2012 Trout Derby – Chambersburg Noontime Lions

Registration forms will soon be available for our 2012 Trout Derby on May 5 & 6, 2012!

 

Here are some highlights of a previous year…

You won’t want to miss this exciting event.

39 Responses to 2012 Trout Derby – Chambersburg Noontime Lions

  1. thomas noggle says:

    please send me registeration form for this years trout derby
    thomas noggle
    3c creekside dr.
    carlisle pa. 17015

  2. Corey L. Gordon says:

    Would like to register my self and my girlfriend for the derby. Would like to have two applications and how much and where to send it too.

  3. steve says:

    One thing i would like to see changed for your derby would be to make it kid friendly. My sugestion would be to make scottland pond and where trailer park was across street from red bride roller rink for kids up to age 14 and dissabled people. And don’t start it till 8am and have peolple from lionsclub monitor these areas.

    • Jim Furry says:

      I agree that the derby could be more kid friendly by using the Scotland pond and the vacant trailer park area. Kids derby’s have been held at the Scotland pond in the past and the response has been wonderful. I hope the Lion’s club seriously considers this suggestion.

  4. Robert House says:

    I think there should be a rule put into place that if you get caught fishing early you are disqualified from the Trout Derby. I saw several guys fishing along Scottland last year at 5:30 a.m. on opening day! The stopped after I threatened to turn them in and their reply was, “Everyone else is doing it.” I wasn’t and neither were the 6 other guys I had with me. That is just plain cheating! Maybe we need to make the winners take a lie detector test like they do for the coyote hunt in western PA. This year the 2nd place guy failed the test and lost several thousand dollars and now he’s upset. How about all those who paid to enter just like him that he tried to cheat them out of their fair chance to win. If you can’t fish by the rules, please don’t enter the derby!

    • admin says:

      We’ve discussed various options for enforcing the start time but unfortunately don’t have a good solution or the manpower to police the stream. We have to rely on fishermen policing each other

  5. Krislynell says:

    Is the pond in Scotland connected to the stream or will it be stocked? Its is easier access for my children…..Thanks!

    • admin says:

      We do stock some fish in the Scotland pond. However, there is a parade in Scotland this year so access may be limited during certain times of the day.

  6. Ray says:

    If three fisherman sign up on the same sheet how do the other two fisherman get the three raffle tickets

  7. Joseph OConnor says:

    How much is it to enter the derby

  8. Alexis says:

    How many anglers come out to your derby?

  9. damien says:

    If send the money out on April 15 is it 20 or 30?

  10. Jake says:

    How many fish do you stock

    • admin says:

      Approximately 2000 fish stocked, 20 ‘big fish’, 625 or so tagged fish depending on the number of sponsors. At this point we have $26,500 in sponsored fish dollars

  11. Brian says:

    How does this work as far as catching the trout? Do you have to keep the fish that you catch or can you release them until you catch one with a tag on it?

  12. Nancy Sheely says:

    My husband and I come every year, however I have to hunt down a form every year. I have tried downloading your form but the computor always finds something wrong with your download address. I want the discount that you give if postmarked the 15th. could you please E-mail it to my E-mail address? Thank you.

  13. john J heidler says:

    i wish the club members would stop fishing where all the tagged fish are put..everyone knows they do this..it’s unfair..and not very sportmans either…

    the whole stopping people from fishing before start time cant be inforced since its a public stream stocked by the pfc, and open to the public from opening day trout season til it closes..but honest guys wait..

    • admin says:

      Just follow those club members around :) There are only 2 club members (that fish) who help to stock. The remaining people helping to stock to not even fish the derby. In the 8 hours between the time the fish are stocked and fishing starts the fish move quite a bit.

      As a test 2 years ago we tracked a couple of the tags. The fish were caught 2/10′s of a mile or so from where they were stocked.

  14. Nathan says:

    is there any way i can register and pay online????

  15. Leann says:

    are there concession stands spread out around the creek or just the one at CVS? Can anyone set one up or do you need vending permits?

  16. Joe says:

    Can we camp at the event?

  17. Hunter says:

    As for you guys who want it more kid friendly they have plenty of kids derbies in the area. Honestly I get upset with all the kids and think the age should be 16 and over to even enter. This is a tournament to win money not win a 10 dollar rod from k mart. And as for policing the stream before hand its always pretty good, I see very few people fishing illegal and ones that do, stop instantly when someone approaches. I like the setup thats in place now and think it should stay the same. And the stocking is always pretty good and the fish are spread very nicely. I caught 5 tags last year on Saturday and 2 on Sunday and only 2 were in the same spot and actually 3-4 of them were in spots nobody else was even fishing at so I know they spread them nicely around in the spots that people who know the stream can get to. Ive walked this whole 5 miles from Scotland to Nitterhouse before and know it very well and its just a matter of time until you find a tagged fish

  18. Brian says:

    Do you have to have a PA fishing license to fish in the derby?

  19. Sandi Weber says:

    where do I go for registering the day fo the derby?

    • admin says:

      The Check Station is located in the large parking lot between Washington & Loudon Street beside the CVS Pharmacy at 125 West Washington Street, Chambersburg, PA. Last minute registrations will be taken at the Check Station on Friday evening May 6th between 4-8pm and Saturday morning May 7rd between 5-6am. No registrations will be accepted after 6:00 am on the morning of May 7, 2008

  20. robert rager says:

    i recived my papers for the trout derby. where is the pin or badge? if it doesn’t come in the mail where do i get it? please respond quickly. the last time i posted somethin no one got back to me.

    • admin says:

      Sorry, I don’t check this as often as I should…

      The badge should have been in your packet – if not, stop at the checkin station and we’ll check the records

      Pins are available at the checkin station also.

  21. Are you completely and overwhelmingly excited, too? We can’t wait! The clock is ticking….

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