2012 Kirkland Lake Winter Carnival
Fish Derby
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Otto Lake (Culver Park)
KIDS FISH DERBY ENTRY FORM - CLICK HERE
The Kirkland Lake Festivals Committee will host the 2012 Winter Carnival Fish Derby on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Otto Lake (Culver Park) from 8am-2pm. Over $50,000 in prizes are up for grabs including $25,000 for catching a specially tagged fish.
There will also be a $5,000 prize for the biggest pickerel/walleye and an additional $5,000 for the biggest pike. All ticket-holders will be entered into an elimination draw for $5,000 cash starting at 6 pm at Northern College following the derby.
Following the elimination draw in the gym at Northern College, Kim Mitchell will perform live. Each regular fish derby ticket-holder receives a free pub ticket with the purchase of their fish derby ticket. In addition, they will be given the option to purchase an additional pub ticket at the time they are purchasing their derby ticket. Age of majority is required for admission to the elimination draw and pub.
There will be a free kids fish derby for participants under the age of 19 years with cash prizes and trophies. Each ticket-holder is permitted to bring one participant to the kids derby. No preregistration for kids derby is required. Simply register your kids derby participant when you register the morning of the derby.
Tickets are $100 and are go on sale at reception at the complex beginning December 1st. Participants must be 19 years of age and older to be eligible for the regular derby including the specially tagged $25,000 fish, the $5,000 biggest pike award, the $5,000 biggest pickerel-walleye and the $5,000 elimination draw.
KL Festivals Committee members and volunteers will be on hand at the derby to drill holes in the main area of the lake. If participants wish to fish in a different area, they will be required to drill their own hole(s) for the fish derby.
Fishing shelters/huts are permitted on the lake during the derby. Organizers request that huts/shelters be brought onto the lake the day before the derby to avoid additional congestion the morning of the derby.
When you arrive at the derby, please report to the Festival Committee's registration area for a quick check-in and registration. All coolers, bags, huts & shelters will be subject to inspection before & during the derby.
Please be advised that the Ontario Provincial Police are expected to have a R.I.D.E. program the day of the derby. Please make plans not to drink and drive.
2012 Winter Carnival Fish Derby Details:
Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Fishing Hours: 8am-2pm Only (registration begins 7am)
Lake: Otto Lake (Culver Park)
Snowmobiles & ATV’s: will be permitted on the lake
Reception: Northern College Gymnasium at 6 pm
Tickets: $100 each (2 lines per ticket)
Ages: 19 years and over
Information Contact: klfestivals@hotmail.com
Fish Derby Rules & Regulations:
1) Registration begins at 7am. Please bring photo ID & this ticket stub to registration.
2) Only registered ticket-holders are eligible for the $25,000 tagged fish prize.
3) Pickerel-Walleye Division Prizes (registered ticket holders only): 1st $5000, 2nd $1000 & 3rd $500.
4) Pike Division Prizes (registered ticket holders only): 1st $5000, 2nd $1000 & 3rd $500.
5) When a participant catches a fish, they must bring their live fish and their ticket stub to the weigh-in station immediately (fish eligibility at derby official’s discretion). *NEW* The weigh-in station will be located on the lake this year.
6) Only those participants who are officially registered and whose name appears on the ticket stub will be eligible for prizes.
7) Participants must have their purchased ticket stub on their person during the competition. There is a maximum of 2 lines per person/ticket holder as per provincial laws.
8) The derby begins at 8 am and will be signaled by the blow of a horn. No fishing lines are permitted in the water until that time.
9) The derby ends at 2 pm and will be signaled by an additional blow of the horn.
10) Participants must present their live fish at the weigh-in station before 2:10 pm.
11) Ticket-holders are permitted to bring One (1) participant in the free kids derby (18 yrs & younger).
12) Free Kids Fish Derby prizes (18 yrs & under): 1st $250, 2nd $100, 3rd $50 (one free entry in kids derby per regular derby ticket holder)
13) KL Festivals Directors & members of their immediate households are not eligible for fishing prizes.
14) Fish must be live & caught in accordance with provincial laws & these rules/regulations.
15) All registered ticket holders are eligible for the $5000 elimination draw at the reception/pub beginning at 6 pm on Sat Feb 25th in the Northern College Gymnasium (19 yrs and older only). A pub ticket is required for admission (pub ticket was attached at time of ticket purchase)
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Kirkland Lake Festivals Committee
P.O. Box 277
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Kirkland Lake Festvials Committee
