Parkersburg Fishing Derby
40th Annual Parkersburg Fishing Derby will be held at
Parkersburg City Park and Southwood Park on April 18, 2020
NO FISHING permitted April 16-18
Golden Trout will reel in $100.00 cash and a trophy to a lucky winner, In Memory of Al Smith. (Golden Trout will not be measured for any other prize)
2019 Contributors
Blennerhassett Chapter 304 Trout Unlimited
Dominion
Henry Logan
DeBarr Trucking
Mid-Ohio Valley Banks
Greenscape Landscape Co
Lambert-Tatman Funeral Homes & Crematory
Jean Farley-Nordeck; In Memory of George E. Farley
Carls’s Pawn Shop; Emerson Ave. & Division Street
K-Graphics
Vaughan Funeral Home & Crematory
Mt. State Sportsmen’s Assn
Ben Bey Grotto
United Bank
Community Bank
Penny Eddy; In Memory of Charles Daggett
Nancy & Dave Wilcox
Golden Trout Sponsor; JoAnn Smith-In Memory of Al Smith
T-Shirt Sponsor: LKE Counseling & Mace Accounting

Delmas Barker, Co-Chair
Parkersburg City Park Judges
- Matt Shively, Captain
- Vickie Marshall
- Steve Cox
- Bruce Farra
- Steve Farra
- Dave Williams
Southwood Park Judges
- Harold Taylor, Captain
- Sheri Cox, Co-chair
- Basil Dye
- Anita Emerick
- Sam Henry
- JoAnn Smith
- Sean Knotts
- Matt Johnson
Fishing Times
Ages 3-6 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Ages 7-10 9:15 a.m. - Noon
Ages 11-14 9:30 a.m. - Noon
Rules
- No Fishing Lures
- No Fishing from Piers
- One Pole Per Fisherman
- No Net Fishing
- 4 Fish Per Fisherman
- You may assist the fisherman, however, only the ages specified are permitted to fish.
- Decision of Judges Final
(Proof of age may be required of winners)
- No Fishing from April 18-20
- Open Fishing at 1:00 p.m. on April 20
- State & Federal regulations in effect, including necessary license and stamp.
Prizes will be awarded in each age group in 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Prizes also awarded for Grand Champion, Largest Non-Trout and Smallest Fish.
All Fish must be caught during the derby in order to claim prize.
