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WOW, what an awsome day. Just like to say thanks for the hard work put on by Rick and the crew, the burgers and hotdogs were awsome, nice to see so many faces you dont see on the computer screen. ;D
thanks to the sponsers for the good prizes.
jim
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The derby definately made up for the lack of fish most of us saw today. Wasnt planning on making it out today, but did, and what a beautiful day it was. Also thanks to Rick and others who worked hard to make this derby a success. I also won some stuff. ;D
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I agree ,it was well done and the burger was awsome, I just wish I coulda caught my 12lber at 1 p.m. instead of 3p.m. 10 minutes after the festivities ::)at least I got one to bring back.MsCharlie took some photos and I don't feel like a total loser after all.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF THE THIRD ANNUAL TROPHY HUNTER STEELHEAD DERBY:
WOW what a day
And the winner is......>>>>
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This was the winning fish, but from what I saw first hand today, every single person who attended this Derby, we're ALL winners.
What a fantastic day. Rick Lewis your absolutely amazing. Meeting Hunter today, Jim Andre and the rest of your team was just FANTASTIC. We here at kidsinthenest.com can not thank you enough. I am still downloading all the pictures I took and it's going to take a bit. I took hundreds......:)
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One more thing. Just as we were all packing up and ready to run home and warm up, man was it cold down there.....LOL....LOOK at what Doug Hart caught.
I felt so bad for him as he caught it right after the Derby had ended. But in my eyes, he was a winner to me, as was every person who attended this incredible derby.
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There was one very very very special guest at the derby today. For those of you who have not met this fella yet, here is the fella who made my heart melt today.
Ozzie....what a dog he is....:)
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Mary, hats off to you. Man did you work hard all day. It was GREAT to meet you finally. So many of you I recognized from seeing off the Chilliwack River cam. Thank you for sharing the story of seeing those three Eagles fighting over that live steelhead. I had no idea that was you as I filmed all that off the river cam.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB TODAY, AND WHAT A GREAT COOK YOU ARE........Thank you
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There was actually THREE fish caught today. One at the beginning of the Derby and the winner , Pat W, and of course we all know what Doug Hart caught just AFTER the derby ended......BUT did you know who caught the second one......?
tee hee
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It was wild so I could not enter it. ;D
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So you told us..........LOL. Man that was cool watching you fish today. And watching how careful you were with that little guy when you released it, you gained PILES of respect from me. It was great to meet you today.
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Looks like a good day for all. Thanks to Rick for putting in so much effort once again. Something came up in the last minute and prevented my attendance, but I hope Chrome Mykiss had delivered the prizes as instructed or we'd need to raid his tackle/bedroom. Rick, what's the username of the winner, so I can set up his subscription access. Thanks.
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looked like lots of fun. to bad the river was so low, clarity was alright, but more water would have been nice
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Jeez Rod
My subscription is just about too!!
nudge nudge
wink wink... ;) ;D :'(
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Thanks to all that put on this awesome derby ...would have been nice to see more fish but it was a nice day on the river
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Thanks a lot Rick and everyone else that made this event possible. The turnout was great as was the weather except for early morning which was quite nippy, but by the looks and smiles on the participants faces, it was a big success. Some fabulous prizes were given away and it was an opportunity to see some of the faces of the fishing community and even quite a few from FWR. My brother and myself had a wonderful time and can't wait to enter next years event. Thanks again to Rick and all the others for all their hard work, and we will be there next year to try our luck again. Good Fishing All.
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Thanks to all those who made it out to the derby this year !!! Attendance was down from last year but it was still a good time, I wish we could have seen more fish entered in the derby. Congrats to Pat who entered the winning fish 16 lb 6 oz !!! and congrats to all those who were lucky enough to wion one of the great prizes won in the raffle !!! Thankyou again Mary for all of your help, thanx to Hunter and Brian and Paul and everyone who brought food and donated prizes !!! It always amazes me how generous people are with their donations ;D ;D ;D Hey Rod...... was looking forward to seeing you out there this year................. maybe next year will be the year !!!
cheers TH
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I would just like to thank Rick and the Trophy Hunter Crew for a great derby!! Also, thank you so much for the great prizes!!! The Islander Reel was an awesome prize.... wow!! Thanks to everyone that helped with all the food and prizes and I am looking forward to next year's derby!!
PS.... it is Pat B. not Pat W. lol... oh well
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THANK YOU RICK FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KIDS IN THE NEST EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY
Rick we just can't thank you enough. The whole day was just amazing. Meeting all those incredible fisherman was truly a dream come true. I have never seen any one fly fish before, and that was really something to see. To actually meet Mary and now realize that is the cute lady I see on the river cam was such a hoot. Everyone there was so kind to me and so helpful. Your donation to help the River Cam off set the bandwidth cost, did not help it, you guys SAVED it.
As I have said to you many times, not in a million years would Gill or I ever have guessed the world wanted to see this part of the world over the INTERNET, and watch it they do.
The kids in the countries that have no access to water, are just shocked to see you all walk in water that you drink. The fish they see you catch, is the same to them as it would be for us when we take our grandkids to Disney Land. It is that exciting to them to see all of this.
When some of you wave at the camera and they see that, you have made that child's day. Their only wish if for us to post pictures of your fish, equipment, and yes your DOGS you take fishing with you. You have to put yourselves in the mind of a child in a distant land, that does not have rivers, mountains, snow, or trucks and jeeps and the many cars they see on that river cam. All of this is brand new to them.
There is also another huge bunch of viewers that watch all of your guys. Seniors and many people who are in hospice and hospitals around the world. I hear from them everyday. They can lay in their beds, sit back and just enjoy watching a fisherman cast his/her line, than slowly walk down the river in the water. When they see you guys stand up on top of those big rocks and just cast for a bit, my in-box fills up with people saying, more more we want to see more. Many have never seen Bald Eagles fly over the heads of fisherman before now, kayaks com shooting past the camera and on and on it goes.
Yes you guys have become HERO'S to many out there. Quite by accident, each of you whether you realized it or not, have become the ' Crocodile Dundee's ' of the Chilliwack River. You have also become the very people who are now representing Canada around the world and what this river means to all of us, and now them.
I have set up a thread on the kidsinthenest.com site and posted all the pictures I took at the Derby. If any of you have a moment, we would very much appreciate it if you could take a moment and post pictures of your fish and equipment and tell the kids what it all is. There is no limit on how many pic's you can post, and that includes your pets and vehicles. Remember, this is ALL new to them to see ANY of this, and NEVER have they had contact with any of you till now.
In closing, I can not thank you enough. Rick, Hunter, Paul, Jim, Chris, Rod, Mary, and so many more.
You are changing the lives of children, and you may not have realized it till now, but your teaching the world how to be good stewards of ALL rivers.
Thank you
Ms Charlie Hilliard
President
Kids in the Nest Educational Society
'Teach a child today and they will Teach a child tomorrow '
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So Rick what was the final donation that was made to kids in the nest?
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Jim I can't answer a private message in here for some reason, SORRY....:( But the problem on our site is we had the coppa setting on and that's what blocked you. It has now been disabled. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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So Rick what was the final donation that was made to kids in the nest?
Final number was $1300.00 dontaed to kids in the nest
I really wish it could have been more, but it was still a decent amount and I hope it will help them
TH
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A Special Thank you from the students who watch you guys on the Chilliwack River Cam.
ANOTHER GREAT BIG THANK YOU
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