BLUEWATER ANLGERS - ICE FISHING DERBY
Saturday, February 18th, 2012

CANCELLED

ELIGIBILTY: Everyone is welcome to fish as this is a license free weekend, (no fishing license is needed). You must purchase an entry ticket before you start fishing. Deadline to purchase a ticket is 9:00am Saturday Feb 19, 2011. ALL FISH MUST BE CAUGHT THROUGH THE ICE.

ENTRY FEE: An entry fee of $5.00 per person must accompany the entry form.

STARING TIME: 6:00 AM

BOUNDARIES:
All fish must be caught within the boundaries of the City of Sarnia and/or the Village of Point Edward.

POSTPONEMENTS:
In case of inclement weather or unsafe ice conditions, the derby will be cancelled. There will not be a rain date. (if in doubt, listen to the radio in the morning)

Prizes:
Prizes are based on 90% of ticket sales, 10% will go to the Blue Water Anglers Hatchery. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top three heaviest fish in each category. Panfish (Perch, Rockbass, Sunfish, Crappie), Pike, and Trout(rainbow and brown). You are allowed to enter only one fish per category.
1st place = 15% 2nd place = 10% 3rd place = 5%

If No Fish are entered in a category, that fish category is deferred to the Perch category, therefore the perch category would add more places for payout. Eg. If no pike are entered, then panfish will pay out the top 6 spots, 15% for 1st and 2nd, 10% for 3rd and 4th, 5% for 5th and 6th.

Participants must bring their catch to the weigh-in station located at the Centennial Park boat ramp parking lot at Sarnia Bay. Fish must be weighed in by 11:00am
Any prizes cash or merchandise will only be held for 30 days for pick up. Prizes not picked up within this period will be forfeited to the Bluewater Anglers.

Entry forms will be available at Buck’s Baits, Eric’s Pro Tackle and the Outdoorsman until Friday 4:30pm and the Centennial Park boat ramp parking lot at Sarnia Bay -Saturday 6:00-9:00am. (You must buy a ticket before you fish.)

****PLEASE NO NOT DRILL HOLES ON RACE TRACK****
Bluewater Angler Members will be available to drill holes.

A minimum of 5 draw prizes will be made from entrants 13 and over that are present at the close of weigh in. A minimum of 5 draw prizes will be made from entrants 12 and under that are present at the close of weigh in.

This association will not be liable to or for the loss of property or for injury to the person of any contestant or spectator. Contestants compete in this derby at their own risk and agree to hold this Association and members harmless from any liability, claims and cost of any nature whatsoever.

BLUEWATER ANLGERS
ICE FISHING DERBY
Saturday, February 19th, 2011

Another successful derby thanks to the support of all you anglers.

135 tickets sold.
$75 dollars to the hatchery.
$700 in prizes handed out to 9 people, plus 20 draw prizes.

Trout
1st Jason Mosienko 3.14kg (and member big fish for a bonus $100)
2nd Roland St. Jean (Buck's Bait) 2.98 kg
3rd Dan Mesner 0.35kg

Pike
1st Kevin Terry 3.04kg
2nd Chris Terry 2.1kg
No third pike so prize was deferred to Panfish

Panfish
1st Travis Reiley 0.29kg
2nd Greg Whitehouse 0.28kg (I need you to contact me to pick up your prize.)
3rd Adam Street 0.26kg
4th Chris Foley 0.25kg

Thanks to the Directors and members of the Blue Water Anglers who spent a long, cold, windy morning to sell tickets, bring the BBQ from the hatchery, cook hot dogs, get Hot Chocolate and timbits and help out anyone who needed it. Thanks to Frank Turnbull who spent lots of time before the derby getting things prepared and running all over.

Thanks to

Erics Pro Tackle - Wallaceburg

The Outdoorsman - Sarnia

Angling Sports - London

for prizes for our derby.

And to Tim Hortons on Exmouth street for the Timbits