Lake Ontario Counties (LOC) Spring Trout and Salmon Derby
April 30 – May 9, 2010 – This premier spring kick-off classic, offering a $12,500 Grand Prize for the largest trout or salmon caught overall, also sports over $30,000 in cash and prizes overall. For more information, call (888) REEL-2-IN or visit their website at www.loc.org . Walleye will return this year for the spring (the opener is May 1) if there are enough people registered. Check out www.loc.org  for details.

4th Annual Buffalo Sabres Alumni Spring Salmon Spectacular, June 3 - Being run out of Krull Park and the Town of Newfane Marina in Olcott, this is a special fishing celebration with the names that have helped to make the Buffalo Sabres a household name the past 40 years. Help raise money for local charities. Check out www.sabresalumni.com  for all the details.

9th Annual Don Johannes Memorial Big Fish Contest and 4th Annual Pete DeAngelo Memorial Three-Fish Contest, June 4 – This is a precursor to the Pro-Am tournament to get the teams warmed up for the fishing action. You don’t have to be in the pro-am to fish, though. Sign up at The Slippery Sinker, The Boat Doctors or The Gas Shack. Call 716-778-0713 for more info. $100 per boat. 100 percent cash pay out.

26th Annual Skip Hartman Memorial Lake Ontario Pro-Am Salmon Team Tournament June 5-6, 2010 – This prestigious fishing competition pits teams of anglers against one another using a unique scoring system over two days of fishing. Held out of the Niagara County ports of Wilson and Olcott, the local community also coordinates special events to make it a fun filled weekend. Last year, more than $70,000 was paid out in cash and prizes. For more info call (877) FALLS US or log onto the tournament website at www.lakeontarioproam.net for rules and sign up information. For the second year in a row there is a special Open Division, requiring no observer but using basically the same rules. Fish one day or both. And on Monday, the Big Boys Shootout will return for a big time challenge.

2nd Annual Lake Ontario Counties (LOC) Summer Derby– June 19-July 18, 2010 – Grand prize is $7,500 for biggest fish. Check out their website for all the details for this new summer event at www.loc.org or call (888) REEL-2-IN. NEW this year is a $1,200 a day boat derby. This new event will pay out $1,200 each day, half for the biggest salmon; half for the biggest trout. Cost is $600 for charter boats; $300 for recreational boats. Everyone on the boat is covered with this fee. Sign up by May 15 to ensure that this happens. Go to www.loc.org  for the details. And, yes, you can win both!

Erie Canal Fishing Derby
July 6-18, 2010 – The Erie Canal is spotlighted for this family-oriented fishing competition offering up more than $8,000 in prizes. Eligible waters include from the Niagara River to the Main Street Bridge in Albion (Route 98) – 50 miles of waters. For more information visit their website at www.eriecanalderby.com . (Bass is included.)

7th Annual Lake Ontario Trout and Salmon Assn. King Salmon Tournament – July 17, Olcott from 6 a.m. to noon. This event offers 100 cash pay back. All participants must be LOTSA members. Deadline to register is July 14 at 6 p.m. For more information, contact www.lotsa.org .

Orleans County Rotary Derby
August 7-22, 2010 – Fish Lake Ontario and tributaries from the Niagara River to the Genesee River for salmon and trout. For more information call (585) 589-9881. Olcott does have a weigh station in this local derby, located at The Slippery Sinker. http://www.orleanscountytourism.com/fishing/fishing.php

Lake Ontario Counties (LOC) Fall Trout and Salmon Derby
August 20– September 6, 2010 – Over $50,000 in cash prizes including a $20,000 Grand Prize for the largest trout or salmon caught during this 18-day event. Help anglers celebrate the return of the mighty king salmon on Lake Ontario! Cost is $25 for adults; $12 for kids under 16. Sign up in local tackle shops or call (888) REEL-2-IN. You can also visit their website at www.loc.org  for more info or to register.