GETTING STARTED

1. The 2022 Triton Freshwater Classic is an online tournament run through Angler’s Atlas website and their mobile app MyCatch.

2. This a private tournament open to employees of the Triton Prince George office and their immediate family (spouse/partner/kids). The 2022 Triton Freshwater Classic is open to all ages. Registration is currently only able to support individual registration. For those participants sharing a mobile device, participants can use the new “switch accounts” feature. Once you are set up, you can “add accounts” to your profile and then simply “switch accounts” to enter fish under the right person in your family.  

3. There is a $15.00 registration fee to enter the tournament. 

4. Catches must be submitted through the MyCatch app for approval.

5. In order for catches to be sent properly, you must use the same login email and password for both the Angler’s Atlas website and the MyCatch app.

6. All contestants must register for the tournament via this URL: https://www.anglersatlas.com/tournament/593/2022-triton-freshwater-classic-2022

7. You will receive an automatic email confirming that you have entered the tournament and that your payment has gone through.

8. Once accepted into the tournament, download the free MyCatch mobile app which is available for both iOS (Apple App Store) and Android (Google Play Store) and login to activate the tournament on the app using the same login email and password that you used to register in the tournament.

9. By participating in this event your name may be publicly visible.

10. Protecting anglers’ privacy is a priority, and any location data collected during the tournament will not be released to the public. Our promise to anglers is “Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret”. See below for further details.

11. A great resource to refer to is our How To Register For A Tournament video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o3PzcIoGo4&t=8s

GENERAL RULES

1. The individual with the most points at the end of the tournament wins and is crowned the 2022 Triton Freshwater Classic Champion!

2. Tournament dates
   START DATE: Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 4 am PST
   END DATE: Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 10 pm PST

POINT SYSTEM

1. Every species can earn an individual a maximum of 4 points depending on length. Points are calculated as follows:
   4 pts - longest fish
   3 pts - second longest fish
   2 pts - third longest fish
   1 pt - for every other entry for that species not in the top 3 lengths

2. Individuals can only hold a single point position per species. Eg. Even if Individual A has the longest northern pike and second longest northern pike, Individual A will only be awarded 4 points. The Individual with the second longest fish gets 3 points even if their fish is smaller than the other 2nd largest pike caught by Individual A. 

3. Species categories:
   
   

   a.             Rainbow Trout

   b.             Cutthroat Trout

   c.             Kokanee

   d.             Whitefish (please enter any whitefish species in the Mountain Whitefish category)

   e.             Brook Trout

   f.               Bull Trout

   g.             Dolly Varden

   h.              Lake Trout

   i.               Burbot

   j.               Arctic Grayling

   k.              Northern Pike

   l.               Walleye

   m.            Yellow Perch

   n.             Sculpin (please enter any freshwater sculpin species in the Prickly Sculpin category)

   o.             Sucker (please enter any sucker species in the Longnose Sucker category)

   p.             Peamouth

   q.             Redside Shiner

   r.              Goldfish

   
   
   

4. Tie Breakers - In the event that 2 or more Individuals are tied in points after the tournament ends, the following will act as tie breakers until a winner is declared. 

1. Total number of species

2. If still tied, total number of 4 point fish

3. If still tied, total number of 3 point fish

4. If still tied, total number of 2 point fish

PRIZES

1. Points can only be calculated for entries submitted using the MyCatch App. The top 3 overall all individuals on the MyCatch leaderboard will receive (prizes to be announced).

2. The individual with the highest number of species caught will receive (prize to be announced).

3. Random Bi-Weekly Draws - Any fish entered in each 2-week period enables angler’s to be eligible for (prizes to be announced).

1. Period 1: June 1 – June 15

2. Period 2: June 16 – June 30

3. Period 3: July 1 – July 15

4. Period 4: July 16 – July 31

4. Awards will be announced on or by August 4, 2022 after a full review of entries has been completed and anglers will be contacted directly using the contact information provided in the tournament registration process.

MEASURING DEVICES

1. Acceptable measuring devices include:

1. Commercially manufactured bump boards

1. Metal measuring tapes used in construction 

2. Metal or plastic ruler

3. Fish viewer with measuring tape inlay

4. If a homemade bump board is used, one of the organizers need to verify accurate measurement increments before it can be accepted.

2. Soft measuring device (Ex. ribbon tape measure  or roll up tape measure) will NOT be accepted.

1. Judges can only verify lengths based upon the increments available on the participant’s measuring device. For example, if your bump board only has quarter inch (0.25”) increments, then the smallest measurement judges can verify will be to the quarter of an inch. 

2. Both imperial and metric measurements will be accepted.

3. The smallest imperial measurement increment evaluated will be an eighth of an inch (0.125”) provided that your measuring device shows eighth of an inch increments. A fish that does not reach the next eighth of an inch (0.125”) increment, will be rounded down to the closest 0.125” of an inch. The smallest metric measurement evaluated will be 1 mm. 

4. All Fish must be measured with the right side down (the right side of the fish must be facing down or touching the board) and the left side of the fish facing upwards.

5. This is a total length measurement tournament. NOT fork length. See pic for reference. The total length of a fish is measured from the tip of the nose or jaw to the tip of the tail with the tail pinched.
   
   

6. To determine the length of a fish, lay it flat with a pinched tail and measure it from the nose or jaw (whatever is longer).

7. The fish’s mouth must lay in a natural, relaxed, and unforced position (open or closed). If a fish’s mouth is deemed to be pried or forced open by any fashion to achieve a longer measurement, the judges have the right to disqualify the entry or deduct from its total length as they see fit. 

8. The judges have the right to reject any unclear measurements. All unclear measurements will be deemed as a 1-point unmeasured entry.  
   
   9. Organizers of the event will also be able to compete and enter fish. Any Organizer that enters a fish must have his/her fish reviewed by another Organizer - they cannot review and apporvoie thier own catches. 

SPECIES / CATCH RULES

1. All species listed on the MyCatch app can be submitted. Judges will verify and determine the official species entered. 

2. Species need to be “in-season” in order to qualify (please check provincial and zone regulations). 

3. All species must be caught within British Columbia - Freshwater ONLY.

4. Fish must be caught by hook and line using legal angling techniques according to provincial and body of water regulations (ex. no snagging). Bow & arrow fishing, electrofisher, minnow traps, spearing, and netting techniques are not permitted. 

5. Fish must be caught by the angler in the tournament versus another angler whom the registered angler is fishing with.

6. Anglers may not submit fish caught in private ponds that are not open to the public. If a body of water is not open to the public, catches from this private body of water cannot be submitted since it cannot be accessed by other individuals. All bodies of water fished must be open to the public. 

7. Live and artificial bait is permitted should the provincial regulations allow it. Note that specific bodies of water sometimes have their own rules (ex. No live bait, barbless hooks, etc.). Please follow all local regulations. 

8. Only legal fishing techniques permitted (ie. types of live bait, number of hooks, methods, etc). Judges reserve the right to disqualify any submissions or individuals from the competition due to illegal fishing activity.

9. Any type of watercraft and/or type of motor (gas or electric) are permitted. All participants must follow boating safety regulations in your jurisdiction.

10. Anglers are permitted to fish from shore where permitted and legal.

 

11. Judges reserve the right not to approve any submissions

12. Anglers have the option of releasing or harvesting the fish they catch within local guidelines and regulations. 

13. Improper handling of fish will be dealt with as such (at judge’s sole discretion):

1. First offense: angler will be warned 

2. Second offense: entry will be disqualified

3. Third offense: individual will be disqualified

SUBMISSIONS 

1. Only submissions using the MyCatch App can be given a point value and added to the overall leaderboard. 

2. Video entries can be recorded using the “Release Video” function on the MyCatch app. Videos captured using this feature will be saved to your device’s camera roll. Anglers will then be able to open their Facebook app, select and upload their video to the 2022 Triton Freshwater Classic Facebook page. 

3. Photos cannot be uploaded from a photo gallery or any other source when submitting catches onto the My Catch app. All photo measurement submissions must be taken using the My Catch app. More than one attempt to get a valid scoring photo is allowed. The app will prompt you to either accept the photo or retake a photo.

4. Measurement photograph submissions using the MyCatch app need to be taken using a birdseye overhead view (not on an angle) of the ENTIRE fish from nose to (pinched) tail. An exception to the birdseye view is if the fish is measured and photographed in a fish viewer.

5. There are to be no fingers placed in the gills or mouth of the fish. Any fingers in the gills or mouth of the fish will disqualify that fish. 

PENALTIES

1.  The judges have the right to:

1. Disqualify any submission (and a valid reason will be given in the event this happens).  

2. Disqualify any individual (and a valid reason will be given in the event this happens).  

3. Implement a point deduction from an individual’s total score for any infraction they deem fit (and a valid reason will be given in the event this happens). 
   

MYCATCH app BY ANGLER’S ATLAS

1. Submissions using the MyCatch app may be used for fishing research. Protecting anglers’ privacy is a priority, and any location data collected during the tournament will not be released to the public. Our promise to anglers is “Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret”. See below for further details.

2. All contestants must have GPS/location services enabled on your cell phone for their catches to qualify. Your location data will be protected. For more information, see details below

3. All catches made within the start and end times must be synchronized with the Angler’s Atlas server within the event times to qualify.

4. The app works out of cell range, and catches will synchronize with the server once the user opens the app when back in cell range, or via a wifi signal. Photos are date, time, and location stamped to the moment that they are taken. If the catches are not synced before the tournament deadline, they will not qualify for prizes.

5. A great resource is the MyCatch “how to video” that shows how to complete an entry: https://youtu.be/OqwbAFFQE-w
   
   

DATA PRIVACY AND FISHERIES RESEARCH

 

1. “Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret” — This is our primary commitment to anglers who report their catches through MyCatch. What does this mean in practice?

1. Angler’s Atlas does not release MyCatch GPS data to the public. It is treated as confidential and is provided to fisheries researchers under strict conditions.

2. Every research team we work with must sign a data sharing agreement that sets the terms of use for the data.

1. Data is anonymized before it is provided to the researcher.

2. Researchers agree not to share the data with anyone else.

3. Researchers cannot use the data for any purpose other than the research specified in the agreement. 

3. Exact location data cannot be published as part of the scientific research. Instead, it has to be generalized to a larger region so the location cannot be reverse engineered. 

1. Angler’s Atlas may release data to a law enforcement agency if compelled to do so under court order.

4. These data privacy rules are designed to protect our angler’s private data, to conserve the fisheries, and to make sure we maintain a trusting relationship with our anglers into the future. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to reach out to Angler’s Atlas President directly by email ([email protected]).

GENERAL

1. Each contestant must have in their possession a valid fishing license for their respective jurisdiction or be exempt under the regulations of their jurisdiction. 

2. Promoters and organizers assisting in the tournament are not responsible for injury, damage, liability, theft, fire, death, or any loss to any contestant. 

3. All rules have loopholes. It is our intention to provide an honest sportsmanlike tournament. In the interest of good sportsmanship, contestants are reminded that the spirit of the rule will prevail in all judgements. 

4. Ultimately, for this tournament to be successful, individuals need to employ the honor system. Although there might be potential ways to abuse or manipulate the rules above, it is our hope that individuals compete fairly and honestly. 

5. The goal of the 2022 Triton Freshwater Classic is to create a fun and neighborly community where participants - through friendly competition - add some additional entertainment and enjoyment to their fishing outings, learn from other anglers that share the same passion, and foster new friendships, while getting the opportunity to win some free prizes.
   
   

6. Updated tournament info will be posted on our 2022 Triton Freshwater Classic Facebook page.
   
   
   

TIGHT LINES! FISH ON!