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Fresh Water Boats For Sale
United Way
“Leo Lasher”
Catfish Derby
O
ne of the fastest growing and most rewarding fishing contests on the Hudson
River is the United Way “Leo Lasher” Catfish Derby. The event is held annually on
the third Saturday of July. It has become a family destination, a focus of the DEC
on the Catfish population in the Hudson River and a fundraiser that has fed the
local community in Columbia and Greene Counties tens of thousands of dollars.
The 2018 United Way “Leo Lasher” Catfish Derby can be found as easily as
Googling “united way catfish derby”. First prize for the longest catfish of the day is
$1,500.00 cash on the spot. If the NYS record for a Channel Catfish is set during
the contest, the winner receives a brand new Village Dodge pickup truck and a
new boat, motor and trailer from Riverview Marine Services.
The contest awards the top 8 places in the Adult Category and the top 8 places
in the Kids Category. The Team Category allows four (4) people to submit the
combination of four (4) Catfish for a prize of a “Day of Charter Boat Fishing” with
Captain Bob Lewis and Fins and Grins from Catskill, NY.