Saturday January 24th, 2026

Back Up Date is February 15, 2026

Check-In Time & Location: 5:00 am at Wagers Farm at 814 North Big Island Road, Demorestville, Ont, K0K 1W0

Fishing commences at 6:00 am The first hourly prize is as follows:

TOURNAMENT HOURS

7:00 am to 7:59 am
8:00 am to 8:59 am
9:00 am to 9:59 am
10:00 am to 10:59 am
11:00 am to 11:59 am
12:00 pm to 12:59 pm (Sponsor Prizes Only)
1:00 pm to 1:59 pm (Sponsor Prizes Only)
2:00 pm to 2:59 pm
3:00 pm to 3:59 pm
4:00 pm to 4:59 pm

Prizes will be awarded in the form of goods or merchandise of equivalent cash value from 12:00 pm to 1:59 pm. This structure ensures fairness, allowing participants to take a break without missing out on cash prizes.

At 5 o'clock, the tournament concludes, at which point in time you can stay and fish more or head home. Cash prizes for the afternoon payouts can be e-transferred or picked up that afternoon.

We are offering a guaranteed payout structure that is listed below.

Our amazing sponsors have taken care of all the expenses to help ensure great prizes for everyone! This is a 100% payout tournament, so if we exceed 200 entries, we will boost payouts or add more prizes for different categories. The number of people who entered will be publicly available on the live leaderboard.

BONUS PRIZE: The first hourly cash prize will be doubled thanks to our sponsors Big Island Seeds Ltd.

Guaranteed payout structure:
1st place per hour: $500
2nd place per hour: $250
3rd place per hour: $150

1. 1. Every angler in the hut must have a ticket and a valid fishing license.
   2. Communication with anglers who are not fishing the event is prohibited during tournament hours.
   3. Anglers will be required to register in the morning at the check station for inspection. Check-in begins at 5 am at the red flashing light. If an angler does not check in, they will be disqualified. Once checked in, you must proceed onto the ice from this location.
   4. All laws and regulations must be followed. Anyone found to be breaking the law will be disqualified. This includes public intoxication, unsafe operation of a motor vehicle, etc.
   5. All fish being entered into the tournament must be live-released. You are still welcome to catch and keep other fish for personal consumption. Dead or severely injured fish will be disqualified and will not be weighed. This includes leaving the fish out in the cold and damaging its eyes. If you are found to have killed or damaged a fish due to your mistreatment of the fish, you will be disqualified for the rest of the tournament.
   6. Once you register a fish on the live leaderboard system, you must weigh and release a live fish. Failure to do so will result in disqualification for the remainder of the tournament.
   7. Anglers must have a device capable of accessing the internet to participate. A copy of these rules will be posted on the event website for reference before and during the event.
   8. The weigh team will not be required to put themselves in an unsafe position. If you decide to fish in an area with bad ice, the weigh team will go to the safest ice close to you, and you will be required to transport the fish to them. In this situation, it's your responsibility to get the fish alive to the weigh team. A central weigh in station will be located on the border of Zones A and B. Anglers can bring their fish there to be weighed if they are coming from outside a weigh zone if you wish to weigh sooner than what the weigh team can do.
   9. The tournament boundaries are from Massassauga Point to Trident Point. Anyone found to be fishing east of Trident Point or west of Massassauga Point will be disqualified. Salmon River is also off-limits for this tournament. Subject to change without notice. Tournament boundaries are the limitations of the fishable area. The specified zones on the leaderboard are where the weigh teams will operate. Anglers may fish outside the zone but are responsible for bringing their fish back into the weigh zones to be weighed.
   10. Free Parking has been sponsored by Tackle Depot and is located at Wagers Farm, 814 North Big Island Road, Demorestville, ON K0K 1W0.
   11. The tournament director reserves the right to disqualify anyone for misconduct, rule violations, or safety concerns.
   12. You are not officially entered into the tournament until waivers are signed, and full payment is received.
   13. Due to safety concerns, we may decide to restrict the tournament boundaries to certain areas.
   14. There is no fishing after 10:00 pm the day before until the tournament begins the next morning.
   15. There is no overnight camping prior to the tournament.
   16. In the event of a tie, the first fish registered will be the winner, and the other fish will move to the next position down.

NOTICE: The rules may be added to or amended up to one week before the tournament date. All rules will be emailed to anglers one week prior to the event for review.

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