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FVFA's 5th annual Sturgeon Derby is back again this year! Come join us on October 21st 2023! 

Last year was a huge success with over 340 participants. Cash prizes were given away as well as a fridge/freezer, a tv, gift cards, rods & reels, apparel, guided trips and so much more! You don't need a boat to enter this derby, shore anglers are welcome! Let's make this 5th annual derby bigger than last year, contact Scott Susin to register!

*We are accepting donations for giveaways and door prizes at this event,  if you would like to donate anything  and/or for more information,  please contact Scott Susin*

(Partial proceeds will be donated to the Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society)

Join us for a day of fishing on the banks of the mighty Fraser River.  We will be fishing around 8:00am at Matsqui Beach located under the Mission - Abbotsford bridge on April 29th, 2023.  We plan on fishing most of the day, so come by anytime.  

Target species will be sturgeon but feel free to bring a rod for trout or white fish.  

We have tents, tables and a BBQ, so bring something to eat and hang out for the day.  FVFA will have some giveaways going on as well.  

If you’re out fishing from a boat, come by and say hi. Look for the big tent and black FVFA banners at Matsqui Beach. 

Donation Alert!

Mike Mitchell over at BC Outdoor Sportfishing has donated a year subscription to their magazine, a pair of outdoor boots, a hat and a t-shirt to our event.  

Mike and BCOSF have always been long time supporters of the derby and it’s great to see them supporting a local event such as ours.  Mike has also been a wonderful source of information in regards to running the derby.  

For all things outdoors, be it fishing, camping or hunting, check out BCOSF online; 

https://www.bcosf.ca

You can also find his regular fishing TV show on Chek on Sunday mornings.  

Thanks for the great donation and support Mike!

DONATION ALERT!

Aaaaaaaannnd boom goes the dynamite!  Once again Canadian Tire steps up to the plate and knocks it out of the park!  Canadian Tire Mission has been a long time supporter and donor to the derby and this year is no different!

Canadian Tire has very generously donated a brand new electric Bradley smoker to the derby!  This smoker will be awarded to one lucky angler at some point during the derby.  

Another huge thank you to Canadian Tire Mission for supporting our event again this year.

Donation Alert!

Doug Elias over at BC Sportfishing Group has generously donated two tickets to an upcoming Abbotsford Canucks game!  

Doug and BCSFG have been long time supporters of the derby and it's great to see them aboard once again this year.  It's donations such as these that allow the derby to continue and grow.

A huge thank you to Doug and BCSFG for once again donating to the event.

**Donation Alert**

This one is from us over at Shorelord Rod Holders, this sweet little package is for a lucky winner at the 4th annual FVFA Sturgeon Derby. Includes portable propane fryer kit, Sturgeon Shorelord shirt, decals and of course our Sturgeon Rod Holder! 

We will be down under the Mission bridge at Matsqui trail park the day of the event showing off our products so be sure to stop by and say hi!

facebook.com/shorelordrodholders

#theshorelord

Donation Alert!

Ladies and gentleman, our friend Jacob Bergen, of Outfishing BC couldn't just donate a few OutfishingBC hoodies.  Oh no, he had to raise the bar a little bit.  Jacob is an incredibly passionate angler and loves nothing more than sharing that passion with others.  With that being said, Jacob has donated probably the most valuable thing ever...his time.

Jacob is donating one walk and wade steelhead trip for one lucky angler and a guest, on the mighty Vedder River, come steelhead season.  Jacob will show you the ropes, discuss fishing strategies, bait, casting, how to read the river, etc etc.  

This is a first for the derby, and I'm ecstatic to see Jacob getting involved and wanting to give back to the community.  Details of the walk and wade will be discussed between Jacob and the winning derby participant.

Amazing news Jacob, and thanks for the donation.  To learn more about Jacob's fishing addiction, check out Outfishing BC on Facebook as well as the various other social media platforms.

Thanks again Jacob Bergen!

Donation Alert!

Our friend Derek Godfrey has generously stepped up once again and donated a 4-hour sturgeon fishing trip in April 2023 courtesy of his charter operation; Fort Langley Fishing Adventures!

Derek has been a long time fan and supporter of the derby and wanted to help out again this season and we're very excited to have him aboard. 

If you are looking for a fishing adventure of a lifetime, give Derek a call at; #604-313-0036 or visit Fort Langley Fishing Adventures here;

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067079613723

Thanks again for the support Derek!

We were very excited to be apart of many amazing vendors at this year's BC Outdoors Show. If you made it out and visited our booth, we thank you for stopping by and are very happy to meet all of you! A huge thank you to Mike Mitchell and the BC Outdoors group for inviting us to be apart of it this year!  We plan on attending again next year, so stay tuned for details at a later date!

One of our admins, TJ, holding down the booth!

Loren & Angela from Shorelord Rod Holders joined us at the booth and were more than happy to help hand out coloring pages for the coloring contest we held for the kids! We had 3 lucky winners of a brand new trout rod starter kit. Congratulations to the winners, we cannot wait to see what you catch!

Hard at work promoting our upcoming derby in October, talking fishing and doing giveaways! We gaveaway a reel, t-shirts, free entries to the sturgeon derby, gift cards and more. Huge Congratulations to all those winners!   FVFA loves to give back to the fishing community, check in for more giveaways in the future!

Recently, we just held a fishing social under the Mission/Abbotsford bridge where everyone was welcome! We fished, ate great food, chatted fishing and had a ton of laughs! Thank you to everyone who came out!  We plan on holding more of these events and would love to have you join us next time, so check out our Facebook page or check back here for updates on our next event!

A few fish were caught at the fishing social and the kids had a ton of fun fishing and learning about them!

Loren from Shorelord Rod Holders with an audience, safely releasing a small sturgeon. DFO stopped in to watch and was impressed with the safe handling. Smiles all around!