Final preparations are being made for the 31st annual
Greater Wellsville Trout Derby happening this weekend. Home base, or Fish
Central, will be in Island Park but the event spans 7.5 miles from County Road
29 in Yorks Corners to Riverside Campground in Scio. Dean Arnold oversees the
Lions Club event. He says on Friday evening, they’ll stock the river with 450
tagged fish with guaranteed prizes totaling more than $25,000. The fish come from Whispering Pines Fish Farm in Bliss. Fish Central
opens at noon on Friday to register last minute participants. The kitchen also
opens at noon and breakfasts are served Saturday and Sunday morning’s beginning
at 5:30. a.m.
Mr. Arnold also that the Lions Club is not connected with
any vendors, with the exception of one who will be selling bait.
Camping is allowed in the park free of charge but the following
rules apply:
1) The only fires allowed in the park proper
are those in the standing BBQ fixtures.
The park proper is the area of the park to the right as you drive into
the park.
2) In the park
proper, driving on the land is not allowed.
3) Except for
bringing in a fish. no parking is allowed in the parking area next to Trout
Derby HQ.
4) Camping is not
permitted until the Wednesday April 24th and it is for people fishing in the
Derby only.
5) 11 p.m. until
morning is to be quiet time and loud parties and other noisy activities are to
be discontinued at 11 p.m.
On Tuesday, the Genesee River level, just north of Jones Memorial Hospital, was 5.8 feet. The National Weather Service said the level should remain steady through the weekend. Right now, forecasters are calling for sun on Saturday with a chance of showers for Sunday. Daytime temperatures should be in the 50's and will drop into the 30's at night.
