This is a length-based fishing event to be held at Robert’s Roost on Dragon Lake BC. Refer to the map attached to this event for the official boundaries.
The 2026 Tidewater Father's Day Weekend Fishing Derby - 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).
The 2026 Tidewater Father's Day Weekend Fishing Derby is a Tidewater private derby and not open to the public. Registration is only able to support individual registration. For those participants sharing a mobile device, participants must login to their own account to submit their catches through the manage accounts feature.
There is no entry fee for Tidewater social club members. For those who are not members of the Tidewater Social club there is a $20 entry fee for adults payable to the Tidewater Social Club. All kids will be free to enter. For Tidewater participants, even though there is no entry fee, participants must still be registered to qualify for prizes.
This event will have adult and youth divisions. All youths must be with a parent or guardian at all times during the derby. For this event, youth is anyone 15 & under.
Each contestant must have a valid BC fishing license or otherwise be exempt from needing one.
Anglers may record fish between 6:00 a.m. Friday June 19, 2026 to 10 a.m. Sunday June 21, 2026
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. If you previously have had the app, we suggest doing a check to see if there are updates or simply reload the 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. (edit for free events)
If you enter after the event starts, you must wait 1 hour before you can submit a fish for entry.
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.
The 2026 Tidewater Father's Day Weekend Fishing Derby is for Tidewater employees, families and our embedded contractors. For those participants sharing a mobile device, participants must login to their own account to submit their catches through the manage accounts feature.
For this event, eligible fish species primarily include Rainbow Trout and Goldfish as well as others for the Most Species entered category.
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.
Each fish must be entered only once. Fish should be entered as soon as possible after catching and catches must be recorded at the fishing site.
Fish should be entered asap after catching and catches must be recorded at the fishing site. Eligible fish to enter into the event must be freshly caught.
All fish must be measured with the right side down.
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) (add in photo of appropriate fish). The tail can be naturally pinched to the width of the measuring board.
All catches will be approved to the last physical line on a measuring device. If it extends past a mark but there are no physical lines to confirm the true length, the last mark it crosses will be used. If a fish is longer than the angler's bump board, the longest measurement on the board will be counted.
The nose of the fish must be at the start or zero mark on all measuring devices.
The mouth is allowed to be open, closed, or anywhere in between, so long as the fish meets the other above requirements..
The entry measurement photo must be taken from a birds-eye view looking down on the fish.
Tidewater Bump boards will be provided to all entrants; tape measures will not be accepted for measuring fish in this derby. 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 and the entire fish showing the head and tail and past the tail must be visible in the measurement photo.
If an entry submission comes in where a measuring rule is not followed, such as the nose is not touching the bump or at the zero mark, 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 penalty will be 2.5 cm or 1 inch. The entry may also be rejected.
Fish will be approved for length only to the last physical mark crossed. Event organizers reserve the right to adjust entries.
Event organizers reserve the right to adjust entries. They also have the right to ask for a picture sent to them of your measuring device.
A photo that does not clearly show the overall length of the fish, including head and tail, on the measuring device WILL NOT BE SCORED. 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.
For species diversity categories, the photo must show the entire fish so it can be identified by event organizers.
During the entry process, a second photo; often called the Hero Shot consisting of the angler holding the fish, will be prompted in the entry procedure and is optional but encouraged for this event.
You will also be prompted with a third option which is a video of the release of your fish and this is also optional for this event
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
The Organizer and their 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. 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.
A great resource is the MyCatch video that shows how to complete an entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS65wMakQHA
The event boundaries for this event are within the waterbody of Dragon Lake and the creek outflow to the first road crossing, British Columbia (near Quesnel) . Please refer to the map attached to this event.
Derby registrations will be accepted throughout the event but if you enter after the event has started, you must wait 1 hour after entering before you can enter your first fish.
The event is to run from:
6:00 a.m. Friday June 19, 2026 through to 10:00 a.m. June 21, 2026.
This gives us time to finalize fish and award prizes before checkout at the resort.
All catches made within the start and end times must be synchronized with the Angler’s Atlas server within the event times to qualify. Any fish synced to the app after 10:00 am will not be judged. It is the applicant’s duty to ensure they have full cell service and all fish are synced before the deadline.
At the discretion of the Organizer, event days may be shortened, postponed or canceled due to unsafe weather or water conditions.
The event prizing will be based on the prizing categories below:
1st Place Longest Rainbow Trout - Adult Division
2nd Place Longest Rainbow Trout - Adult Division
1st Place Longest Rainbow Trout - Youth Division
2nd Place Longest Rainbow Trout - Youth Division
3rd Place Longest Rainbow Trout - Youth Division
1st Place Total Combined Length Of All Goldfish - Adult Division
2nd Place Total Combined Length Of All Goldfish - Adult Division
3rd Place Total Combined Length Of All Goldfish - Adult Division
1st Place Total Combined Length Of All Goldfish- Youth Division
2nd Place Total Combined Length Of All Goldfish - Youth Division
3rd Place Total Combined Length Of All Goldfish - Youth Division
1st Place Most Fish Entered - Adult Division
2nd Place Most Fish Entered - Adult Division
3rd Place Most Fish Entered - Adult Division
1st Place Most Fish Entered - Youth Division
2nd Place Most Fish Entered - Youth Division
3rd Place Most Fish Entered - Youth Division
1st Place Hero Shot - Adult Division
2nd Place Hero Shot - Adult Division
3rd Place Hero Shot - Adult Division
1st Place Hero Shot - Youth Division
2nd Place Hero Shot - Youth Division
3rd Place Hero Shot - Youth Division
Prizes will be awarded upon availability.
Social Club draw prizes will be held Saturday June 20, 5 pm at the clubhouse on site. Derby prizes will be announced at 10:30 am Sunday June 21 again at the clubhouse.
Only a person's largest fish for each category will be entered.
In the case of a tie, the tie break will go to the person who entered the tied fish first. If a tie still exists, the tie break will be whomever entered the highest number of fish
By registering and participating in the event, all participants agree to abide by the rules and regulations they have received as set out in the 2026 Tidewater Father's Day Weekend Fishing Derby event rules.
We strongly encourage catch and healthy release of all fish caught during this event. To ensure the best chances of survival for the fish, all participants are to handle fish safely. See tips in section 6 below.
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.
Anglers can only submit catches that they have caught themselves. This is an individual event, so you cannot enter as a partnership or team, and under no circumstances can you share fish with any other angler. Anglers are free to fish alone or with other event or non-event anglers, but each registered angler may only enter their own fish.
You can fish from a boat or from shoreline.
Each contestant must have in their possession a valid British Columbia fishing license or be exempt under regulations from needing one.
Each contestant must conform to the general sport fishing rules and regulations that are in place for the jurisdiction in which they are fishing. You must follow all regulations pertaining to possession limits.
All federal, provincial, local laws must be abided by.
All questions or concerns relating to the rules of this event are to be referred to the Organizer or their designated committee. Their decision will be final in all cases. No other person can be considered a spokesman for the rules during the event. The contact person for this event is Dustin Pitcher and can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at: 250-301-5506
The interpretation and enforcement of the rules is at the sole discretion of the Organizer. The event 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 events. All decisions made by the event Organizer are final.
Abuse of event officials and volunteers will not be tolerated.
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 (if applicable) will be forfeited and not refunded.
Any contestant has the right to make a protest against another contestant by contacting an Organizer through email and must be completed and presented within 1 hour of the close of the event. Their decision will be final in all cases. A $50.00 dollar protest fee may need to accompany the protest. The fee will be returned if the protest is found to be valid.
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 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.
Participants are responsible for their own safety, actions, and property at all times.
All participants must follow boating safety regulations in your jurisdiction.
All photo and video submissions may be used by MyCatch by Angler's Atlas and Tidewater for future use.
By registering for and participating in this event, participants acknowledge that fishing and boating activities involve inherent risks, including but not limited to injury, illness, death, property damage, adverse weather, water hazards, equipment failure, and the actions of other participants.
Participants voluntarily assume all risks associated with participation in this event and related activities.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, participants hereby release, waive, and discharge Angler’s Atlas, MyCatch, event organizers, sponsors, partners, volunteers, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses arising out of or related to participation in the event, including claims arising from negligence.
Participants agree to indemnify and hold harmless the above parties from any claims brought by third parties arising from the participant’s actions or conduct during the event.
Participants are solely responsible for their own safety, equipment, compliance with all laws and regulations, and for securing appropriate insurance coverage if desired.
We highly encourage conservation and the proper handling of all fish caught. To ensure the best chances of survival for all released fish, all participants are to handle fish safely.
Whenever feasible, keep the fish in the water while handling as long as possible
Cut the line as close to the hook as possible if a swallowed hook can’t be easily removed
Have the camera ready prior to landing fish to minimize air exposure
Hold large fish horizontally and support its body to avoid damage to the internal organs
Do not hold or support the fish by its gills, gill covers or eyes.
Use wet hands when handling a fish. Handle the fish quickly and as little as possible.
When releasing a fish, never “throw it” into the water - set it in the water and let it swim away under its own power.
“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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