$599 Heaviest Trout Caught
Richard Flores from Santa Barbara
Weight – 9.82lbs and Length – 25-1/8″

$599 Heaviest Bass Caught
Jared Rossman from Santa Ynez
Weight – 3.24lbs and Length – 17.5″

$599 Heaviest Sunfish Caught
Junne Tuando
Weight – 1.10 lbs. and Length – 11-1/4″

$599 Heaviest Crappie Caught
Doug Chessmore from Santa Barbara
Weight -1.90lbs and Length – 15″

$599 Heaviest Cat Fish Caught
James McCall from Santa Maria
Weight – 3.68 lbs. and Length – 22.5″

$300 2nd Heaviest Trout Caught
Joseph Vega from Santa Barbara
Weight – 7.96lbs and Length – 24″

$300 2nd Heaviest Bass Caught
Andrew DeLarge
Weight – 3.1 lbs. and Length – 18″

$300 2nd Heaviest Sunfish Caught
Brian Stengel from San Bernadino
Weight – .72 lbs.
Length – 10-1/2″

$300 2nd Heaviest Crappie Caught
Jared Rossman from Santa Ynez
Weight – 1.88 lbs. and Length – 15″

$300 2nd Heaviest Cat Fish Caught
Bailey West from Lompoc
Weight – 3.62 and Length – 22″

Other Top Prizes:

$100 for Heaviest Carp Caught
Wayne West from Santa Barbara
Weight – 9.74 and Length – 28″

$50 for 2nd Heaviest Carp Caught
Bryan Belluz from Lompoc
Weight – 9.16 lbs. and Length – 28.5″

$100 THE Neal Taylor “Young Angler Award”
First Catch by an angler 15 years or younger on
$50 Saturday Winner:
Daniel Vega from Santa Barbara – Age 9
$50 Sunday Winner:
Joseph Velasquez – Age 14

$100 Visit the Nature Center Raffle
Winner: David Vargas

$75 Heaviest Fish caught by Boy 11-15 yrs.
Kai Fowler from Ventura
Weight – 2.74 lbs. and Length – 18″

$25 2nd Heaviest Fish caught by Boy 11-15 yrs.
David Vargas
Weight – 2.38 lbs. and Length – 16.75″

$50 The Dutch Wilson Prize (the fish caught by the oldest angler)
Winner: Raymond Chaver, Sr. – Age 82

$25 for Highest Tagged Trout from a prior year
Winner: Alberto Valdez
Tag #5925

$25 each to 5 kids 10 yrs. & under for Heaviest Fish Caught
Winners:
#1 Atlas Waterfall – Age 8
#2 Brayden Millan – Age 10
#3 Brooke Tosti – Age 10 from Santa Maria
#4 Colin Banta – Age 10 from Solvang
#5 Claycen Cooper – Age 4 from Los Alamos

Rod & Reel to top 10 kids 10 yrs. and under for Heaviest Fish Caught
#1 Atlas Waterfall – Age 8
#2 Brayden Millan – Age 10
#3 Brooke Tosti – Age 10 from Santa Maria
#4 Colin Banta – Age 10 from Solvang
#5 Claycen Cooper – Age 4 from Los Alamos
#6 Grace Openshaw – Age 8 from Orcutt
#7 Liam Witherell – Age 9 from Santa Barbara
#8 Daniel Vega – Age 9 from Santa Barbara
#9 Brandon Lopez – Age 8
#10 Adrian Aguiniga – Age 10

The following children each won $25 and a rod and reel for the heaviest fish in the category of children ten years old and younger:
#1 Atlas Waterfall – Age 8
#2 Brayden Millan – Age 10
#3 Brooke Tosti – Age 10 from Santa Maria
#4 Colin Banta – Age 10 from Solvang
#5 Claycen Cooper – Age 4 from Los Alamos

The following five each won a rod/reed combo:
Grace Openshaw – Age 8 from Orcutt
Liam Witherell – Age 9 from Santa Barbara
Daniel Vega – Age 9 from Santa Barbara
Brandon Lopez – Age 8
Adrian Aguiniga – Age 10
The Fish Derby is the major fundraiser for the Neal Taylor Nature Center which is a non-profit organization that operates the Nature Center

FISH DERBY SPONSORS

A Fundraising Benefit for the
Neal Taylor Nature Center
a Nonprofit Organization, and in Cooperation with Cachuma Lake Recreation Area

Major Derby Sponsors

Platinum – $20,000
Charlie Alva

In memory of
Vera Ralston Alva

Silver (Osprey) – $1,500
Julia Wilkerson

Royal Coachman – $1,000
Rocky Mountain Recreation Co.

Derby Sponsor – $500
MarBorg Industries, Inc.
Community West Bank
Wilson Printing
Knight Broadcasting, Inc.

Thank you to our volunteers and many generous donors!

Learn more at https://keyt.com/news/2015/04/22/neal-taylor-nature-center-helped-with-cachuma-trout-derby-turnout/