Rachel Cichowski (l) alongside Jan Sabalausky, President of the Oak Harbor Chapter of the Puget Sound Anglers, displays the winning fish in the annual Blackmouth Derby held on Nov. 3. Cichowski, 17, who has been fishing since she was four, captured the $1,000 first prize with an 11 pound, nine ounce blackmouth.
This one didn't get away
July 3, 2008 · Updated 6:15 PM
An Oak Harbor woman had a thing or two to teach folks about fishing at a Nov. 3 fishing derby in Oak Harbor.
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