Every year, the Malone Revitalization Foundation puts on our event. Part of the reason that the Hendrickson Hatch Fishing Tournament is put on by this organization is to continue the legacy of the Salmon River in Malone as a hidden gem of fly fishing in not just New York, but in the entirety of the states!

Each year we put a few thousand dollars worth of fish back into the river. This helps not just the ecosystem of the Salmon River, but also ensures that the tourism and hobby of fly fishing stays alive as well.

If you've never seen them stocking, it's very exciting. In one site on River Road, the crazy fish just sat there for days, perhaps waiting to be fed! You could sit in Adirondack chairs and watch them mill around for days as  it's quite shallow in some places. Eventually they move on down/up the river.

The fish stocking is educational and artistic all at once.

This year the fish have already been ordered and are set to make their way to Malone sooner rather than later. Check back for more information!

EDIT on 4/13/2017:
The fish that Malone Revitalization Foundation is purchasing for the Salmon River will be tentatively stocked on Tuesday, May 30. We will be stocking fish in various parts of the river, away from brdies, from Ballard Mill dam and downstream. The fish will be in the 12-18" range!

​The 10th annual Hendrickson Hatch fly fishing tournament was held the weekend of May 31 and June 1, 2014. This year’s event had 54 participants – 48 adults and 6 children between 8 and 12 years old. River conditions and weather were great for this year’s tournament. There was a tie for the largest fish landed in this year’s tournament. Bar Aiken and David Brookman each landed and released a 19.5 inch brown trout. Below is a list of the top ten participants in this year’s tournament. Special thanks to Brookfield Power for providing a donation in support of the tournament and North Country Community College for donating the college facilities.

Participant    Total Accumulated inches of fish
1st place – Calin Lumperdean 299
2nd place – Ciprian Rafan    263
3rd place – Simon Brennan    155    
4th place – Robert Stout    105    
5th place – Jeff Poor    97.5    
6th place – Tim Barrett    90
7th place – Almero Retief    88.5
8th place – Bar Aiken    72.5
9th place – Mike Walchko    63
10th place – Bud Garlock    54.5

​The 2013 tournament was another great success. This year 52 anglers participated in the two day tournament. The largest fish landed was an 18 inch brown caught by Jan Wojick of Potsdam, New York. The weather was great this year, but the river was a little high and pretty warm. The warm water seemed to keep the larger fish from feeding. This year's tournament produced some of the lowest scores we have seen in years. Below are the top 10 finishers in the 2013 Hendrickson Hatch tournament.

Participant Total Accumulated Length of Fish
1st Tim Barrett and Chad Mulverhill 90 inches
2nd Mike Walchko 88.5 inches
3rd Ryan Sauve 76.5 inches
4th Emmett Duprey 75 inches
5th Jan Wojick 74 inches
6th William Stout 65 inches
7th Jeffrey Poor 64.5 inches
8th Clay Scheuermann and Rod Michael 64 inches
9th Jim Pudlo 53 inches
10th Nathan Dickinson 52.5 inches

​The 8th annual Hendrickson Hatch fly fishing tournament was held the weekend of June 2&3, 2012. This year’s event had 59 participants – 50 adults and 9 children between 8 and 14 years old. River conditions were great for this year’s tournament. There was a three-way tie for the largest fish landed in this year’s tournament. Stan Cerlanek, Robert Stout, and Nick Myatt all landed and released an 18 inch brown trout. Below is a list of the top ten participants in this year’s tournament. Special thanks to Brookfield Power for providing a donation in support of the tournament and North Country Community College for donating the college facilities.

Participant    Total Accumulated inches of fish
1st place – Robert Stout 214
2nd place – John Anderson    171 
3rd place – Brian Wheelock    147.5    
4th place – Nick Myatt    137.5    
5th place – Craig Garlock    134.5    
6th place – Tim Barrett    96
7th place – Paul Persico    80.25
8th place – Jeff Poor    51.5
9th place – Gary Avery    51.5
10th place – Andy Gray    42.5

​The weekend of June 4&5 Malone, New York hosted the 7th annual Hendrickson Hatch fly fishing tournament. This year’s event had 42 participants – 39 adults and three 9 years olds in the 12 and under category. Conditions were great for this year’s tournament. After a period of very wet weather in May, the rains stopped and water levels were ideal for the weekend. The weather cooperated as well with temperatures in the low 70s, clear skies, and light wind. Anglers reported good fishing. The largest fish caught and released was 19.5 inches by Dave Brookman of Wilmington, New York. Below is a list of the top ten participants in this year’s tournament. Special thanks to Brookfield Power for providing a donation in support of the tournament and North Country Community College for donating the college facilities.

Participant    Total Accumulated inches of fish
1st place – Jan Wojcik 222 
2nd place – Tim Barrett    164.25 
3rd place – Brian Wheelock    1261/2    
4th place – Dave Brookman    107.5    
5th place – Robert Stout    106    
6th place – Emmett Dupree    102.25
7th place – Bill Latreille    94
8th place – Joyce Duprey    89
9th place – Ben Hamlin    65
10th place – Gary Avery    63.5

​During the weekend of June 5th and 6th Malone Revitalization Foundation hosted the sixth annual Hendrickson Hatch Fly Fishing Tournament. Occasional rain on Saturday and heavy rain on Sunday greeted this year’s participants, but spirits were not dampened. The largest fish landed and released in this year’s event was 21 inches, caught by Philip Short. Participants in this year’s event traveled from areas throughout New York State as well as neighboring locations in Vermont, and Quebec, Canada. Thanks to great support from event sponsors, every participant received an award or door prize. The committee would like to offer special thanks to Brookfield Power for their support of this year’s tournament. Included below are the top ten finishers in the sixth annual Hendrickson Hatch Fly Fishing Tournament.

Participant    Total Accumulated inches of fish
1st place – Philip Short 227.5
2nd place – Jan Wojcik    157
3rd place – Tim Barrett    133
4th place – Charlie Fudger    70.5    
5th place – Robert Stout    65    
6th place – Michael Walchko    64
7th place – Dave Brookman    60
8th place – Stan Cerlanek    55
9th place – Jared Keeler    54
10th place – William Stout    40

Tournament Results 2009

During the weekend of May 30th and 31st the Malone Revitalization Foundation hosted the fifth annual Hendrickson Hatch Fly Fishing Tournament. The conditions were very good for this year’s event. The river levels were great for fly fishing and air temperatures were in the low 60s with partly cloudy skies. The largest fish landed and released in this year’s event was 19 inches, caught by Jarred Spinner. Participants in this year’s event traveled from areas throughout New York State as well as neighboring locations in Quebec, Canada. Thanks to great support from event sponsors, every participant received an award or door prize. The committee would like to offer special thanks to Brookfield Power for their support of this year’s tournament. Included below are the top ten finishers in the fifth annual Hendrickson Hatch Fly Fishing Tournament.

Participant    Total Accumulated inches of fish
1st place – Phillip Short 237.5 
2nd place – David Brookman    235 
3rd place – Charlie Fudger    94.5
4th place – Walter Susko    87    
5th place – Jan Wojcik    83    
6th place – Eric Short    82.5
7th place – Carl Seyfarth    80
8th place – Jarred Spinner    55.5
9th place – Tim Barrett    52
10th place – Michael Norton    48

RESULTS 2008

During the weekend of May 31st and June 1st the Malone Revitalization Foundation hosted the fourth annual Hendrickson Hatch Fly Fishing Tournament. Heavy rain with occasional thunder and lightning greeted this year’s participants, but spirits were not dampened. The influx of water to the river created great fishing conditions. The largest fish landed and released in this year’s event was 20 inches, caught by Robert Stout. There were many fish stories of larger fish that got away in the high water. Participants in this year’s event traveled from areas throughout New York State as well as neighboring locations in Vermont, Connecticut, and Quebec, Canada. Thanks to great support from event sponsors, every participant received an award or door prize. The committee would like to offer special thanks to Brookfield Power for their support of this year’s tournament. Included below are the top ten finishers in the fourth annual Hendrickson Hatch Fly Fishing Tournament.

Participant Total Accumulated inches of fish

1st place – James Mitchell 164.5 
2nd place – Jan Wojcik 124 
3rd place – Brad Barrett 104.75
4th place – Gordon Burdis 100    
5th place – Stan Cerlanek 81    
6th place – Mary Thomas 67
7th place – Robert Stout 61.5
8th place – Carl Seyfarth 56
9th place – Tim Damon 55.5
10th place – Marty Leffleur 50.5

The fifth annual Hendrickson Hatch Fly Fishing Tournament will be held the weekend of May 30th & 31st 2009.

RESULTS 2007

During the weekend of May 19th and 20th the Malone Revitalization Foundation hosted the third annual Hendrickson Hatch Fly Fishing Tournament. The weather was spectacular for the entire weekend and, even though the fishing was a little slow, anglers commented and what a great time they were having fishing the Salmon River. There were 42 participants in this year’s event, traveling from areas including Albany, Syracuse, Boston, and many northern New York towns including Watertown, Potsdam, Massena, Malone, St. Regis Falls, and Chateaugay. Thanks to great support from event sponsors, every participant received an award or door prize. The committee would like to offer a special thanks to Damon Rods and Brookfield Power for their generous support of this year’s event. Below is a list of the top ten finishers in the third annual Hendrickson Hatch Fly-Fishing Tournament.

Participant Total Accumulated inches of fish

1st place – Steve Wilcox 281
2nd place – Marty LeFleur 87.5
3rd place – Stan Cerlanek 72.5
4th place – Jared Spinner 54
5th place – James Mitchell 42.5
6th place – Dean Johnston 41.5
7th place – Andrew Gray 39.5
8th place – Dave Yando 39.5
9th place – Peter Viale 39.5
10th place – Ron VanBenschole 28

Thanks to all sponsors of this year’s tournament and we are looking forward to the fourth annual Hendrickson Hatch Fly Fishing Tournament next spring.

RESULTS 2006

2006 has been a difficult year for fly-fishing in the northeastern United States. Heavy rains have caused many rivers to become very high and dangerous. These conditions required that the 2006 Hendrickson Hatch Fly Fishing Tournament be postponed from May 20&21 to June 3&4. The original event saw over 50 participants show up for registration. All were understanding of the circumstance and supportive of the decision to postpone. In the end we had 26 anglers register on June 3&4. Participants came from many areas including Albany, Syracuse, Burlington, VT and many northern New York towns including Potsdam, Massena, Colton, Malone, St. Regis Falls, and Chateaugay. The river fished well, especially Saturday, and every participant received an award or door prize. The committee would like to offer a special thanks to Brookfield Power and Damon Rods for their generous support of this year’s event. Below is a list of the top ten finishers in the Second Annual Hendrickson Hatch Fly-Fishing Tournament.

Participant Total Accumulated inches of fish

1st place – John Keeler 288.25
2nd place – Jan Wojcik 202
3rd place – Marty LaFleur 185
4th place – Justin Saxton 144
5th place – Oliver Cabiles 118.25
6th place – Heath Kuhn 107.5
7th place – Andrew Thomas 101.75
8th place – Andrew Gray 61
9th place – George Rogers 50
10th place – John McKinney 30