Amador County – The Amador County Fair hooked the captain of the “Deadliest Catch” and some of his crew to liven up the Kids’ Parade and speak to the public later at the fair.

Karen Spencer, publicist for the fair, said the “Colburn family is no stranger to Amador County. Harold Colburn was one of the founders of the Amador County Fair and son, Gary Colburn, is a well-known resident. But none of them have gained the international public attention like brothers Monty and Keith Colburn, captains of the Bering Sea’s premier crab vessel, the 155-foot Wizard and stars of one the top-rated reality television shows,” the “Deadliest Catch.”

Captain Monty Colburn, who serves as Relief Captain and First Mate on the Wizard (owned by brother Keith), will be visiting the Amador County Fair on Thursday, July 28, along with crew members Lenny Lekanoff and Lynn Guitard. “The sea mates will tell tales of crabbing in the Bering Sea, life on Discovery Channel’s ‘Deadliest Catch’ television show, and then will hang out for a question and answer session with the audience,” Spencer said.

Colburn and his crew “will participate in the Kids Parade in downtown Plymouth at 9 a.m., enjoy the Fair, and then speak in the Bennie Brown Arena at approximately 7:30 p.m.”

“Deadliest Catch” has now been the number one Tuesday primetime cable program (excluding NBA Playoffs on TNT) and number two in all television (behind only America’s Got Talent”) for people and men age 25-54 for 14 weeks in a row, Discovery Channel said July 13.

Monty Colburn began his fishing career in Alaska in 1987 on the Juno, and never looked back. After several years with brother Keith on the Wizard, he took the helm of the Sea Fisher in 1998 and then the Norseman in 2001 operating with his brother, Spencer said.

In 2004 he captained the Sirene working on the oil spill clean up in Unalaska, Alaska, after the freighter Selandang Ayu ran aground near Dutch Harbor. When not at sea, he lives in the Lake Tahoe-area town of Brockway with his wife, Catherine and son Gregory.

Amador County Fair, July 28-31, is known for its living history exhibits and rich heritage of ranching, mining and agriculture. The Fair opens Thursday July 28, with a Kids Parade from downtown Plymouth to the Fairgrounds.

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