Tournament Rules
- Each participant must be properly registered , must display official tournament registration but ton, and if over 15 years of age, must possess a valid PA State Fishing License. All PA Fish & Boat Commission Rules Apply .
- New for 2024 - All caught tagged trout must be brought back to headquarters/check-in stations(s) in "Live condition" as determined by tournament officials, in order to qualify for cash prizes. This includes the premeasured Big Trout Contest fish as well. Participants are permitted to bring in multiple tagged trout at one time at your own risk of them still being in “Live condition”. Because this process is considered a catch & keep and part of your daily creel limit, as defined by the PFBC, you may only turn in 5 tagged trout per day. Any other trout that you decide to keep that day would further reduce the number of tagged trout you could turn in for cash prizes so keep that in mind. Note: We will be providing ice bags if you would like to use them in bringing your live trout back to the check-in station(s) however buckets with or without aerators have worked well in the past for participants as well.
- The lower limit of the upper section of stream butts up against a PFBC Delayed Harvest - “All Tackle” catch and release water. See PFBC Regs. Fishing is permit ted however, we will not be stocking tagged trout in this area.
- All fish must be legally and fairly caught. No lifting, snagging, or net line permissible.
- Only fish caught by registered participants are eligible for prizes.
- New Start Time - Entrants may begin fishing Saturday at 6:30 a.m. and must stop fishing by 7:00 p.m. with the check-in stations open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Entrants may begin fishing on Sunday at 6:30 a.m. and must stop fishing by 2:00 p.m. with the check-in station open from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. No tags will be accepted after the closing times.
- Any individual found in violation of the rules before or during the event will be disqualified.
- Respect property owner’s rights. Stay off posted lands and clean up after yourselves.
- All prize money must be claimed prior to the end of the tournament.
- Organizers and volunteers of this event are eligible to participate. If you believe this is not acceptable, you can choose to not participate in this event.
- New for 2024 - We are also adjusting our actual physical stocking procedures so that those volunteers who are actually physically stocking the tagged trout into the stream are not also participants in the tournament. Tournament participants may still help in the process with getting the fish to the non-participating volunteers along the stream, who will then actually be physically stocking the tagged trout in to the stream. The stocking activity will continue to be open for all participants to observe, however participants will not be permitted to do the actual stocking of the tagged trout in to the stream.