09/04/2026
🎣🐟 UPDATED — THE CLYC FISHING DERBY IS BACK! 🐟🎣
After being off the CLYC calendar for the past few years, we’re bringing back the Fishing Derby — and we’re hoping to make it an annual CLYC tradition once again!
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
🌧️ Rain Date: Sunday, September 20, 2026
🎣 CLYC FISHING DERBY – REEL & FRY
“From Lake Erie to the Fryer"
⚠️ PLEASE NOTE THE UPDATED TIMES:
⏰ 5:45–6:00 AM — Boat Check-In at the Pavilion
🎣 6:00 AM — Lines In!
🚤 6:00 AM–1:00 PM — Fishing Derby
⚖️ 1:00–2:00 PM — Official Weigh-In at the Pavilion
🔪 2:00–4:30 PM — Fish Cleaning & Fry Prep
🐟 4:30–6:00 PM — Reel & Fry Fish Fry at the Pavilion
🏆 5:30 PM — Awards & Cash Prizes at the Pavilion
💰 $100 per boat
💲 $20 Big Walleye Pot (optional)
💲 $20 Golden Sheephead Pot (optional)
🏆 CLYC WALLEYE CHAMPIONSHIP
Bring your five heaviest legal walleye to the scale. Combined weight determines our champion!
🥇 1st — 50% of Entry Fees
🥈 2nd — 30%
🥉 3rd — 20%
Plus the winners earn their place on the CLYC Lake Erie Cup!
🍺🐟 AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO FISH TO JOIN THE PARTY!
Come down to CLYC for the weigh-in, cheer on the crews, grab a drink and stick around as we turn the day’s catch into dinner.
That’s what Reel & Fry is all about:
FROM LAKE ERIE TO THE FRYER — ALL IN ONE DAY!
🎣 Participating anglers eat FREE!
🍽️ Dinner will also be available to all CLYC members for a fee, while supplies last.
* There is no sign up sheet for dinners. It is first come first served, while supplies last.
📋 The UPDATED sign-up sheet is on the clubhouse board!
Get your boat and crew signed up, or just plan on coming down and joining the party.
*** You need to sign up before the derby if you are going to be participating and entry fees need to be paid prior to start of Derby. ***
Please sign up as soon as possible.
Let’s bring the CLYC Fishing Derby back in a big way and make Reel & Fry an annual CLYC tradition once again!
🎣 ONE DAY. ONE LAKE. ONE CLUB.
Great Fishing. Great Friends. Great Food.
Good Luck & Tight Lines! 🎣🏆🐟
2026 Fishing Derby Committee