37th Greater Wellsville Annual Trout Derby
The 37th Greater Wellsville Annual Trout Derby will take place on April 24th and April 25th, 2026. Watch this page for updates!
General Information
The 36th Greater Wellsville Annual Trout Derby will take place on April 24th and 25th this year. Derby Headquarters will be in its traditional location, next to the Genesee River in Island Park. Once again, 450 tagged trout will be stocked in the river for our contestants to catch. Every tagged trout caught is worth prize money. Come and try your luck!
If you register before April 1st, the cost is $15. The registration fee is $20 after April 1st. You can register and pay your registration fee online. In addition, tickets for the Saturday chicken BBQ and Community Fish raffle tickets will also be available online. The Registration Page for online purchases is anticipated to be live in December.
Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for all the details on the Trout Derby. If you have specific questions, send us and email at wellsvillelionsclubny@gmail.com
36th Greater Wellsville Annual Trout Derby
During the 2026 36th Annual Trout Derby 110 of the 450 prize fish were caught by contestants. $5,610.00 in prize money was paid out to contestants for tagged fish that were caught. The Community Fish was worth a total of $8,673.00. The community fish was not caught during the derby. The winner of the Community Fish raffle was provided with half the value of the fish, $4336.50.
Our gun raffle winners were:
First Prize – Winchester Hunter rifle in 6.5PRC Kevin Hunt of Belmont, NY
Second Prize – Wicked Ridge Crossbow Mike Farr of Orchard Park , NY
Third Prize – $200.00 Runnings Gift Card Tom Crivelli of Olean, NY
The Knife raffle winner was Justin Heinze of Youngstown, NY
