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The Seward Silver Salmon Derby will kick off its 70th year on Saturday, Aug. 9.<\/p>\n

The annual competition challenges fishers to catch silver salmon in Resurrection Bay, with prizes for the heaviest overall, heaviest of the day, and cumulative. A release from the Seward Chamber of Commerce, who organize the derby, says that there will also be 10 tagged fish with their own prizes, mystery weight prizes, and a guessing game for non-fishers.<\/p>\n

“The salmon have been running in Resurrection Bay since mid-June this summer and the Bay is expected to be abundant with silvers this year during Derby week,” the release reads.<\/p>\n

The fisher who lands the heaviest fish wins $10,000 and an amount of Kaladi Brothers coffee equal to the weight of their fish. There’s also “Special Fishing Divisions” with awards for heaviest fish caught from a kayak, from a sailboat or from shore.<\/p>\n

Fishers can purchase daily derby tickets for $20 or a full derby ticket for $100. Tickets must be purchased before 9 a.m. online or by 1 p.m. in person on each day of competition.<\/p>\n

This year’s derby, the release says, is dedicated to Dorothy Urbach, who died this year after decades of contribution to the derby and a 1979 victory.<\/p>\n

For more information, find “Seward Chamber of Commerce” or “Seward Silver Salmon Derby” on Facebook.<\/p>\n

Reach reporter Jake Dye at jacob.dye@cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net\/peninsulaclarion.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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