2026 TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW (See Official Rules & Regulations for more detail)

* Lake of the Woods Woman’s Walleye Tournament is a one (1) day, Women’s only fishing derby.

* Women must enter in teams of two (2) and are able to have a third person on board to aid with the operation and launching/loading of the boat ONLY.  No fishing, no fishing assistance and no directions to fishing locations are allowed by the third person.

* The eTournament app will be used to photo document fish and generate the leaderboard. All entries will be considered unofficial until verified.

* Tournament Directors have the right to delay, subject to weather and / or safety considerations. All competitors, officials and volunteers will conduct themselves in a true sportsmanlike, courteous and safe manner.

* No fish out of slot size or season is to be photographed.

DIVISIONS

* There will be two (2) divisions:

1) NO DRIVER – $320.00 per boat.  No driver.  Maximum 30 boats

2) WITH DRIVER – $220.00 per boat. With driver. Maximum 30 boats

Boat drivers can only launch, load & drive the boat. No fishing, no fishing assistance & no directions from the driver!

RULES NIGHT

* The in-person Rules and Regulations Meeting will be held on Friday, June 12, 2026 at 7pm at the Legion Hall (Nee-Chee Hall).
* At least one member of each team must be in attendance.  Failure to attend means your team is disqualified.

* You must have watched the fish donkey video and reviewed the official rules and regulations of the tournament.

* MNRF staff will  be in attendance to ask questions regarding the Ontario rules and regulations.

CHECK-INS

* Teams will be assigned a start time in one of 3 flights based on registration order – 7:00 am, 7:10 am and 7:15 am. Teams will arrive at the Jarnel Contracting Pavilion docks in the 30 minutes preceding their assigned time. Teams will have 7 hrs to fish starting from the time they leave the dock. All boats must check back in at the end of the 7 hrs regardless of catch.

* All boats will be examined in the morning prior to going out on lake.  Teams will receive a tournament bump board to use while photographing fish. Please be sure to follow all Ontario Sport Fishing and Transport Canada regulations. You must have an Ontario Sport Fishing license. Life jackets are mandatory and must be worn when the primary motor is in operation. Your safety is our utmost concern.

FISHDONKEY

* Catch, Record, Release format!  All teams are required to download and use the FishDonkey app to photograph and submit their catch.  

PLEASE NOTE: ONE Login & Password per team. Both anglers can log in separately on their own phone using the SAME login and password.

* Registration/Payment can only be done thru the FishDonkey app. All registration and payment must be completed using the app. 
* It is the anglers responsibility to enter their team into the correct division in FishDonkey. Failure to notify the directors to correct a mistake before fishing in the tournament will result in the team’s disqualification.

Have fun and enjoy the tournament!

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