2023 Ness Lake Recreation Ice Fishing Event

Rules

Event Contact Info

[email protected]

Ness Lake, BC

January 29 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, 2023

Official Rules

General:

This is a Catch, Photo, Record tournament to be held on the Ness Lake. Refer to the map attached to this event for the official boundaries. The tournament will be run using the MyCatch mobile app, which is a property of Angler’s Atlas.
Abuse of tournament officials and volunteers will not be tolerated.
Anglers 15 and younger must be fishing with an adult.
The entry fee is $20 per person
Each contestant must have a valid BC Provincial fishing license or otherwise be exempt from needing one.
Fish finders are allowed in the tournament.
Fishing is within the waterbody of Ness Lake only. The confines of the boundaries are detailed in the attached event map. No other waterbody will be permitted to be fished. It is the angler’s responsibility to know and understand the boundary for this event.
Anglers may record fish between 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Sunday January 29, 2023.
Once the tournament concludes, a full review process will begin between the Organizer and their team. Results will not be confirmed, announced, or made public until Sunday January 29th at 2:30 pm, and no cash prizes will be awarded or sent until after the winner’s announcement has been made.
This is a Catch, Photo, Record event for Rainbow Trout and Kokanee only ice fishing tournament, no other species will be permitted.
Only fish caught by hook and line will be allowed. Tip ups are permitted for this ice fishing event.
Everyone participating will need to create a free Angler's Atlas account first. To do this,please complete the following: https://www.anglersatlas.com/sign-up
All registration and payment must be completed online at www.anglersatlas.com/tournaments using a credit card or PayPal. You cannot pay via cash or eTransfer, and your spot is not reserved until payment has been received. at https://www.anglersatlas.com/event/688/2023-ness-lake-recreation-ice-fishing-event-2023.
If your entry was purchased for you, you will receive an email with a registration code. You must still register for the event using the links on the email. Again, every person in the event will also need to set up a free Angerls Atlas account - see line 12 above.
Following the registration process, anglers need to download and use the free MyCatch app (available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store) to submit their fish for the tournament. If you need help with the registration process, please watch this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o3PzcIoGo4
There will be no refunds, no exceptions. If an angler cannot make the tournament, it is the angler’s responsibility to sell the registration, handle the transfer of funds, and contact Angler’s Atlas ([email protected]) to have the registration name transferred to the new registrant.
During the tournament, anglers will submit all their fish via the MyCatch app (for a video showing you exactly how to do this, watch here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqwbAFFQE-w&t=2s). You cannot submit fish for this event any other way, and the photos MUST be taken in the app.

Entering Fish:

Measuring and Submitting Fish

If you measure your fish on a commercially produced bump board, the measurement rules are as follows:

○ The nose of the fish must be visibly touching the bump end of the board.

○ The fish must be placed on top of the board.

○ The entire fish showing the head and past the tail must be visible in the measurement photo.

If you measure your fish entry on a homemade bump board, the measurement rules are the same as above BUT you must provide a photo or your homemade bump board to the organizer to verify measurement accuracy. Unverified boards will NOT be accepted.
Tape measures are also permitted for this event. The measurement rules using a tape measure are as follows:

○ The fish’s nose and the start of the tape must be aligned by placing both against a solid edge.

○ The fish's nose must be aligned with the zero mark on the tape.

○ The fish cannot be on top of the tape measure or cover it in any way, and the entire fish showing the head and tail and past the tail must be visible in the measurement photo

○ Do not use fabric or flexible measuring tapes.

○ *Rapala roll out tapes will be treated as a tape measure*

Fish must be recorded immediately after they’ve been caught.
All submissions must include:

The Measurement Photo
Optional for this event is to also include a Hero photo of the angler holding the fish
Also optional for this event is a Release Video of the fish being released alive
The mouth of the fish is allowed to be closed, open, or anywhere in between, so long as the upper and/or lower jaw of the head of the fish is clearly touching the bump of the board at 0 cm and the fish submission meets all of the requirements outlined in this section.
Fish must be measured right-side-down (i.e., right side of the fish is touching the bump board)
All applicants must have their fish submitted before 2:00 pm on Sunday January 29, 2023. It is the applicant’s duty to ensure they have full cell service and all fish are synced before the deadline. Any fish synced to the app after 2:00 pm will not be judged.

Practice using the MyCatch app ahead of time

Watch all four videos available at this link to familiarize yourself with the app: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Yp9OqZ6saBgaKklT5jh6DkuTbai3NeJ
Test the app before you go out on the ice (note: the app allows you to record fish for your own personal logbook while not in an active tournament. Some features will appear slightly different when you are not in an active event, so please make sure you watch the YouTube videos at the link above).

MyCatch in poor reception areas

The app will work without WiFi or any or strong cell service. If you submit a fish without any or strong enough service, the app will tell you that the fish has been recorded, and that it will sync up to the server once you return to service. Every fish you log (whether in good service or not) will appear in your app’s Log View (2nd icon from the left at the bottom). If you have fish “awaiting sync,” it will indicate this here and be orange in color. The submissions will eventually come through on their own once you return to service, but you can help speed up the process by “manually syncing” those pending logs (see how here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU-AwLc8OLY) once you’re in service. The logs are time/date/location stamped to the moment that they were taken, so even if the submission is delayed, the time on that submission will still be accurate.

Missing pictures on the Leaderboard

Fish DO NOT show up on any of the leaderboards until they have been approved by the Organizer’s Team, so don’t expect to see them reflected on the leaderboard immediately. If you want to ensure that your fish was recorded successfully, check the Log View of your app (2nd icon from the left at the bottom). If your fish is there, it logged successfully.
All photo submissions may be used by MyCatch by Angler's Atlas and In and Outdoors for future use.

General Rules:

Tournament Organizer

Promoters and organizers assisting in the tournament operation are not responsible for death, injury, damage, liability, theft, fire or any loss to any contestants.
The interpretation and enforcement of the rules is at the sole discretion of the Organizer, aided by his committee and Angler’s Atlas representatives. The tournament Organizer may change rules or impose sanctions as they deem appropriate, including but not limited to disqualifications, forfeiture of prizes, and prohibition from competing in future tournaments. All decisions made by the tournament Organizer are final.
Following the conclusion of the event, all fish in prize-winning positions will be reviewed and adjusted by the Organizer’s Team. Following this review process, the results will be final.
The Organizer for this event can be reached at [email protected]

Sportsmanship

All participants are expected to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy, safety, and conservation. Any participant who displays poor sportsmanship, violates these rules, or brings unfavorable publicity to the sport of fishing could be disqualified. Encroachment is considered a sportsmanship rule.

Inclement Weather/Cancelation

Keep mobile phones on throughout the tournament in order to receive communication from the Organizer in the event of postponement or cancellation. Due to the nature of tournament fishing, no refunds will be issued. This is at the discretion of your tournament Organizer.

Prizes (Brief description of planned prizing)

Largest Overall Rainbow Trout
Random Draw from all Kokanee Entries
Others may become available and will be added. All prizes will be accepted as awarded.

Tiebreakers
1. Time of submission
2. The overall total of fish entered by an angler

The tournament Organizer will consider options for determining a tie, in this order:

Laws and Regulations

All federal, provincial, and local laws and all fishing rules must be abided by.
Failure to comply with any tournament rules subjects participants to disqualification and removal from the tournament, as determined by the tournament officials. The right to refuse sale and/or revoke a competition entry to anyone is hereby reserved.

Cheating

All entries submitted through the app now have a unique, identifiable QR code attached to it. No entry will be allowed in the event that does not have the Anglers Atlas generated QR code attached to the measurement photo.
All protests must be brought to the Organizer’s attention before the end of the tournament.
Anyone caught breaking the law or disobeying the rules will be disqualified.
Fish must be hooked and caught live in a conventional manner. Fish cannot be snagged, netted, speared etc.

Safety

Participants are responsible for their own safety, actions, and property at all times.
This is an ice fishing event. Practice ice safety at all times! Fishing is only allowed on a minimum of at least 4 inches of ice. Only walk and fish where it is safe to do so.
Measure fish inside tents or ice shacks whenever possible, especially when temperatures dip below -10 degrees celsius
Wet your boards/rulers prior to measuring fish in cold conditions to help prevent freezing the fish to the board, especially if you are using a Judge or other aluminum/metal boards and you intend on releasing the fish.

Data Privacy and Fisheries Research on the MyCatch app

“Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret” — This is our primary commitment to anglers who report their catches through MyCatch. So, what does this mean in practice? See below:

Angler’s Atlas does not release MyCatch GPS data (latitude and longitude) to the public. It is treated as confidential and is provided to fisheries researchers under strict conditions.
Every research team we work with must sign a data sharing agreement that sets the terms of use for the data.
Data is anonymized before it is provided to the researcher.
Researchers agree not to share the data with anyone else.
Researchers cannot use the data for any purpose other than the research specified in the agreement.
Exact location data cannot be published as part of the scientific research. Instead, it must be generalized to a larger region so the location cannot be reverse engineered.
Angler’s Atlas may release data to a law enforcement agency if compelled to do so under court order.
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 angler’s into the future. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to reach out to Angler’s Atlas President directly via email ([email protected]).

2023 Ness Lake Recreation Ice Fishing Event

Ness Lake, BC

January 29 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, 2023

Official Rules

General:

This is a Catch, Photo, Record tournament to be held on the Ness Lake. Refer to the map attached to this event for the official boundaries. The tournament will be run using the MyCatch mobile app, which is a property of Angler’s Atlas.
Abuse of tournament officials and volunteers will not be tolerated.
Anglers 15 and younger must be fishing with an adult.
The entry fee is $20 per person
Each contestant must have a valid BC Provincial fishing license or otherwise be exempt from needing one.
Fish finders are allowed in the tournament.
Fishing is within the waterbody of Ness Lake only. The confines of the boundaries are detailed in the attached event map. No other waterbody will be permitted to be fished. It is the angler’s responsibility to know and understand the boundary for this event.
Anglers may record fish between 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Sunday January 29, 2023.
Once the tournament concludes, a full review process will begin between the Organizer and their team. Results will not be confirmed, announced, or made public until Sunday January 29th at 2:30 pm, and no cash prizes will be awarded or sent until after the winner’s announcement has been made.
This is a Catch, Photo, Record event for Rainbow Trout and Kokanee only ice fishing tournament, no other species will be permitted.
Only fish caught by hook and line will be allowed. Tip ups are permitted for this ice fishing event.
Everyone participating will need to create a free Angler's Atlas account first. To do this,please complete the following: https://www.anglersatlas.com/sign-up
All registration and payment must be completed online at www.anglersatlas.com/tournaments using a credit card or PayPal. You cannot pay via cash or eTransfer, and your spot is not reserved until payment has been received. at https://www.anglersatlas.com/event/688/2023-ness-lake-recreation-ice-fishing-event-2023.
If your entry was purchased for you, you will receive an email with a registration code. You must still register for the event using the links on the email. Again, every person in the event will also need to set up a free Angerls Atlas account - see line 12 above.
Following the registration process, anglers need to download and use the free MyCatch app (available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store) to submit their fish for the tournament. If you need help with the registration process, please watch this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o3PzcIoGo4
There will be no refunds, no exceptions. If an angler cannot make the tournament, it is the angler’s responsibility to sell the registration, handle the transfer of funds, and contact Angler’s Atlas ([email protected]) to have the registration name transferred to the new registrant.
During the tournament, anglers will submit all their fish via the MyCatch app (for a video showing you exactly how to do this, watch here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqwbAFFQE-w&t=2s). You cannot submit fish for this event any other way, and the photos MUST be taken in the app.

Entering Fish:

Measuring and Submitting Fish

If you measure your fish on a commercially produced bump board, the measurement rules are as follows:

○ The nose of the fish must be visibly touching the bump end of the board.

○ The fish must be placed on top of the board.

○ The entire fish showing the head and past the tail must be visible in the measurement photo.

If you measure your fish entry on a homemade bump board, the measurement rules are the same as above BUT you must provide a photo or your homemade bump board to the organizer to verify measurement accuracy. Unverified boards will NOT be accepted.
Tape measures are also permitted for this event. The measurement rules using a tape measure are as follows:

○ The fish’s nose and the start of the tape must be aligned by placing both against a solid edge.

○ The fish's nose must be aligned with the zero mark on the tape.

○ The fish cannot be on top of the tape measure or cover it in any way, and the entire fish showing the head and tail and past the tail must be visible in the measurement photo

○ Do not use fabric or flexible measuring tapes.

○ *Rapala roll out tapes will be treated as a tape measure*

Fish must be recorded immediately after they’ve been caught.
All submissions must include:

The Measurement Photo
Optional for this event is to also include a Hero photo of the angler holding the fish
Also optional for this event is a Release Video of the fish being released alive
The mouth of the fish is allowed to be closed, open, or anywhere in between, so long as the upper and/or lower jaw of the head of the fish is clearly touching the bump of the board at 0 cm and the fish submission meets all of the requirements outlined in this section.
Fish must be measured right-side-down (i.e., right side of the fish is touching the bump board)
All applicants must have their fish submitted before 2:00 pm on Sunday January 29, 2023. It is the applicant’s duty to ensure they have full cell service and all fish are synced before the deadline. Any fish synced to the app after 2:00 pm will not be judged.

Practice using the MyCatch app ahead of time

Watch all four videos available at this link to familiarize yourself with the app: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Yp9OqZ6saBgaKklT5jh6DkuTbai3NeJ
Test the app before you go out on the ice (note: the app allows you to record fish for your own personal logbook while not in an active tournament. Some features will appear slightly different when you are not in an active event, so please make sure you watch the YouTube videos at the link above).

MyCatch in poor reception areas

The app will work without WiFi or any or strong cell service. If you submit a fish without any or strong enough service, the app will tell you that the fish has been recorded, and that it will sync up to the server once you return to service. Every fish you log (whether in good service or not) will appear in your app’s Log View (2nd icon from the left at the bottom). If you have fish “awaiting sync,” it will indicate this here and be orange in color. The submissions will eventually come through on their own once you return to service, but you can help speed up the process by “manually syncing” those pending logs (see how here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU-AwLc8OLY) once you’re in service. The logs are time/date/location stamped to the moment that they were taken, so even if the submission is delayed, the time on that submission will still be accurate.

Missing pictures on the Leaderboard

Fish DO NOT show up on any of the leaderboards until they have been approved by the Organizer’s Team, so don’t expect to see them reflected on the leaderboard immediately. If you want to ensure that your fish was recorded successfully, check the Log View of your app (2nd icon from the left at the bottom). If your fish is there, it logged successfully.
All photo submissions may be used by MyCatch by Angler's Atlas and In and Outdoors for future use.

General Rules:

Tournament Organizer

Promoters and organizers assisting in the tournament operation are not responsible for death, injury, damage, liability, theft, fire or any loss to any contestants.
The interpretation and enforcement of the rules is at the sole discretion of the Organizer, aided by his committee and Angler’s Atlas representatives. The tournament Organizer may change rules or impose sanctions as they deem appropriate, including but not limited to disqualifications, forfeiture of prizes, and prohibition from competing in future tournaments. All decisions made by the tournament Organizer are final.
Following the conclusion of the event, all fish in prize-winning positions will be reviewed and adjusted by the Organizer’s Team. Following this review process, the results will be final.
The Organizer for this event can be reached at [email protected]

Sportsmanship

All participants are expected to follow high standards of sportsmanship, courtesy, safety, and conservation. Any participant who displays poor sportsmanship, violates these rules, or brings unfavorable publicity to the sport of fishing could be disqualified. Encroachment is considered a sportsmanship rule.

Inclement Weather/Cancelation

Keep mobile phones on throughout the tournament in order to receive communication from the Organizer in the event of postponement or cancellation. Due to the nature of tournament fishing, no refunds will be issued. This is at the discretion of your tournament Organizer.

Prizes (Brief description of planned prizing)

Largest Overall Rainbow Trout
Random Draw from all Kokanee Entries
Others may become available and will be added. All prizes will be accepted as awarded.

Tiebreakers
1. Time of submission
2. The overall total of fish entered by an angler

The tournament Organizer will consider options for determining a tie, in this order:

Laws and Regulations

All federal, provincial, and local laws and all fishing rules must be abided by.
Failure to comply with any tournament rules subjects participants to disqualification and removal from the tournament, as determined by the tournament officials. The right to refuse sale and/or revoke a competition entry to anyone is hereby reserved.

Cheating

All entries submitted through the app now have a unique, identifiable QR code attached to it. No entry will be allowed in the event that does not have the Anglers Atlas generated QR code attached to the measurement photo.
All protests must be brought to the Organizer’s attention before the end of the tournament.
Anyone caught breaking the law or disobeying the rules will be disqualified.
Fish must be hooked and caught live in a conventional manner. Fish cannot be snagged, netted, speared etc.

Safety

Participants are responsible for their own safety, actions, and property at all times.
This is an ice fishing event. Practice ice safety at all times! Fishing is only allowed on a minimum of at least 4 inches of ice. Only walk and fish where it is safe to do so.
Measure fish inside tents or ice shacks whenever possible, especially when temperatures dip below -10 degrees celsius
Wet your boards/rulers prior to measuring fish in cold conditions to help prevent freezing the fish to the board, especially if you are using a Judge or other aluminum/metal boards and you intend on releasing the fish.

Data Privacy and Fisheries Research on the MyCatch app

“Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret” — This is our primary commitment to anglers who report their catches through MyCatch. So, what does this mean in practice? See below:

Angler’s Atlas does not release MyCatch GPS data (latitude and longitude) to the public. It is treated as confidential and is provided to fisheries researchers under strict conditions.
Every research team we work with must sign a data sharing agreement that sets the terms of use for the data.
Data is anonymized before it is provided to the researcher.
Researchers agree not to share the data with anyone else.
Researchers cannot use the data for any purpose other than the research specified in the agreement.
Exact location data cannot be published as part of the scientific research. Instead, it must be generalized to a larger region so the location cannot be reverse engineered.
Angler’s Atlas may release data to a law enforcement agency if compelled to do so under court order.
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 angler’s into the future. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to reach out to Angler’s Atlas President directly via email ([email protected]).