Club Trophies

Trophies and Buttons of the Tyee Club

TYEE MAN TROPHY is presented to the angler taking the largest Tyee of the season.

LILLIAN J. SPARROW TROPHY is presented to the female angler taking the largest Tyee of the season

BALLENTINE TROPHY is presented to the angler taking the largest pair of Tyee in one day

GAVIN CHISHOLM TROPHY is presented to the angler taking the largest Tyee using a single action reel

LES McDONALD AWARD is presented to the angler who takes the first Tyee of the season

W.C. MAINWARING TROPHY is presented to the guide whose guest takes the largest Tyee of the season

DR. JULIEN E. BENJAMIN TROPHY is presented to the guide whose guests take the largest number of Tyee over the course of the season

DR. RICHARD MURPHY TROPHY is presented to the guide who rows the most anglers to new membership during the season.

ISFELD MEMORIAL TROPHY is presented to the angler who takes the largest pair of Tyee on separate days of the season.

RAVEN TROPHY is presented to the junior angler (16 years of age and younger) who takes the largest Tyee of the season.

Buttons are available for purchase by anglers who have taken a qualifying fish according to the Rules and Regulations of The Tyee Club of British Columbia. Members may purchase one button for each qualifying salmon.

THE CLUB BUTTONS SHALL BE:

BRONZE BUTTON for Tyee salmon weighing 30 pounds or over (but under 40 pounds)

SILVER BUTTON for Tyee salmon weighing 40 pounds or over (but under 50 pounds)

GOLD BUTTON for Tyee salmon weighing 50 pounds or over (but under 60 pounds)

DIAMOND BUTTON for Tyee salmon weighing 60 pounds or over (but under 70 pounds)

RUBY BUTTON for Tyee salmon weighing over 70 pounds

TYEE MAN BUTTON for anglers who gain “Tyee Man” status for taking the largest Tyee of the season. This button is awarded free of charge and is generally presented at the Awards portion of the AGM held the following year.

CATCH AND RELEASE BUTTON

Catch and Release has been used for many years by anglers throughout the world in an effort to conserve fish stocks. Scientists now agree, generally, that the survival rate of released fish is sufficiently high enough to show a beneficial effect upon fish populations. The Tyee Club offers, for sale, a catch and release button to those anglers who choose to release, rather than take a salmon, providing the following conditions are met:

a) the fish must have been caught and released while fishing in accordance  with the rules and regulations of the Tyee Club

b) the fish must be released in good condition

c) both the angler and the guide must estimate the weight of the fish to be at least 30 pounds

d) the angler’s name, the guide’s name, and the estimated weight of the fish must be given to the weighmaster at the Tyee Clubhouse on the same day the fish was released.