The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-31
Woman Fisher
Is Winner in
Salmon Derby
She Hooks 36-Pound. g.
Ounce King in AUX Bay
Event Successful One

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Mrs. A. w. (Thelma) Boldly, 9
Juneau housewife, landed the bis
one during the fourth annual Col
den North Salmon Derby over the
weekend to walk away with the tor
award.
1t is the second year in row
that woman has shown the mer
how to get results with fishing
tackle. Mrs. John Clements was the
1949 winner
Mrs. Boddy-and crowd of less
fortunate anglers = faced choppy
seas, rain, and tide-rips during the
three-day classic as they tried fol
the IS awards offered the best fish
ermen.
The 36-pound Bounce king which
brought Mrs. Boldly a 1850 Deluxe
Chevrolet sedan was hooked yes
terday morning in AUX Bay anc
landed after a half-hour struggle
by both fish and angler.
The winning fish was the first bic
king Mrs. Boldly ever landed, her
husband, A. w. Boldly. said today.
Below are listed the winners OF
the top IL awards, with the weight
of their winning catches:
1st-Mrs. Boldly, SO pounds, 8
ounces.
2nd-Gilbert G. Bixby, IS pounds
II ounces.
3rd-Pete Schneider, 80 pounds, {
ounces.
4th-Clifford o. Renzel, 80 pounds
IL ounces.
5th-D. P. Applegate, 20 pounds
2 ounces.
6th-Paul Schnee, 81 pounds, 4
ounces. Schnee led the derby with
this fish at the end of the first
days fishing.
7th-Elroy MINIS, 81 pounds.
8th-John c. Willis, 26 pounds
IA ounces.
9th-R. B. Brown, 26 pounds, 3
ounces.
l0th-W. l.. Davies, rs pounds, ]
ounce. This fish was the first caught
during the derby. 1t was taken 2s
minutes after the starting gun Fri
day.
Gilbert G. Bixby, who took second
place, entered another fish weighing
rs pounds, but was not eligible fol
10th place award because he hao
already taken one of the majo,
awards, the judges said.
! 11th-Helen F. Worgum, "a
pounds, ounces.
12th-Paul Page, "a pounds, I
ounces.
Mrs. Worgum, who took 18th
place, entered another fish weigh
ing II pounds, ounce; her hus-
band, John Worgum, brought in a
20-pounder.
Jack O'Connor. President of the
Territorial Sportsmen, which spon-
sored the salmon derby, said that
there were Al fish caught which
weighed 20 pounds or more.
| There were some little ones
caught, too, he said. Five salmon
weighing between five pounds and
5 pounds, IA ounces, were brought
to the scales during the fishing
classic.
Alaska Department of Fisheries
men were on duty at the derby, COL
lecting viscera from the fish to fur
ther the research program on troll
salmon.
Close to SO percent of the fish
caught were kings, the rest being
cohoes, O'Connor said. Two dog sal
mon and two humpies were also
caught by the weekend anglers.
| O'Connor said that many halibut
cod. bullheads and Irish lords were
also included in the catches over
the three days.
The Coast Guard cutter Storis
and the 83-foot Juneau based cut
ter 83524 were on duty in the fish
ing area during the derby.
Presentation of awards will be
made at a ceremony this week
Where and when the presentation
ceremony will take place will be an
nounced later. O'Connor said.
More than $1,000 was crossed by
the derby, he said. And the greater
part of this will go toward improv-
ing fishing and hunting in the Jul
neau area through stocking fish ano
game, feeding deer during the
worst months of winter, and trans
planting game to improve specific
areas.
O'Connor expressed satisfaction
with the 1850 derby. terming it "tht
best so far"