2023 Burns Lake Centennial Ice Fishing Derby
Catch Photo & Release Only Event

Burns Lake and Tchesinkut Lake BC 

February 26, 2023

Official Rules

Day of event Itinerary:

Itinerary February 26, 2023

 

8:00am – 9:00am Francois Lake Community Hall (770 Francois Lake East Road)

• Last minute registration / payment / Liability Waiver Submission – No ATM on Site, Bring Cash

 

8:30 am Francois Lake Hall

• Opening Speeches / Announcements / Safety Review

 

9:00 am

• MyCatch app will go live to start fishing

 

4:00 pm

• MyCatch app will close for entrys at exactly 4:00pm
• Pack up and return to Francois Lake Hall

5:00 – 7:00 pm

• BBQ Dinner Provided, Door Prizes & Giveaway
• Winner announcements and Prize collection

General:

1. This is a Catch, Photo, Release tournament (all fish are to be relesed) to be held on the following lakes: Burns Lake and Tchesinkut Lake in BC.  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.

2. The entry fee is $50 for adults (anyone 14 & over) and $20 for Youth (13 & under). All entries must be paid for at "Woods 'N Water" located at 3 - 870 Hwy 16 W, Burns Lake. 

3. Abuse of tournament officials and volunteers will not be tolerated. Anglers 15 and younger must be fishing with an adult.

4. Anglers 15 and younger must be fishiing with an adult. 
   

5. Each contestant must have a valid Province of British Columbia freshwater fishing license or otherwise be exempt from needing one.

6. Fish finders are allowed in the tournament.

7. Fishing is within the lakes of Burns Lake and Tchesinkut Lake in BC only within the confines of the boundaries 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.

8. Anglers may record fish between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm Sunday February 26, 2023.

9. 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 after the review is completed by 6:00 pm Sunday February 26 and no prizes will be awarded or sent until after the winner’s announcement has been made.

10. This is a Catch, Photo, Release ice fishing tournament only event for Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout and Most Fish Caught in which all species will apply.

11.  Only fish caught by hook and line will be allowed. Tip ups are permitted for this ice fishing event. Only one line per angler is allowed.

12. All participants must first register and pay their entry fees for this event at Woods N’ Water Sport & Recreation at #3 870 Highway 16 West, Burns Lake, BC. 

13.  Everyone participating will need to create an Anglers Atlas account (free) first.  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 Angler's Atlas account. To do this, please complete the following: https://www.anglersatlas.com/sign-up

14.  All participants will then need to complete the free registration for the 2023 Burns Lake Centennial Ice Fishing Derby online at: https://www.anglersatlas.com/event/689/2023-burns-lake-centennial-ice-fishing-derby-2023

15. 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 

16.  There will be no refunds, no exceptions. 

17.  If the applicable liability waiver form has not been received before 9 am the day of the event, you will not be considered registered for the event.

18.  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:

19.  Measuring and Submitting Fish

1. You must measure your fish entries on a commercially made bumpboard or on the bumpboard provided to you the morning of the event as part of your registration package. 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.

2. Fish must be recorded immediately after they’ve been caught. 

3. All submissions must include:

1. The Measurement Photo 

2. For this event it is optional to include a Hero photo of the angler holding the fish. This will be prompted in the app through the submission process

3. Also,  for this event it is also optional to attach a Release Video of the fish being released alive.

4. 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. You may pinch the tail to the width of your measure baords for your entries. Fish will be approved for length only to the last physical mark crossed.

5. Fish must be measured right-side-down (i.e., right side of the fish is touching the bump board) 

6. All applicants must have their fish submitted before 4:00 pm on Sunday February 26th, 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 4:00 pm will not be judged. 

20.  Practice using the MyCatch app ahead of time

1. Watch all four videos available at this link to familiarize yourself with the app: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Yp9OqZ6saBgaKklT5jh6DkuTbai3NeJ

2. 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).

21.  MyCatch in poor reception areas

1. 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. It is the anglers responsibility to make sure the catches are synched by the deadline.

22.  Missing pictures on the Leaderboard 

2. 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.

3. All photo submissions may be used by MyCatch by Angler's Atlas and In and Outdoors for future use.

General Rules:

23.  Tournament Organizer

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

2. 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 director are final.

3. 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.

4. The Organizer for this event can be reached at [email protected]

24.  Sportsmanship

1. 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.

25.  Inclement Weather/Cancelation

1. 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.

26.  Prizes The prizing listed here will be accepted as awarded. Competitors can only win one prize. Should an angler be eligible for more than one prize, they will receive the one of greater value. All decisions by organizers are final.

Longest Lake Trout Class

1st Place Adult Longest Lake Trout - wins a 2023 Ski-Doo Expedition

900 Turbo.

2nd Place Adult Longest Lake Trout - wins an Ice Fishing Package

3rd Place Adult Longest Lake Trout – Bradley Smoker

 

1st Place Youth Longest Lake Trout - wins a $250 Burns Lake

community Gift Certificate

2nd Place Youth Longest Lake Trout - wins a $125 Burns Lake

community Gift Certificate

3rd Place Youth Longest Lake Trout - wins a $50 Burns Lake

community Gift Certificate

 

Longest Rainbow Trout Class

1st Place Adult Longest Rainbow Trout – Saltwater Hunters Fishing Charter in Prince Rupert - Charter trip is a 2 day trip for 4 people including 2 night hotel stay.

2nd Place Adult Longest Rainbow Trout – Ice Fishing Package

3rd Place Adult Longest Rainbow Trout – Bradley Smoker

 

1st Place Youth Longest Rainbow Trout - wins a $250 Burns Lake

community Gift Certificate

2nd Place Youth Longest Rainbow Trout - wins a $125 Burns Lake

community Gift Certificate

3rd Place Youth Longest Rainbow Trout - wins a $50 Burns Lake

community Gift Certificate

 

Other Categories:

Best 3 Longest Lake Trout Combined - wins an Igloo Cooler

Most Number of Fish Caught - All Species - wins a Woods N" Water Gift Card $100

First Fish entered - wins a Woods N" Water Gift Card $50

Shortest Fish Entered - wins a Woods N" Water Gift Card $50

27.  Tiebreakers

    1. Time of submission

    2. The overall largest total of fish entered by an angler

    3. If a tie still exists, a random draw will be completed

1. The tournament director will consider options for determining a tie in this order:

28. Laws and Regulations

1. All federal, provincial, local laws and all fishing rules must be abided by.

2. 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.

29.  Cheating

1. 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.

2. All protests must be brought to the Organizer’s attention before the end of the tournament.

3. Anyone caught breaking the law or disobeying the rules will be disqualified.

4. Fish must be hooked and caught live in a conventional manner.  Fish cannot be snagged, netted, speared etc.

30.  Safety 

1. Participants are responsible for their own safety, actions, and property at all times.

2. 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. 

3. Measure fish inside tents or ice shacks whenever possible, especially when temperatures dip below -10 degrees celsius

4. 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.

31.  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:

1.  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. 

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

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

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

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

6.  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.

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

8. 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]).