The Seldovia Chamber of Commerce
Human Powered Fishing Derby

Annual non-motorized fishing derby
based in Seldovia, Alaska


2023
15th Annual Derby
Memorial Day Weekend
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
May 26, 27, 28

    The 2023 Derby Will Remain at it's Original Format
* Entry Fee $40/rod
  • Each person in a boat must be signed up for the derby & purchase a ticket.
* You must sign up In-Person to enter
  • From 9am-Noon Friday, sign up at the Gateway Pavillion
  • From 12pm Friday through Sunday morning, sign up at the Seldovia Harbor Mastor​
* Cash prizes for biggest fish 
  • 3 Grand Prize Qualifying Categories:
    • Salmon
    • Halibut
    • Black Rock Bass
  • New: Youth Category (12 years old & under) 
    • Smallest Greenling ​- sponsored by Coal Point Seafoods (Does not qualify entrant for the Grand Prize Boat)
* Grand Prize Boat
​Stay Tuned
for 2023
​ Prize Boat description
*If you catch a fish from the 'Grand Prize Qualifying Categories' your name will be entered in the drawing for the Grand Prize Boat

*You must be present to win the Grand Prize Boat. Drawing will be held at 3:30 pm Sunday, May 28th at the Gateway Pavillion

* Weigh your own fish between 9 am Friday and 3 pm Sunday on the digital scale at the Seldovia Harbor Master's Office.

* Take a photo of YOU, the FISH, and the WEIGHT read-out on the scale & submit it electronically
Online Options for
​Submitting Fish Weigh-in Photos:
        - FaceBook Group: Here 
        - Email*: amelia.pollack@gmail.com
​        - Text*: 907-205-7963
*Your photo will then be uploaded to the Facebook Group by event coordinator unless you note otherwise.
 ​* Award Ceremony and Potluck Fish Fry
  • Sunday, May 28th​
  • At the Gateway Pavillion
  • ​Community Welcome!
Continue to check back for more information.

Official Rules

  • All entrants must adhere to ADF&G Fishing Regulations
  • Boats entered can not have any type of motor installed.
  • All boats/entrants must leave from Seldovia Boat Harbor.
  • No fishing within the Seldovia Harbor or Seldovia Slough.
  • No fishing from a beach/shore.
  • Lines in Friday morning 9 am, lines out Sunday afternoon.
  • Fish must be weighed in by 3 pm Sunday
    • Fish may be weighed in during normal Harbor Master hours at any point during the derby.
  • Each person in a boat must be signed up for the derby & pay the $40 entry fee.
  • Cash prizes available for biggest Salmon, Halibut, Black Rock Bass
  • Cash prize available for SMALLEST Greenling caught by a youth (12 years old & under)
  • Camping/overnight trips are welcome and encouraged.
    • Entrants must travel under their own power for the duration of their trip.
    • No fishing from shore.
  • Spearfishing is welcome in this event.
    • All folks spearfishing must adhere to the same rules as pole fishing.
    • Spearfishers may 'shoredive' from a location after traveling there from the Seldovia Boat Harbor under their own power.
  • How To Qualify To Enter The Drawing For The Grand Prize Boat
    • ​Enter the 2023 Derby;
    • Catch a Salmon, Halibut or Black Rock Bass (and submit a weigh-in photo, as described above); 
    • Entrants who qualify to enter into this year's drawing for the Grand Prize Boat will also receive entries for any previous years that they have qualified for the Grand Prize Boat drawing;
    • You must be present to win the Grand Prize Boat. Drawing will be held at 3:30 pm Sunday, May 28th at the Gateway Pavillion;
    • You may only win a Grand Prize Boat once in a lifetime.

  • Find a complete list of rules at the sign-up.

Derby In The News

2022 Sponsors

*Continue to check back for an updated
list of sponsors for the 2023 event

Previous Derby Results

1.) Biggest King Salmon,   2.) Halibut,   3.) Greenling (Gray Cod 2009-2018),   4.) Black Rock-fish,
​5.)​ Grand Door Prize,   6.) # of Boats Entered,   7.) # of Anglers
                     2022
  1. no salmon caught
  2. 92.1 lbs - Che Lorentz
  3. 0.6 lbs - Renn Lorentz
  4. 3.9 lbs - Jack Matthew
  5. Hobie Mirage Oasis Tandem Sit-On-Top to Greg Snedgen
  6. 27 Boats
  7. 51 Anglers
                     2021
  1. no salmon caught
  2. 66.7 lbs - Che Lorentz
  3. 2.6 lbs - Ellis Lorentz
  4. 3.4 lbs - Hunter Hamm
  5. No Grand Prize Boat
  6. 19 Boats
  7. 41 Anglers
                      2020
  1. no salmon caught
  2. 18.9 lbs - Shaun LeBaron
  3. 2.3 lbs - Jeff Snedgen
  4. 2.5 lbs - TIE Chris Pollack & Jerry Stranik
  5. No Grand Prize Boat
  6. 22 Boats
  7. 42 Anglers
                     2019
  1. no salmon caught
  2. 133 lbs Steve Pollack
  3. 2.7 lbs Declan Pollack
  4. 6.1 lbs Wally McVay
  5. 17 ft Easy Rider Cormorant to Steve Pollack
  6. 27 Boats
  7. 46 Anglers
                       2018
  1. 12.6 lbs - Chris Lillo
  2. 25.8 lbs - Holden Corwin
  3. n/a
  4. 1.7 lbs - Chris Pollack
  5. 12 ft Row Boat to Chris Pollack
  6. 30 Boats
  7. 49 Anglers
                       2017
  1. no salmon caught
  2. 31.4 lbs - Erin McKittrick
  3. 1.7 lbs - Jack Matthews
  4. <1 lbs - Valisa Higman
  5. 1-Person Kayak to Erin McKittirck
  6. 24 Boats
  7. 39 Anglers
                       2016
  1. no salmon caught
  2. 14.7 lbs - Chris Pollack
  3. 2.2 lbs - Andy Lorentz 
  4. 5.9 lbs - Ellis Lorentz
  5. 1-Person Sitka-Kayak by Dagger to Andy Lorentz
  6. 26 Boats
  7. 36 Anglers
​                     2015  
  1.  14.3 lbs - Kurt Graese
  2. 35.1 lbs - Patrick Matthews
  3. 10.4 lbs - Jevon Chartier
  4. ​5.7 lbs - Simon Prennance
  5. 2-person Klepper Kayak to Mary Pollack 
  6. 26 Boats 
  7. 37 Anglers
                      2014
  1.  6.5 lbs - Chris Lillo
  2. 47.4 lbs - Tim Dillon
  3. 3.9 lbs - Mary Pollack
  4. ​n/a
  5. Northwest 3-Person Kayak to Simon Prennance 
  6. 20 Boats 
  7. 27 Anglers
                     2013
  1. 22.0 lbs - Tim Dillon                          (6 salmon caught)
  2. 11.4 lbs - Toby Seville 
  3. 7.6 lbs - Chris Pollack
  4. ​n/a 
  5. 17 ft Easy Rider kayak to Amelia Dillon 
  6. 24 Boats 
  7. 29 Anglers​

2012

  1. no salmon caught
  2. 16 lbs - Kurt Graese
  3. 6 lbs - TIE Kirby Corwin & Kayce James
  4. ​n/a
  5. 15 ft wooden sprit-rigged sail/row boat to Kirby Corwin
  6. 32 Boats
  7. 39 Anglers

2011

  1. 16 lbs - Jerry Stranik
  2. 28 lbs - Damara Burnett
  3. n/a​​
  4. n/a
  5. Dave Seaman 12 ft wooden row boat to Ryan Geagel
  6. n/a
  7. 25 Anglers

2010

  1. 17 lbs - Phil Gagnon
  2. 12 lbs - TIE Fritz Graese & Toby Seville
  3. n/a
  4. n/a
  5. Dave Seaman 12 ft wooden row boat to Mia Heavner
  6. 39 Boats
  7. n/a

2009

  1. 18 lbs - Chris Lillo
  2. 23 lbs - Toby Seville
  3. 5 lbs - TIE Allison Miller & Amelia Dillon
  4. n/a
  5. Scott Hanson king salmon carving to Kirby Corwin
  6. 22 Boats
  7. 23 Anglers
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