Northwest Late Summer Fishing Derby Schedule

Fishing derby season is about to hit high gear in the Northwest, with events coming to the Washington and Oregon Coasts, Buoy 10, and inside waters all the way to Lewiston and Clarkson. But there are also ongoing contests to get in on in hopes of turning silver-sided and other fish into cold, hard cash.

Here’s a look at the calendar of events for the next two months:

 Now through end of salmon, ling and other fishing seasons: Westport Charterboat Association Derbies; charterwestport.com/fishing.html

 Now through October 1 (or when waters cool off): 4th Annual Coquille River Smallmouth Bass Derby; coquilleriverstepassoc.org

 Now through October 31: WDFW 2025 Trout Derby, select lakes across Washington; wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/contests/trout-derby

 August 1: RCAW 12th Annual Salmon Derby Competition, Marine Areas 10, 11 and 13; rcaw.com/events

 August 1-2: Washington Tuna Classic, Pacific off Westport; missionoutdoors.org

 August 6-9: CAF Rogue River Salmon Derby; indiancreekhatchery.org

 August 9: 29th Annual Gig Harbor Puget Sound Anglers Salmon Derby, Areas 11 and 13; gigharborpsa.org

 August 9: Odell Lake kokanee derby; kokaneepoweroregon.com

 August 14-16: Battle of the Bay Derby, Rogue River Harbor; battleofthebayderby.com

 August 15-16: 19th Annual Oregon Tuna Classic, Pacific off Garibaldi; oregontunaclassic.org

 August 16: Lipstick Salmon Slayers, Buoy 10 and Pacific off the Columbia; lipsticksalmonslayer.com

 August 16: Salmon Harbor Fishing Derby, Winchester Bay; salmonharborfishing.com

 August 16: King of Confluence Chinook derby, Snake-Clearwater River confluence; steelheadexpo.com/king-of-confluence

 August 22-23: Columbia River Salmon Derby 2025, Lower Columbia below Tongue Point; DebTessier@aol.com

 Late summer: Annual Rogue Pikeminnow Roundup, Rogue River;
dfw.state.or.us/fish/local_fisheries/rogue_river/fishing.asp

 September 6-7: 25th Coos Basin Salmon Derby; facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063510016235

 September 6-13: Nootka Sound Tuna Showdown, Pacific off Vancouver Island; nootkamarineadventures.com

 September 13: 41st Annual SMW Local 66 Coho Salmon Derby, Deep South Sound and local rivers; smw66.org

 September 13: Salmon for Soldiers Day of Honor, North Puget Sound; salmonforsoldiers.org

 September 13-14: 3rd Annual Whidbey Island Coho Derby; whidbeypsa.com

 September 15-October 31: Boat Basin Salmon Derby, Westport; westportgrayland-chamber.org

 September 20: Kingston Coho Fishing Derby, Areas 9 and 10; kingstoncohoderby.com

 September 20-21: Everett Coho Derby, Areas 8-10 and open nearby rivers; everettcohoderby.com

Editor’s note: Did we miss your derby? Shoot me an email at awalgamott@media-inc.com and I’ll fold it into the lineup.