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 2009

The winners of the 6th Annual derby were:

Largest Fish:

JOSHUA BLANK 2LB 5 oz

DUNCAN URQUHART 2LB 3oz

NICHOLAS GEBHART 2LB 1oz (first in)

honourable mentions:

Abbey Hagman 2lb 1oz

Carmen young 2lb 1oz

Most Fish:

Kyle Erickson 130 fish in

Cameron Young 92 fish in

Casey Harrison 50 fish

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
Kyle Erickson 151 2007	Josh Blank 2 lbs 14 oz 2006
Joelle Lino Wiseman 134 2007	Stepan Stanesic 2lbs 13oz 2006
Tyler Simpson 129 2006	Nicolas Gebhart 2 lbs 11 oz 2007
Joelle Lino-Wiseman 114 2008	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
Rachel Erickson 53 2008	Isaiah Fee 2 lbs 2 oz 2004
Casey Harrison 50 2009	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

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 6th Annual Squawfish Derby. Without the products and help we receive we would be hard pressed to run this event each year.

West Arm Outdoors Club, Western Pacific Marine (Kootenay lake Ferries), Balfour Superette, Ainsworth Hot Springs, Langs on the Lake, Balfour Beach Inn, Birchgrove R.V.Park, Blue Sky Imports, Cedar Glen Campground, Eagleview Par 3, Stan Jackson, Ken and Glenna Hall, Mike Khadikin Bait, Old World Bakery, Osprey Food Bar, KC, Mirage Eyewear, Cool Ventures, Community Futures Nelson, Coremark, Direst Plus Foods, Mountain FM, Selkirk Beverages-Pepsi, Nelson Credit Union, Nelson Saveon Foods, Nelson Safeway, Panco Manufacturing and Distribution, Redl Sports Distribution, Seapro Distributing, Shimano/Deep Blue Sales, Stan Jackson, Toyland Company, Van Hellemond Sporte,

Also we would like to especially thank the West Arm Outdoors Club Ken Kaye/Proctor, John and Kathy Hagman /Cranbrook, Ken & Glenna Hall and Barb and Russ Grainger of Kimberly who so generously donated their time to the event's success. These people are dedicated to the promotion of the children and fishing and the health of Kootenay Lake and should be applauded for the kindnesses they display.
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Thank you,
Randy and Truus/Balfour Gill and Gift