As a reminder, please enter all of your fish of all sizes! This is a Citizen Science event and the data collected supports fisheries management. As an incentive, every fish entered is another chance to win a random draw prize.
The 2025 Midwest Walleye Challenge - Indiana - is an online event run through Angler’s Atlas website and the mobile app MyCatch. The app is available for both iOS (Apple App Store) and Android (Google Play Store).
Anyone can participate in the 2025 Midwest Walleye Challenge - Indiana - and it is for all ages. For those participants sharing a mobile device, participants must login to their own account to submit their catches.
The entry fee is $25.00
NEW FOR 2025 - When an angler registers, they will receive a unique referral URL code. Anglers can share this URL with friends to refer them to sign up in the event. We will be awarding referral prizes to the participants who shared the referral. For a referral to qualify, the referred angler must log a valid trip before the end of the event.
Catches must be submitted through the MyCatch app for approval.
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.
Contestants must register for this event through the Angler’s Atlas website or the MyCatch app. We recommend anglers practice using the app before the event begins. Here is a link to some helpful videos to familiarize yourself with the app.
You will receive an automatic email confirming that you have entered the event and that your payment has gone through.
By participating in this event your name may be publicly visible.
Protecting anglers’ privacy is a priority, and any location data collected during the event will not be released to the public. Our promise to anglers is “Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret”. See below for further details.
Eligible species include only Walleye, Sauger and Saugeye. Catch and release is suggested but not mandatory if the regulations allow for harvest in the entry location.
In order for each catch to qualify, a photograph of the fish on a measuring device must be taken using the MyCatch app (ie. photos cannot be uploaded from a photo gallery or other source).
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.
This is a total length measurement event, not fork length. The total length of a fish is measured from the tip of the nose or jaw to the tip of the tail (see picture below). The tail can be pinched to the width of the measuring board.
The nose of the fish must be at the start or zero mark on all measuring devices.
Fish will be approved for length only to the last physical mark crossed. Event organizers reserve the right to adjust entries.
The photo must be taken from a birds-eye view looking down on the fish.
All fish must be measured with the right side down.
If you measure your fish entry on a commercially produced bumpboard, these rules must be followed:
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 tail must be visible in the measurement photo. We must also see past the head and tail in the photo.
Expandable (sliding) bump boards may not be allowed if the fish passes the expandable section.
If you measure your fish using a tape measure, these rules must be followed:
The fish 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 tape measure must be beside the fish, not on top of the fish or covering it in a way that obscures the measurements;
The entire fish showing the head and tail and past the tail must be visible in the measurement photo.
*Rapala roll out tapes will be treated as a tape measure*
Soft fabric or flexible measuring tapes will not be allowed for use.
If an entry submission comes in where a measuring rule is not followed, the fish may still be approved but a length penalty will be applied. The penalty will apply to the observable length of the fish at the discretion of the Organizer. The set penalty amount will be 1 inch. The entry may also be rejected.
The mouth is allowed to be open, closed, or anywhere in between, so long as the fish meets the other above requirements
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. This rule applies to the Measurement photo only.
A second photo, often called the Hero Shot, is to be used as a hero shot and is optional for this event.
A third option is a live video release of the fish and is optional for this event. NEW FOR THIS YEAR there are random draw prizes for videos submitted showing the live release of a fish. This must show the fish swimming away under its own power.
The app will work even when out of cell range, however for catches to qualify they must be synced with Angler’s Atlas server. To learn how to submit a catch into the event you can watch this MyCatch video for more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS65wMakQHA
Our Catch Approval Team reviews and judges all fish. Once a submission has been approved, it will appear on the appropriate leaderboard(s). Entries will not show up immediately after you sync them.
Event boundaries are water bodies within the State of Indiana. Where the state's border has a shared water course with another state, anglers can fish the full width of the water body. Anglers should be aware of and follow all regulations of adjacent states per reciprocal agreements where applicable when fishing any border rivers.
Event boundaries are water bodies within the listed participating State waters that are legal to be fished. This event is intended for "inland waters" only. The Great Lakes and major "flow through" rivers are not part of the event. Refer to the map attached to this event and zoom in to see if particular water bodies are applicable. This includes the St. Lawrence River, the Niagara River, the Detroit River, Lake St Clair, the St Clair River, the St. Mary's River and water bodies between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, the Fox River. Where the state's border has a shared water course with another state/province, anglers can fish the full width of the water body. Anglers should be aware of and follow all regulations of adjacent states/provinces per reciprocal agreements where applicable when fishing any border rivers.
The event runs from Tuesday April 1, 2025 starting at 6:00:00 am Central time through to Sunday June 29, 2025 at 6:00:00 pm Central time.
All catches made within the start and end times must be synchronized with the Angler’s Atlas server within the event times to qualify.
At the discretion of the event director, event days may be shortened, postponed or canceled due to unsafe weather or water conditions.
Proceeds from the event or equivalent gift cards will be distributed as prizes in accordance with the prizing categories below. Prize payouts will be adjusted if the event does not fill to the expected number of participants - see 4B.
i. Eligible Cash Prizes:
Early Bird Sign-up Random Draw by Jan 31 = $50
Early Bird Sign-up Random Draw by Feb 15 = $50
Early Bird Sign-up Random Draw by Feb 28 = $50
Early Bird Sign-up Random Draw by Mar 15 = $50
Early Bird Sign-up Random Draw by Mar 31 = $50
Referral Prize Jan - random draw = $50
Referral Prize Jan - random draw = $50
Referral Prize Feb - random draw = $50
Referral Prize Feb - random draw = $50
Referral Prize Mar - random draw = $50
Referral Prize Apr - random draw = $50
Referral Prize Apr - random draw = $50
Referral Prize - Overall Most - 1st Place = $200
Referral Prize - Overall Most - 2nd Place = $100
Referral Prize - Overall Most - 3rd Place = $50
Event Wide 1st Place Longest Walleye = $300
Event Wide 1st Place Longest Walleye = $200 E-gift card to Discount Tackle
Event Wide 1st Place Longest Walleye - Wins a Daiwa Ballistic LT MQ 2500 Spinning Reel & a TDEYE731MLXS Walleye Graphite Spinning Rod - combined value of $389.99
Event Wide 2nd Place Longest Walleye = $150
Event Wide 3rd Place Longest Walleye = $50
Event Wide 1st Place Most Water Bodies Fished (must have an approved catch to qualify) = $300
Event Wide 1st Place Most Water Bodies Fished (must have an approved catch to qualify) = Wins a Daiwa Ballistic LT MQ 2500 Spinning Reel & a TDEYE731MLXS Walleye Graphite Spinning Rod - combined value of $389.99
Event Wide 2nd Place Most Water Bodies Fished (must have an approved catch to qualify) = $100
Event Wide 3rd Place Most Water Bodies Fished (must have an approved catch to qualify) = $50
Event Wide - Tough Luck Random Draw = Wins a Daiwa Ballistic LT MQ 2500 Spinning Reel & a TDEYE731MLXS Walleye Graphite Spinning Rod - combined value of $389.99
Event Wide - Hidden Length Draw (length to be randomly drawn form approved fish entries) = Wins a Daiwa Ballistic LT MQ 2500 Spinning Reel & a TDEYE731MLXS Walleye Graphite Spinning Rod - combined value of $389.99
Biweekly #1 Longest Walleye/Sauger Entered = $150
Biweekly #2 Longest Walleye/Sauger Entered = $150
Biweekly #3 Longest Walleye/Sauger Entered = $150
Biweekly #4 Longest Walleye/Sauger Entered = $150
Biweekly #5 Longest Walleye/Sauger Entered = $150
Biweekly #6 Longest Walleye/Sauger Entered = $150
Biweekly #1 Random Draw - Live Release Video = $75
Biweekly #2 Random Draw - Live Release Video = $75
Biweekly #3 Random Draw - Live Release Video = $75
Biweekly #4 Random Draw - Live Release Video = $75
Biweekly #5 Random Draw - Live Release Video = $75
Biweekly #6 Random Draw - Live Release Video = $75
Biweekly #1 Most Water Bodies Fished (must have an approved catch to qualify) = $75
Biweekly #2 Most Water Bodies Fished (must have an approved catch to qualify) = $75
Biweekly #3 Most Water Bodies Fished (must have an approved catch to qualify) = $75
Biweekly #4 Most Water Bodies Fished (must have an approved catch to qualify) = $75
Biweekly #5 Most Water Bodies Fished (must have an approved catch to qualify) = $75
Biweekly #6 Most Water Bodies Fished (must have an approved catch to qualify) = $75
Biweekly #1 Random Draw from fish entries = $75
Biweekly #2 Random Draw from fish entries = $75
Biweekly #3 Random Draw from fish entries = $75
Biweekly #4 Random Draw from fish entries = $75
Biweekly #5 Random Draw from fish entries = $75
Biweekly #6 Random Draw from fish entries = $75
Biweekly #1 Most Fish Caught = $50
Biweekly #2 Most Fish Caught = $50
Biweekly #3 Most Fish Caught = $50
Biweekly #4 Most Fish Caught = $50
Biweekly #5 Most Fish Caught = $50
Biweekly #6 Most Fish Caught = $50
Biweekly #1 Tough Luck Draw = $50
Biweekly #2 Tough Luck Draw = $50
Biweekly #3 Tough Luck Draw = $50
Biweekly #4 Tough Luck Draw = $50
Biweekly #5 Tough Luck Draw = $50
Biweekly #6 Tough Luck Draw = $50
ii. Additional Prizing will be added as new prizes come in, so stay tuned.
Cash prize amounts are based on a full field of 250 anglers. If the event doesn’t fill, the payout percentages for each paid position will remain the same but may be adjusted according to the number of paid participants.
Cash prizes are awarded through PayPal, Amazon e-gift Card or gift certificates to participating retailers or a combination thereof. only. Prizes will be paid out at the end of the event. Gift certificates from participating retailers will be available at the vendors' place of business.
A participant can only win one prize placing per prizing category.
Awards will be announced on or by Tuesday July 15th, 2025 and anglers will be contacted directly using the contact information provided in the event registration process.
In the case of a tie, the tie break will go to the first fish recorded by time. If a tie still exists, the tie break will go to the person with the highest number of fish reported.
Anglers have up to 60 days to claim their prize. Anglers that do not claim their prize within this period forfeit their prize.
By registering and participating in the event, all participants agree to abide by the rules and regulations they have received as set out in this 2025 Midwest Walleye Challenge - Indiana event rules.
Anglers can only submit catches that they have caught themselves.
This is an individual event, so you cannot enter as a partnership or team. Anglers are free to fish alone or with other event or non-event anglers, but each registered angler may only enter their own fish.
All fish entered for this event must be caught via angling i.e. using hook, line, rod and reel. Fish caught by non angling (i.e. use of traps, trap nets or cages) is not permitted. Usage of a landing net to land a hooked fish is allowed.
Each contestant must have in their possession a valid fishing license for their respective jurisdiction or be exempt under regulations of their jurisdiction.
Each contestant must conform to the general sport fishing rules and regulations that are in place for the jurisdiction in which they are fishing.
Promoters and organizers assisting in the event operation are not responsible for death, injury, damage, liability, theft, fire or any loss to any contestants.
Any angler found to be cheating will be disqualified from the event. Angler’s Atlas also reserves the right to ban anglers from competing in future events.
In the event of disqualification, any paid entry fees will be forfeited and not refunded.
All rules have loopholes. It is our intention to provide an honest sportsmanlike event. In the interest of good sportsmanship, contestants are reminded the spirit of the rule will prevail in all judgments.
All questions or concerns relating to the rules of this event are to be referred to the MyCatch Approval Team. Their decision will be final in all cases. No other person can be considered a spokesman for the rules during the event. The contact email for this event is [email protected] (please include the name of the event in your email).
Any contestant has the right to make a protest against another contestant by contacting an Organizer through email and must be completed and presented no later than one hour after the close of the event. Their decision will be final in all cases. A $100.00 dollar protest fee may need to accompany the protest. The fee will be returned if the protest is found to be valid.
To ensure the best chances of survival for the fish, all participants are to handle fish safely. Blatant abuse to fish or the resource is reason for disqualification
All participants must follow boating safety regulations in your jurisdiction.
All photo and video submissions may be used by Angler's Atlas or our event partners for future use.
“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?
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.
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 has to 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 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]).
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