Annual kids’ fishing derby on Kootenay Lake

by Kimberly Shellborn — July 05, 2013

Gavin Johnson, fishing with his daddy, has a fish on his line. — Photo courtesy Balfour Gill and Gifts

Balfour Gill and Gifts is once again hosting the Squawfish Derby for kids Saturday, September 7. This event is free to all kids 15 and under.

The event starts at 7 a.m., with final weigh in at 2 p.m. There are first, second and third-place trophies in two classes: biggest coarse fish and most coarse fish.

There will be a barbecue and prizes for all children who enter.

Call 250-229-2113 to register or drop in at the Gill and Gift or email www.Gillandgift.com

Picture of RV with towering mountains and pine tree in the background.

RVwest Insider

“Block-booking” of campsites raises ire of local B.C. campers

The 2016 summer camping season has just gotten underway, and amid alllegations of campsite scalping and mass 'block-booking' of sites destined for resale to foreign tourists, BC Parks is already feeling the heat.

MP Wayne Stetski making a presentation on the environment in Ottawa and Libby Dam Administration.

RVwest Insider

MP Stetski seeks assurances on Lake Koocanusa levels

Kootenay-Columbia Member of Parliament Wayne Stetski contacted the US Army Corps of Engineers this week to get answers on the low level of water in the Lake Koocanusa Reservoir.

Annual kids’ fishing derby on Kootenay Lake

Related Articles

“Block-booking” of campsites raises ire of local B.C. campers

MP Stetski seeks assurances on Lake Koocanusa levels

Kokanee Springs Resort offers full-service RV sites just steps from its legendary golf course in the heart of Crawford Bay.