Registration forms are NOW 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.
Registration forms are NOW 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.
please send me registeration form for this years trout derby
thomas noggle
3c creekside dr.
carlisle pa. 17015
Registration forms are now available to download http://troutderby.com
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
Is the pond in Scotland connected to the stream or will it be stocked? Its is easier access for my children…..Thanks!
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.
If three fisherman sign up on the same sheet how do the other two fisherman get the three raffle tickets
There is now a form online with extra raffle tickets.
http://troutderby.com
How much is it to enter the derby
registration form with prices is available on the front page of the site
http://TroutDerby.com
How many anglers come out to your derby?
Approximately 1100-1300 each year.
If send the money out on April 15 is it 20 or 30?
$20
How many fish do you stock
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
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?
As has been the rule the last 4 years. The entire fish has to be delivered with the tag intact.
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.
The registration form is a .pdf so you need adobe reader installed on your computer.
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
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..
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.
is there any way i can register and pay online????
Sorry, we do not have that capability
is there anyway to view derby pictures from past years
http://www.facebook.com/TroutDerby
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?
Only concession stand is at the Checkin station at CVS
Can we camp at the event?
There are a couple of campgrounds close by
http://troutderby.com/where-to-stay
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
Do you have to have a PA fishing license to fish in the derby?
never mind answered that one myself , lol
where do I go for registering the day fo the derby?
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
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.
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.
Are you completely and overwhelmingly excited, too? We can’t wait! The clock is ticking….
I hope you stock Brook, Brown, and Rainbows for the derby. This way everyone has a opportunity with different baits, lures,and flys. Also the Browns seem to take a little longer to catch making Sunday worth fishing. I know you can not please everyone but you do a great job.
2012 trout deby dates ????
May 5th & 6th, 2012
Hello there. I may be in the area visiting some friends there this weekand you r having this derby. Just wondering if i can fish in this derby as i am from Toronto Ontario. Any info would be appreciated Thanks.
Anyone with a valid PA fishing license can fish.
Hope you catch some money trout!
Try to put in a few trout this year ..
Really? We purchase several thousand trout and put over 600 money fish in just a 5 mile section of stream.
We have the most money fish and total cash payout available than any other derby in the country.
i need u to send me a river map cant downlowd po box 23 wellsville ny
http://troutderby.com/stream-map-fishing-areas
When will the 2012 reg forms be available?
today
cant find pdf to dl
I just put it online this morning.
Will cornstown road below the bridge be stocked for the derby this year 2012?
The put fish in along the entire length of the stream http://troutderby.com/stream-map-fishing-areas
Exact locations that they stock are not disclosed
will the 2011 form work for 2012. A friend may have sent it earlier??
Where is the trout derby being held this year? Is it in the same area as all he other years or has it moved. I have seen signs for it over at the wilson college that is why i am asking. Or does it not matter where you fish at as long as you have your derby tag on? I am new to all this and was thinking of bringing my kids out to enter that day.
you can fish anywhere you’d like but the tagged trout are only in the mapped area of the stream.
http://troutderby.com/stream-map-fishing-areas
Are contestants allowed to fly fish?
anything that’s legal in PA is legal in the derby
I PARTICIPATED LAST YEAR AND DIDN’T RECEIVE A REGISTRATION FORM THIS YEAR. I TRIED TO DO THIS ON YOUR SITE BUT NO SUCCESS. COULD YOU SEND ME A FORM ASAP AS THE DEADLINE IS APPROACHING.
KEVIN MCCABE
151 GOVET ST
PORTAGE, PA. 15946
The PDF download is available on the front of the site. I don’t have individual ones to mail out.
To the reply’s of some negative responders, the Lions Club put on a great derby for the public of which people come from all around. There is very little trouble along the stream (if any) to have fun and enjoy the out doors with fellow anglers. I only ask for those in the derby to carry a plastic bag with them to put your trash as well as others trash into. Keep it clean and have fun!!! Thank You
hi, i saw this trout tourniment last year but could not go i will be able to go this year and was woundering were the forms are.
never mind about that comment earlyer i found it and i am 15 do i need a license for pa.
I’m pretty sure that under 16 do not need a license to fish in PA.
That is correct at 15 you do not need a license to fish in PA.
how do you find out where the tournament starts and ends
Map of the fishing area – http://troutderby.com/stream-map-fishing-areas
I was just wondering if when you stock the creek do you float stock or basket/bucket stock or a little of both if you answer that for me if not i completely understand and thanks in advance.
To be honest, I’ve never helped w/stocking. I know they use the same trucks & method that the Chbg Rod & Gun club uses.
they bucket stock the night before i have seen some of them do it
I got my registration today but my raffle tickets wernt in the packet. Was I supposed to get them back, and also do you have to be present to win the raffle drawing. The entry sheet says no but the paper I got in with my badge says yes
Same thing here, recieved my packet with my Badge but no Raffle Tickets.
We keep the raffle tickets and put them in the drawing for Sunday noon – the day of the derby.
I need to get in contact with administration, i already registered and due to rain cancelation in my racing schedule i now have an event on both days of the derby.
We don’t really have a way to offer refunds. You can consider it a donation to the Chambersburg Noontime Lions club or sell your registration to a friend.
If I just now sent my reg. in the mail today, will a packet be mailed to me, or will I have to pick it up at the check in table? thanks!
Any registrations mailed in after about April 17 will need to be picked up at the checkin station
i have been in the derby every year they have had it and allways have fun fishing in it can say that it is a great time for young and old to fish and meet new people
just wondering why i did not get my reg. form…? always got it before on time ….
Sorry for the inconvenience – it could be a glitch in the mail, address entered wrong in the database or a problem with the mailing house we used.
My husband has already registered for the derby. He has not recieved his tag for the event. His check has already been cashed. Please let us know what he has to do,if he doesn’t receive it before Friday, since the derby nis this weekend.
Have him stop at the checkin station on Friday night or Saturday morning. They will have a list there of everyone who has paid and they can give him his tag.
Unfortunately, there are sometimes mailing issues due to addresses entered wrong, etc.
I have yet to register myself and two other fishermen. Is there a place I should to register since it is so late and close to the day of the derby?
You can register at the checkin station at the corner of Loudon and Washington street on Friday night from 4-8 and Saturday morning from 5-6am before the derby starts.
I also have some registrations I can sell at Starr Insurance, 1110 Kennebec drive in Chambersburg. Please call to make sure I’m here (717)263-1752 ask for Dean
I was wondering if my card and pin were sent out to me I never got anything in the mail
Unfortunately, I don’t have the list of paid registrants. Please stop at the checkin station on Friday night or Saturday morning. They’ll have the list there.
where can i go locally in Chambersburg to register and pay ?
You may register at the checkin station at the corner of Loudon and Washington street on Friday night from 4-8 and Saturday morning from 5-6am before the derby starts.
I also have some registrations I can sell at Starr Insurance, 1110 Kennebec drive in Chambersburg. Please call to make sure I’m here (717)263-1752 ask for Dean
Wondering you say that you stock from Scotland to Chambersburg but I know that you dont stock Village Green Manor park. There is a mile or 2 that is not stocked.
Hi. Wondering why you dont stock Village Green Manor Park and behind the old turkey farm om Mickey Inn RD.
Good point I fished from Scotland train bridge to Sycamore bridge and only caught a couple of state stocked trout.
Hello,
I am always looking for ways to volunteer to the community. Is there anything that The NoonTime Lions needs help with this weekend during the trout derby? I could come to the check in station and sell raffle tickets or anything else that may be needed. I am available almost all weekend during the derby hours. I can be reached at 261-6093 or at my email address. My wishes to you all for a wonderful weekend!
i dont see my comment posted maybe i was too truthful
Sorry, I didn’t see your original comment. We are not above hearing both sides of people’s experiences though
I see u didnt put my posting in why because it was a negative posting that figures
I just found your original note and responded
Great derby this year! I won, $200 first nat bank of mercersburg fish. Thanks to everyone. JJ FROM Chb
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed your time with us.