The Canadian Ice Fishing Championship was born out of the World Ice Fishing Championship which was held in Georgina Lake Simcoe in the early nineties.
Today we still follow the same Olympic style format as the WIFC with a few changes to make it more user friendly for the average fisherperson.
In the Canadian Ice Fishing Championship, two person teams fish for six hours per day 8am to 2pm over two days. Competitors will be awarded points for catching targeted species of fish and additional points for catching larger fish. See rules. Cost per team is $275. ($285. at event) plus $20 for the Big Fish Pool (optional)
The 1st Place winners are the team who accumulates the most points over the two days. 2nd place goes to the second highest scorer and so on down to tenth for cash rewards totaling in $25,000.
11th place to 20th place receive prizes that total between $8,000 - $10,000.
This year the Canadian Ice Fishing Championship will be run out of the Lionshead Resort which is the official host-destination for the 2010 Canadian Ice Fishing Championship .
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It all starts at the Friday night rules meeting at the
The Royal Canadian Legion # 356
Po Box # 521 21 East Street,
Sutton West, Ont.,
L0E 1R0
Location Map Click Here
It is important both team members attend the rules meeting, but it is a must that at least one member of the two man team be present.
We will open up the hall at 4:00pm Friday 19th for pre & at the door registrations.
NOTE: we do not take credit cards at meeting, just cash or cheque.
The rules meeting will start sharp at 7:00pm. And will run to approx. 9:00 pm.
The meeting will start with a few introductions and then we will read and explain the CIFC rules.
It is important you understand our rules, as we wish to keep this contest as fair and equal to all whom are participating.
Failure to adhere to the rules can cause you to lose points -25 points ticket or disqualification.
We will be entering each contestant’s number in our draw drum. We will be drawing approx. 50 to 60 numbers which will receive a gift valued at $10.00 to $25.00.
Draw prizes will only be drawn on first and second nights.
Liquor and food will be available.
Saturday night the hall will be opened from 6:00pm until 9:00pm.
We will be posting the day's results at this meeting and informing the anglers of the following day’s agenda, including where to meet in the morning.
We usually bring in a guest speaker.
The majority of the draw prizes will be drawn on this night.
Liquor and food will be available at the hall.
Sunday night the hall will be opened at 3:00pm for closing ceremonies and awarding of prizes, which will start at 5:00pm sharp until 6:30pm.
Liquor and food will be available at the hall
ON THE ICE
You have two days of fishing Saturday and Sunday in which you will fish for six hours daily 8:00am to 2:00pm.
We will select an area The Zone approximately one kilometre by one kilometre out on the lake.
The zone could be setup anywhere from hundreds of meters to several kilometres off shore, so you will need to have your own transportation to and from the zone.
Snowmobiles and ATV’s are allowed to be used to go to and from the zone, with no vehicles allowed in the zone.
You must park at the side of the zone and walk from there, anywhere in the zone.
No cars or trucks can be used.
It is now the law “You must have a solid tow bar when towing anything on the ice behind a motorized vehicle
ON ICE TAXI SERVICE
Teams are required to check in at our special events trailer in the morning at a pre determined location, announced at the meeting the evening before where you will check in with us prior to proceeding out on the ice.
Check in starts at 6:30am.
Teams are further required to check in at our special events trailer after the day's fishing.
Perch Day : On this Day:
Equipment : Teams must be self sufficient bringing all the equipment they will need to successfully catch fish. Which would include: ATV or Snowmobile or taxi service, Ice Auger, Portable Fish Hut commercial brands only with zipper doors, Personal Fishing Equipment, Bait, 2 X 5 gallon pails, Warm Clothing & Boots, Extra Gloves, and a marker for holes over eight inches Tree branch.
