39th Annual Walleye Derby Final Results
Southtowns Walleye Association of Western New York Inc. (STWA) (www.southtownswalleye.org) held its 39th Annual Walleye Derby from June 10th through June 18th 2023, on the waters of Lake Erie and the Upper Niagara River, with more than $100,000 in cash and prizes at stake, anglers throughout Western New York and multiple states participated in the nine day event in search of a walleye worthy of the top prize.
The Derby concluded with an awards picnic held at the STWA Clubhouse on June 25th at 12pm with close to 200 people in attendance, the main prizes were awarded to the top 109 fish that weighed in after the nine day event. Top honors for the winners went to the following top adult and youth participants within each division.What Some of Our Derby Participants are Saying...
Hi guys!
I'd like to compliment the SWA derby team on running an excellent activity for our club! I didn't catch a qualifying walleye but thought the prize categories created interest for all. The biggest fish of each day and smallest prizes kept things real interesting. Same goes for the mystery weight fish. Keep up the good work and thanks to the kitchen staff at the awards picnic! Maybe next year I'll catch a weigher.
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Adult Derby Winners
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Youth Derby Winners
2nd – Ryella Maskulinski – 7.13 lbs.
3rd – Olivia Pinelle – 6.06 lbs.
4th – Olivia Baliesteroes – 5.96 lbs.
5th – Ryan Lewandowski – 5.75 lbs.
6th – Wyatt Simonick – 5.75 lbs.
7th – Mylana Wiese – 5.23 lbs.
8th – Bentley Geedy – 5.16 lbs.
9th –Logan Schweiter – 5.15 lbs.
10th – Ryan Mordacz – 4.89 lbs.
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Special Youth Lifetime License Award
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World Wide Stone
First Youth Fish Weighed In
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West Herr NY Walleye
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STWA Derby Lure
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777 Fish
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Joe Leonarczyk Jr.
Memorial Award
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Derby Daily Walleye Winners
Day 3 - Thomas Slawatycki – 9.58 lbs.