DERBY ADULT DIVISION 1) Brian L. - 33 & 1/2 hatchery buck $500 check 2) James B. – 33 hatchery buck $300 check 3) Ben H. – 30 hatchery buck $150 check Matt L. – 29 & 5/8 hatchery hen – donated prize from sponsors Jim P. – 28 & 1/2 hatchery hen – donated prize from sponsors (claimed at event) Mike S. – 28 & 1/4 hatchery buck – donated prize from sponsors (claimed at event) Kirk Y. – 27 & 1/8 hatchery fish – donated prize from sponsors (claimed at event) Darin B. – 26 & 7/8 hatchery fish – donated prize from sponsors (claimed at event) Raffle Prize Winners: • Winner Tak ..read more

All entries or submissions are subject to review. All winning fish entries will be subject to a final review. Measurements were based on submitted photographic evidence and if the angler followed the Derby Rules. The Derby Rules are listed on this website, click here to read the rules on how to submit your entries. Anglers can submit multiple entries, but we will take your largest fish as your final entry. Even if your fish is not the biggest, please still submit your entry for the leaderboard as all anglers who submit a fish will be eligible to win prizes from our sponsors at the Derby awards ..read more

SIGN UP SIGN UP ONLINE AT NCGASA.ORG, CLICK HERE or you can sign up in person at RMI OUTDOORS in Eureka, CA. The annual NCGASA Mad River Hatchery Steelhead Derby will take place during the winter run in Humboldt County on the Mad River in the Arcata/Blue Lake area on Jan. 15 (6am)-Feb. 29 (6pm). 3 largest measured fish in both the Adult and Youth categories will win! Awards ceremony to be held at Mad River Brewing Co., Tasting Room in Blue Lake on Sunday, March 3 at 2pm. Winners will be announced as well as raffle winners. Need not be present to win. If you would like to sponsor or donate to t ..read more

From Fishing the North Coast — For the Mad River steelhead fishery in the upcoming 2023-24 season, the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) plans to attach reward tags to a small subset of hatchery-origin (i.e., adipose-clipped) adult steelhead upon their return to freshwater. This is in effort to estimate the steelhead harvest on the Mad River. According to John Deibner-Hanson, a Northern Region Environmental Scientist for CDFW, a number of fish will be captured in the lower river using tangle nets and affixed with spaghetti tags worth $20, $50 or $100 rewards. Once the tags ..read more

The annual NCGASA Mad River Hatchery Steelhead Derby will take place during the winter run in Humboldt County on the Mad River in the Arcata/Blue Lake area on Jan. 15 (6am)-Feb. 29 (6pm). 3 largest measured fish in both the Adult and Youth categories will win! Awards ceremony to be held at Mad River Brewing Co., Tasting Room in Blue Lake on Sunday, March 3 at 2pm. Adult Category Payouts: 1st place: $500 2nd place: $300 3rd place: $150 Youth Category Payouts: 1st place: $150 Gift Card from RMI Outdoors + prizes from our sponsors 2nd place: $100 Gift Card from RMI Outdoors + prizes from our spon ..read more

2024 will be the fifth year of Nor-Cal Guides and Sportsmen’s Association’s (NCGASA) Mad River Hatchery Steelhead Derby on the Mad River in Blue Lake/Arcata, California. The Derby takes place in the heart of the Humboldt County steelhead winter run. The Derby will kick off on Monday, Jan. 15 at 6am. Anglers who have preregistered before the event start date and time on NCGASA.org’s website will be eligible to win cash and prizes. Included in your Derby fees is your yearly membership to NCGASA. You must be a NCGASA member in order to participate. Rules, further details and online sign ups to c ..read more

Mad River Steelhead Derby 2023 Youth Division winner Uriah Gaethle (14 years old) of Glendale / Blue Lake cleaned up at RMI Outdoors in Eureka on Sunday, March 5 where he was presented with an Addicted Fishing duffle bag full of fishing lures and a ocean rod and reel. Justin Kelly from RMI Outdoors (left) and Kenny Priest from Nor-Cal Guides & Sportsmen’s Association (right) also presented Uriah with a $100 gift card from RMI. When asked what he caught his hatchery steelhead on, Gaethle replied, “A worm from my backyard.” Nor-Cal Guides & Sportsmen’s Association (NCGASA) annual The Ma ..read more

All fish measurements and submissions are subject to review. Measurements are based on submitted photographic or video evidence and if the angler followed the Derby Rules. Adult Division: Potential winning entries are subject to a final review by NCGASA reps. Payouts will be determined by NCGASA reps after the final reviews are done. 1) Jim Paul 30 and 15/16 2) Tyler Blevin 30 and 7/83 Brian Larsen & Travis Robinette: 30 and 1/2 • Cody Higgins: 30 and 1/8 • April Hiller: & Kirk Yonker & James Anderson: 29 and 3/4 • Ted Henry: 29 and 1/2 • Kaitlin Zendeker: 29 • Mike Peredia & B ..read more

Find these donated items from our sponsors on the Mad River Steelhead Derby’s Facebook page. CLICK HERE to see the photo album and to bid. There will be more silent auction items to bid on at the Derby Awards Ceremony on March 6 at Mad River Brewing Co Tap Room. Pescaro Cooler Box 80 liters. Donated by Englund Marine. Donated by Englund Marine Plano Guider Series 3-Tray Tackle Box, Cuda 7″ Titanium Bonded Fillet Knife with Sheath and Ketch 32″ Karbonate Board Ruler. Donated by Pacific Outfitters. Donated by Pacific Outfiters Lured Mix Pack hand picked beads by Randy. Donated by Lured by the Be ..read more

Every angler who registered for the 2022 Derby received a free raffle ticket into our weekly Mad River Steelhead Derby Friday Gift Giveaways. All kinds of products were donated to the Derby from various fishy sponsors. Each week (normally on Fridays), NCGASA reps will draw one name out of a jar and reveal the winner. Winners will be posted on both the MRSDerby’s Facebook page and Instagram account. Once the winner contacts us, we will deliver the prize to RMI Outdoors in Eureka and leave their prize for them at the fishing counter for pick up the following week. MRSDerby accepts all donations ..read more