Salmon Derby contestants not deterred by rain

By Rick Walter

The weather was not exactly ideal – with heavy rain the order of the day, especially early in the morning and later during the awards ceremony – but about 400 people entered the Gig Harbor Puget Sound Anglers’ 13th annual Salmon Derby sponsored by Titus-Will.com Ford Toyota Scion on Aug. 9, and there was no way they were going to be denied.

From the most experienced anglers to the young titans of the sport like 10-year-old Chase Quiocho, there would be no concession to the poor weather conditions. In fact, there was a good break and even a little brightness in the skies for a few hours late in the morning and early in the afternoon as contestants brought in their catches to the weigh-in stations at five locations in the South Sound.

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