Sunday, September 13, 2026

Timber Days Fishing Derby

Here we have the new bridge over the San Lorenzo River on Irwin Way at what is now Barbara Day Park in the 1950s during a Timber Days Fishing Derby.

In 1956, 1000 competitors caught an estimated 2000 trout. Some of the trout had been tagged with a metal tag. If you caught one with a tag, you won a prize. 2002-002-0003
Image: Steve Sanders Collection, San Lorenzo Valley Museum.
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Location: Barbara Day Park, E Lomond St &, Middleton Ave, Boulder Creek, CA 95006, USA

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