The 17 Rivers Striper Tournament will run the entire month of September. Anglers who participate stand a great chance of catching lots of stripers, and just maybe one fish will be the derby winner.

Event organizers anticipate hundreds of anglers will take part in this years tournament all vying for the adult division grand prize of $2,500. Anglers can fish as much as they want during the month of September and will employ many different techniques to catch fish. Some anglers will use bait, others spinning lures and a few hardy souls will break out the fly tackle.

During the month, anglers may submit as many striper entries as they want. We are excited to receive such photos as we want to recognize the fishermen and their great catches. These fish submission photos will be posted on the tournament website and provide a unique forum for viewing the anglers achievements. And wouldn’t it be great if a new State record of 67 lbs was set ? That would be a huge fish!

For anglers sitting on the fence, consider this… assuming 500 anglers participate in the adult division of the tournament, your odds of winning are 1 in 500. Those are really great odds! Compare that to Power Ball or lottery scratch tickets. So all you need to do, is register for the tournament, then get out there and land some fish. The more time you invest, the greater the chance is you’ll boat a contending striper, so register early and fish hard. 

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!