Balfour Gill and Gift Special Events and Derbies

The "15 and Under Balfour Gill and Gift Squawfish Derby" took place the first Saturday of September

2011..........

Winners of the 8th Annual

derby were:

Largest Fish:

Johnny Hartman....3lb

Jaylene Rushton...2 lb 3 oz

Maximus Berkly...2lb

Most Fish:

Rachel Erickson....152 fish

Ava Dixon ....96 fish

Johnny Hartman 41 fish

Congratulations to our winners.

Congratulations also to all the kids who helped rid Kootenay Lake of an overabundance of coarse fish.

A few PERSONAL BESTS were broken in 2011 Check the club board below for the results

The Tally Board These Records show only Personal Bests over 50 fish or 2 lbs
Over 50 Club	2 & Over Club
Stepan Stanesic 343 2005	Joelle Lino Wiseman 4lbs 10oz 2007
Kyle Erickson 313 2008	Kyle Erickson 3.0 2006
Doug Rilkoff 261 2005	Abbey Hagman 2lbs 15 oz 2006
Joelle Lino Wiseman 237 2010	Josh Blank 2 lbs 14 oz 2006
Rachel Erickson 152 2011	Stepan Stanesic 2lbs 13oz 2006
Tyler Simpson 129 2006	Nicolas Gebhart 2 lbs 11 oz 2007
Ava Dixon 96 2011	Frank Fowler 2 lbs 7 oz 2007
Cameron young 92 2009	Brooke Robertson 2 lbs 6 oz 2006
Casey Harrison 71 2006	Hayden Williams 2lbs 6oz 2008
Spensor Thast 54 2004	Connor Robertson 2lbs 5oz 2007
Ben Lemarquand 53 2005	Duncan Urquhart 2lb 3 oz 2009
Casey Harrison 50 2009	Jaylene Rushton 2lbs 3oz 2011
	Isaiah Fee 2 lbs 2 oz 2004
	Alex Sutherland 2.2 lbs 2006
	Greg Elliot 2 lbs 1 oz 2004
	Eric Bollanott 2lbs 1 oz 2004
	Cameron Young 2lb 1 oz 22009
	Mike Mucha 2.0 lbs 2005
	Dustin Armstrong 2.0 lbs 2005
	Wayne MacLean 2.0 lbs 2008
	Maximus Berkly 2lb

Note: If we have missed anyone, please contact us and we will be pleased to add your information. This year's winners in the Photo Gallery.

A special thank you ...

We would like to thank the following sponsors for their kind help and generous offerings towards the 7th Annual Squawfish Derby. Without the products and help we receive we would be hard pressed to run this event each year.

We wish to extend our greatest thanks to our sponsors and volunteers of the 7^th Annual 15 and Under Squawfish Derby.Participants and their families enjoyed this annual free event because of the support given by:

CEDAR GLEN TRAILER COURT, WEST ARM OUTDOORS CLUB, EAGLEVIEW GOLF PAR 3, VAN HELLEMOND SPORTE LTD, SHIMANO, MYSTICAL DISTRIBUTING, OSPREY SNACK BAR, KC, FRITO LAY, MIRAGE EYEWEAR, RED L SPORTS, KOOTENAY LAKE AUTOMOTIVE, JACK RILKOFF, Split Shot Charters, JB's Restaurant, SAVE ON FOODS, AINSWORTH HOT SPRINGS, NELSON CREDIT UNION, BALFOUR SUPERETTE, CANADA SAFEWAY, COOL VENTURES, BALFOUR BEACH INN, SEA PRO DISTRIBUTORS, ML KHADIKIN BAIT, SELKIRK BEVERAGES (PEPSI), COCA COLA, KEN AND GLENNA HALL, SPLIT SHOT CHARTERS, OLD WORLD BAKERY, GRAYS CONTRACTING as well as our valued volunteers Ken Kaye, John, Kathy and Abbey Hagman, Ken and Glenna Hall, who helped with the event.

Without these volunteers and sponsors we would not be able to bring such a wonderful event to fruition. We are very appreciative of their generosity and time. Thank you , Randy and Truus
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Thank you,
Randy and Truus/Balfour Gill and Gift