Future Tournament Location

Starting with the 9/28 2nd Annual Oregon Surf Fishing Championship, all future tournaments (both the warm-up tournament and the Championship) will be held at Ona Beach.

In past years, I've held the tournaments at various beaches, with no fixed location. As we get bigger, I wanted to pick a "home" for these tournaments in order for it to be more predictable. People can expect it to be at the same location every year, and therefore it will be easier to plan for vacations and rent camping spots.

Here is a map of Ona Beach, if you don't already know it. See map.

Once we have a designated place for the Championship, it can become an annual event for families to plan their vacation around, while at the same time the Newport Chamber of Commerce can put it on their annual summer event calendar - which will attract more people to both tournaments.

The tournaments will also be announced well ahead of time so people can start to make plans for next summer. Once people know well ahead of time when and where the tournaments will be at, I think we will see an increase in attendance - which equates to bigger and better prizes.

Also, to help cover the cost of acquiring a permit and event insurance, the entry fee will be $25 per angler, while kids under 18 are free as long as they have their parents or a legal guardian present.

I know a small percentage of you like to drive to other nearby beaches to fish, and that is fine too. Just be sure to make it back to the weigh-in station by the deadline.

If you have any questions, my email is: pk1998@gmail.com.