RCAW's 11th Annual Salmon Derby Competition

Join RCAW Members and friends at the 11th Annual Salmon Derby at the Point Defiance Marina on August 1, 2025, starting at DAWN, all Salmon MUST be weighed by 2pm at the Point Defiance Marina.

You MUST check-in at the RCAW Registration Table BEFORE you weigh your fish to get an official Salmon Derby wrist band and FREE Salmon Raffle Ticket to win an amazing prize. We will be searching for the BIGGEST salmon and hand out thousands in cash and prizes.

The first-place winner will get your name on the infamous RCAW Salmon Derby Trophy, $1,000 and bragging rights are on the line. We will have a delicious hot dog stand serving lunch at 11am and you can enjoy food while on the dock listening to the LIVE Billy Shew Band.

You can use your own boats fishing in areas, 10, 11 & 13, OR you can rent them from the Point Defiance Marina by calling (253) 404-3960 (MUST call at least 2 weeks ahead of time). You can also fish off the Point Defiance Marina Dock. Small 14’ boats with motor can be rented at the dock (Pt. Defiance Marina) for under $200 for a day to fish in the derby (25 boats) and you can rent a rod/reel set up too for about $15/day.

AND if you're really into our event, join Donovan Gladstone, GAF, RCAW Board of Director, Salmon Derby Chair, along with RCAW Executive Director, Amanda Fields and other RCAW Board of Directors by taking a plunge into the ocean to cool off after the event is over. 

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