The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-06
BIG FISHING
Event SLATED
.T0M0R ROW
Everything Depends Upon
Weather. Changes Made
in Time for Casting

It's all up to the Weatherman
now Plans have been completed
with more than 700 hopeful Salmon
Derby entrants cycling wind and
sky and gauging the chances for
a decent day tomorrow at least
until late afternoon, for the Sec
ond attempt to hold the big Derby
which had to be postponed from
last Sunday.
More than $1,000 worm Of pr.z..
eS, from the Plymouth sedan dowr
to canned fruit, will be at stake
tomorrow when the varied flotilla
of large and small craft prepares
to head out of AUX Bay and Tee
Harbor in the morning
The starting time has been
changed by the Derby Committee
to o'clock SO that last min
ute weather check may be made.
And although boats may check in
with the judges at the two AUX
Bay floats and at Tee Harbor from
$50 a. m. on, none may leave for
the fishing areas previous to the
signal
All operators of vessels. whether
skiffs or larger. are warned by the
Committee in charge that their
boats are subject to inspection by
the Coast Guard. and that suffi-
cient life preservers or other APP
proved life-saving devices must be
on board for all passengers.
Special Precaution
Special precautions arranged at
a meeting of the Derby Committee
during the week are two. Small
craft will he required to carry a
red flag for use in case of emer-
gency, a signal which any other
vessels should investigate immed-
lately.
Second precaution is an ar
rangement for half-hourly radio
checks with larger vessels. These
craft will carry large white flags,
weather forces cancellation, or at
least Is minutes before the vessel
prepares to up anchor and return
to check in fish at the judges
stands.
The white flag will serve as
warning for all small boats in the
various vicinities that fishing in
that area is ended; and will give
some warning to start lack to base
before larger, speedier vessels and
still make the o'clock deadline.
Check In Areas
AT the entrance to each check
in area, an official boat will be
stationed Marked with an orange
flag or panel for Identification,
this craft will check each boat
returning from the fishing areas
and hand each numbered slip.
No more slips will be given out
after 4 o'clock.
Boats will anchor away from the
check-in floats. and move in to
have fish weighed according to
their order numbers. In weighing
fish. the judges may require the
owner TO leave any that appear
definitely large enough to take
prizes.
Official check-out stations in the
morning will be both the Forest
Service float and Hickeys float
at AUX Bay, and the small float
anchored at the head OF Tee Har-
Dor. Two judges will be stationed
on each AUX Bay float, and four
at Tee Harbor
From II noon on through the rest
of the day. coffee and hot dogs
will be made available by Juneau's
womens organizations for judges
and contestants on both Hickeys
float in AUX Bay and the Tee
Harbor float.
USCG cutter Wachusett, unless
some other emergency arises, plans
to sail from Juneau at about 7
o'clock tomorrow morning and to be
at the scene of the Derby during
the day.
Comdr E. " Carlson states that
he plans to cruise the area. and
perhaps lie at anchor part of the
time.
The Juneau Yacht Club wishes to
announce that the channel between
the bar and Douglas Island has been
dredged SO boats may go to AUX Bay
over the bar. There is four-foot
clearance at l5-foot tide, and
boats may get through if they follow
the channel