Cold Lake Fishing Derby
June 18-19

CFE#: 608825

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RULES

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1. Cold Lake Fishing Derby (CLFD) is a catch and release tournament. Please handle all fish caught
with care.

2. Check in and boat checks will be held at the Energy Centre on Thursday, June 16 th from 4:00pm-
6:00pm and Friday, June 17 th from 4:00pm-6:00pm. You will receive your welcome packages and
Tournament Rules will be discussed at this time.

3. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. If less than 18 years of age, must be accompanied by
an adult.

4. All anglers must possess a valid fishing license and comply with all Alberta Fishing Regulations.

5. Each boat is required to pass a boat inspection each day of the tournament prior to start time.

6. Boat inspections will begin at 6:00am. It is your responsibility to be on time and allow for traffic
lineups and waiting time.

7. All participants are required to observe Canadian rules and regulations concerning boat safety.

8. All boats are required to meet Canadian Safety Regulations and Canada Coast Guard
Requirements.

9. This is an individual event, and every participating angler must enter individually. Anglers may
only measure and record fish that they caught. Any angler who is caught recording another
angler’s fish will be automatically disqualified.

10. Cellular phones are required for the purpose of recording fish through the approved
tournament app MyCatch. The MyCatch App is available on both the Apple App Store and
Google Play Store. Cellular phones can also be used for business and/or emergency use.

11. The Live Leaderboard (available both on the MyCatch app as well as the Tournament Page) will
showcase the largest lake trout recorded. Each angler will only be able to occupy one spot on
the Live Leaderboard, so only each anglers largest fish will be displayed on the Live
Leaderboard. (Reminder: sharing fish, such as allowing another angler to record a fish that you
caught [or vice versa] is strictly prohibited, and any angler caught cheating will be automatically
DQ'd from the event)

12. All boats are required to display the CLFD decal for the purpose of identifying you/it as a
tournament angler/boat. To be placed on the passenger (Port) side of boat for easy
identification by tournament officials.

13. FISHING TIMES: Participants will fish from 7:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday and 7:00am to 4:00pm
on Sunday.

14. On start, each boat will be required to check in at the marina. Please ensure you go slowly
through the marina as it is a NO WAKE ZONE. Once clear of the marina, teams may throttle up.
Slower boats are asked to safely and immediately travel closer to the shore line to allow boat
traffic to safely pass. On finish, each boat will be required to throttle down prior to entering the
marina no wake zone. Any boat found not adhering to the foregoing rule may be disqualified
from the tournament. Safety is paramount.

15. Boat Launch fees for the Cold Lake Marina are included for participants in the tournament fee
for Saturday and Sunday. Boats are allowed to launch elsewhere on Cold Lake, but launch fees
at other locations are not included in fee. All participants must come to the Cold Lake Marina for
their inspection.

16. All photos must be uploaded to the MyCatch app prior to the close of the fishing day. Any
measurement added after the close of the fishing day will be rejected.

17. Each participant will be allowed to have only one (1) line in the water at a time. Spare rods and
equipment may be carried in the boat.

18. The use of bait (as defined in the Alberta sport fishing regulations) and the use of artificial lures
is permissible.

19. Measurement Rules:

MEASURING FISH: Only Lake Trout are eligible to be entered into the MyCatch app as part of the
tournament. We ask that all anglers please record all of their Lake Trout catches that are over
40cm into the app. Once the submissions are approved by the MyCatch Approval Team, the
submitted fish will then appear on the Live Leaderboard, which can be viewed both on the
MyCatch app, as well as the Cold Lake Fishing Derby tournament page.
All measuring boards are to be provided by the participant. Only commercially available bump
boards may be used. No guess-timate measurements will be made. If a fish exceeds the length
of your board, only the largest number visible on the board will be scored.

PHOTO PICTURES: All fish are to be measured with the left side of the fish facing up (belly
towards the angler). The full fish must be visible in the entire picture. Measured fish can be
40cm or larger. The front end (mouth) of the fish must be touching the end of the bump board
and tails fully pinched. The mouth can be open, closed, or anywhere in between, so long as it is
touching the end of the bump and meets all other measurement rules. In the event a photo
designates a fish to be scored is judged by the tournament officials to be un-scorable, the next
available fish will be used. Any fish that appears to have been mangled, mashed, mauled, or
otherwise altered will be credited only at the discretion of the tournament officials and may
result in a team disqualification for the day or the event.

SCORING PHOTOS: While the fish is being held on the measuring board, a ‘scoring’ photo must
be taken of the fish which clearly shows the overall length of the fish. The head and tail of the
fish must be included and shown clearly. The photograph must be taken of the left side of the
fish only. The front end (mouth) of the fish must be touching the end of the bump board and
tails fully pinched. The mouth can be open, closed, or anywhere in between, so long as it is
touching the end of the bump and meets all other measurement rules. A photo that does not
show the list of qualifications above will not be scored. More than one attempt to get a valid
scoring photo is allowed. The fish must then be immediately released back into the water.

CATCH-PICTURE-RELEASE: In the instance when two or more fish are caught at the same time,
the Catch-Picture Release process requires that one fish be measured, photographed, and
released as quickly as possible before the next fish can be processed.

SUBMITTING PHOTOS: Pictures of each Fish can be added to each participant’s profile on the
tournament app. It is the responsibility of each person to carefully review all pictures and ensure
no duplicates are submitted. Any duplication of fish will automatically receive a length of zero
and the person may be disqualified at the discretion of the tournament officials. Absolutely no
video editing devices are allowed on any boat at any time.

MEASURING: All fish pictures will be reviewed and adjusted throughout each day by the
MyCatch Approvals Team. Any discrepancies or concerns will be judged by the executive board
who will have final say. During this review, no objections will be heard. Once all fish have been
measured and recorded, there will be a half hour grace period where anyone can bring up
concerns, disagreements, or protests. All issues will be addressed and resolved by the tournament
officials before the end of day and all measurements will be final. In order to speed
up the process, while a fish is in the boat, anglers will not be allowed to place any fishing lines in
the water. After all fish are processed and released, normal angling may resume.

20. No live wells are required to compete in the tournament. Any existing live wells on boats must
not have water in them at any time during the tournament. No fish are to be placed in the live
well, as it is not permissible to hold fish in water using nets, lines, stringers, etc. Delays in
releasing fish may be grounds for disqualification.

21. A boat must not come in contact with any other boat except the officials on the water. Please
give other boats appropriate courtesy and consideration while fishing and/or while under
throttle.

22. “Spirit of the Rule”/protest: All rules have ‘loopholes’. It is the intention of the City of Cold Lake
to provide an honest sportsman like tournament. In the interest of good sportsmanship,
contestants are reminded that ‘Spirit of the Rule’ will prevail and all judgements by officials are
final. All questions or problems concerning the rules are to be referred to the tournament
officials. Any contestant has a right to make a protest against another contestant(s). A protest
form is available from the tournament director and must be filled out and submitted to the
director within one (1) hour of the close of the fishing day. A one hundred dollar ($100) protest
fee will be required to accompany any formal protest. The fee will be returned if the protest is
found to be valid by the protest committee appointed by the director. If the protest is found to
be invalid, the fee will not be returned.

23. In the event of a tie with the winner on any competition, it will be decided by the following
manner:
a. First Tiebreaker by the second longest fish
b. Second Tiebreaker (if necessary) by the third longest fish
c. Third Tiebreaker (if necessary) by the fourth longest fish
d. Fourth Tiebreaker (if necessary) by the fifth longest fish

24. All boats coming into Alberta require inspection to prevent the movement of aquatic invasive
species. If you live outside of Alberta, and are planning to attend, you must provide proof of
passing an inspection (proof of inspection sheet) at time of registration.

25. MISELLANEOUS: If a participant drops out before the tournament, the tournament officials must
be notified of the change before the tournament. The place will be filled by the tournament
officials and not by the choice of the participant. The entry fee will only be returned if the place
can be filled by another participant.

26. PRIZES: Prizes will be awarded after 6:00pm on Sunday, June 19, 2022.
The Longest Lake Trout leaderboard is angler-based, which means only each angler’s largest
trout will appear on the leaderboard. Each angler will only be eligible for 1 prize in the Longest
Lake Trout category. There will be prizes for the top 25 fish.

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The tournament administration/officials reserves the right to disqualify any participant for rule
infractions if the situation warrants such action.

Promotors and organizations hosting/assisting in the tournament operations, their agencies, and
agents are not responsible for the death, damage, injury, liability, theft, fire, flood, or any loss to
any entrants or families and friends.

MyCatch uses GPS data to verify the validity (time, date, location) of each catch. The MyCatch
team's promise to anglers is that "Secret Spots Stay Secret". Only a very select group of MyCatch
employees have access to the data, and no GPS data will ever be shared publicly.