3 LEITH
2 ALLISTON, GLENN OWEN SOUND, ON 3.520 7.81 LAKE TROUT 13:26:1 INDIAN RIVER
3 MCKINLEY, MARK KITCHENER, ON 2.830 6.28 LAKE TROUT 12:16:5 RED DOORS
4 BUSEY, STEVE OWEN SOUND, ON 2.710 6.02 LAKE TROUT 12:52:4 BIG BAY
5 BURROWS, KENNY OWEN SOUND, ONT 2.480 5.51 LAKE TROUT 11:00:2 TOWER
2007 SALMON SPECTACULAR
DAILY RANDOM FISH FOR 02/09/2007
WEIGHT
RANK ANGLER'S NAME CITY Kgs. Lbs. TIME LOCATION CAUGHT FISH
101 SHEPPARD, JEFFERY OWEN SOUND, ON 2.920 6.48 11:21:39 RED DOORS SALMON
Daily Draw Prizes
Date: Sunday, September 2, 2007
Daily Draw: Scott Graham, Owen Sound
Ladies Daily Draw: Kelly Fennell,Chatsworth
Kids Daily Draw: Simon Petersen,Owen Sound
20th Anniversary Henrich Jewellers Watch: Jeffery Sheppard Owen Sound.