Pro Pêche VG Rules 2019 1-866-285-1377
1- Registration: Contestants must register in teams. A team is made of one or two fishers.
2- Departures at each stage always start at 7 AM (or later if an official decides otherwise in case of bad weather conditions), with a lap of 10 seconds or so between each team. Time of return is 4 PM. The ranking at the starting line will be decided according to the team’s subscription date and are identified with the number on the boats’ main motor.
3- Before start (7 AM), the person responsible for the team must make sure they paid the subscription fee of 120.00 $ per stage and 200.00 $ for the Bass Challenge. They must also make sure an official has inspected their boat and that they are ready, on the water at 7 AM, for the go signal. The team number, visible on both side of the outboard motor, determines their rank at the starting line.
*Make sure you arrive early enough in the morning to be ready.
4- The Pro Pêche Vallée-de- la-Gatineau trail is located in the fishing areas 10 and 11. Contestants must respect fishing laws applicable in Quebec. All navigation rules and municipal laws regarding boat cleaning must also be respected.
5- During competition hours, the contestants may not get off their boat, except at the registration station, or with the agreement of an official, or in case of extreme weather
conditions.
6- Any communication on radio or cell phone is prohibited during the competition, except with an official (1-866-285-1377).
7- A contestant cannot get closer than 20 meters (240 feet) to another’s team boat.
8- At any time, contestants may only keep in their boat the stage’s specie and may not have more than the permitted number of specimens.
9- All boats must be equipped with a functional livewell when the start signal is given.
10- The participants may navigate wherever they want on the water plan, starting from the starting line, as long as it is accessible with their boat.
11- The will be surveillance on the water during the competitions. Officials may check up a boat at any time.
*Any failure to respect rules 4 to 11 will automatically lead to the team’s disqualification by an official, without refund. The decision is final.
12- All fish will be returned to water alive after the team’s official weighing. If one of them cannot go on properly, the team will take possession of it. A penalty of 8 oz for each dead fish will be withdrawn from the team’s total weight.
13- The participants must wear a visible life jacket when their boat is moving with its main motor. The driver must be attached to the kill switch. After a first warning, a team seen for a second without life jackets during the day will automatically get a penalty of 1 pound during the official weighing.
14- About the protection of our lakes against invading species, you are invited to wash your boat in one of many free service areas along road 105, or at one of the two mandatory service areas for the Challenge at Blue Sea Lake. You can also google “exotic invading species”.
15- For security reasons, each team must report at the end of each stage, even if they did not catch anything.
16- Bursaries and participation prizes will be distributed on site, at the registration station, once all the official weightings have been performed, which should be around 5 PM. 95% of the subscription money collected that day will be distributed in the form of bursaries among the first 6 positions. The 1st position receives 50%, the 2nd position, 25%, the 3rd position, 15%, and the 4th, 5 %. The 5th and 6th position both receive 120 $ in gift certificates. (The administration keeps 5% to cover the expenses of the trail.)
17- In case of a tie, the money of the next position will be split between the tied teams.
18- Lunker: The biggest catch of the day is optional. To be eligible, the lunker must be alive, which means it can stand alone (30 sec) in swimming position. Only one choice by team. The winning team gets the total amount.
19- A team can subscribe to as many stages as it pleases.
Championship:
20- The championship includes the first 3 stages only. Given that the trail covers different species, to be eligible to the championship, a team must participate (be present) to the first 3 stages that cover the 3 species (lake trout, bass and walleye). Subscription fee is 120.00$ per stage.
21- Total score from the first 3 stages will be summed up to decide the winner of the 2019 Pro pêche Vallée de la Gatineau trail. The first team gets 11 points, the 2nd team, 9 points, the 3rd team, 8 points, the 4th team, 7 points, the 5th team, 6 points, the 6th team, 5 points, the 7th team, 4 points, the 8th team, 3 points, the 9th team, 2 points and the 10th team, 1 point.
***Two extra points will be given to the teams that finish in the top 10 in two stages and three more points if they do it in three stages, for a maximum of 5 extra points.
22- In case of a tie at one stage, the tied teams will get the same score. For instance, two teams that finish 7th at one stage will get 4 points each and the next team will finish 9th with 2 points.
(* For bursaries, please refer to art. 17)
23- A team can use a substitute one time only during the first 3 stages.
24- Any decision from an official is final.
Stages:
25- First stage – May 11th: lake trout at Trente-et-un-Milles Lake – two lake trouts of a length exceeding 55 cm per team. All legal fishing techniques are allowed. *Given the fragile situation of this specie, a team can register more two lake trouts, but cannot be in possession of more than two lake trout at any time. At the end of the day, only the two biggest fish will be counted. This is an incentive to put the fish back in the water. The launching will be made at Majopial, close to the Huile d’Olive restaurant, in the municipality of Bouchette. The teams will have to pay a 15$ parking fee. All legal fishing techniques are allowed.
26- Second stage – June 8th : Walleye at BASKATONG RESERVOIR - Five walleyes per team. Be careful! There is a length limit on the walleye (except the black one). We can only keep the ones between 37 cm and 53 cm. The launching will be at the Pointe à David outfitter. What’s more, the Baskatong Reservoir is located in an Aire Faunique Communautaire (AFC), which means there is an access fee of 6 $ a day to be able to fish on it. This fee is at the participants’ charge. Because of the length limit, for this stage only, the lunker will be calculated based on the sum of the length and the weight of the fish. For instance, a walleye of 3 lbs and 23.5 inches will get a score of 26.500 pts.
27- Third stage – July 20th: Bass at SAINTE-MARIE Lake Five basses per team. Only artificial lures are allowed. Only basses of a length of 30 cm or longer are accepted. The launching will be made at Lac Ste-Marie public ramp. Teams must afford the parking fee of 8 $. The team with the highest score for the 3 stages wins the 2018 Championship.
On July 20th at the 3rd stage, the CHAMPIONSHIP winning team will receive a plate and its name will be put on the perpetual trophy. It will also be awarded a stay for 4 people at the Domaine Shannon outfitter.
*A 14 feet Princecraft Scamper boat with a 9.9 Mercury engine, offered by Les Équipements Maniwaki, will be drawn between the teams that will have participated in all the first 3 stages.
28- CHALLENGE PRO PÊCHE VG 2019
*This stage is not included in the championship.
The Challenge Pro Pêche VG 2019 : will take place at Blue Sea Lake on the 17th of August. The starting point will be at the public dock in the Village of Blue Sea. The subscription fee is 200$ per team. The winners will be decided based on the total weight of 5 basses. Only artificial lures are allowed. And only basses with a length of 30 cm or more will be accepted. Articles 1 to 18 attly to this stage.
WARNING The municipalities of Blue Sea and Messines both adopted a law in 2017 forcing the washing of the boats on their respective territory to be performed their washing stations located close to the public ramps for a fee 25$. On the day of the Challenge, no fee will be charged to the contestants at Blue Sea’s washing station.
29- OFFICIALS 2019: Mireille ERICKSEN, Hector HUBERT, Jacques CARRIÈRE et Rosa OUELLETTE.
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Defi Baskatong Rules 2019 1-866-285-1377
1- Registration: Contestants must register in teams. A team is made maximum three fishers.
2- Departure at La POINTE À DAVID at 7 AM (or later if an official decides otherwise in case of bad weather conditions), with a lap of 10 seconds or so between each team. Time of return is 4 PM. The ranking at the starting line will be decided according to the team’s subscription date and are identified with the number on the boats’ main motor.
3- Before start (7 AM), the person responsible for the team must make sure they paid the subscription fee of 200.00 $ for the 2019 Defi Baskatong. They must also make sure an official has inspected their boat and that they are ready, on the water at 7 AM, for the go signal. The team number, visible on both side of the outboard motor, determines their rank at the starting line.
*Make sure you arrive early enough in the morning to be ready.
4- The Defi Baskatong is located in the fishing areas 11. Contestants must respect fishing laws applicable in Quebec and all navigation rules.
5- During competition hours, the contestants may not get off their boat, except at the registration station, or with the agreement of an official, or in case of extreme weather conditions.
6- Any communication on radio or cell phone is prohibited during the competition, except with an official (1-866-285-1377).
7- A contestant cannot get closer than 20 meters to another’s team boat.
8- At any time, contestants may only keep in their boat the stage’s specie and may not have more than the permitted number of specimens.
9- All boats must be equipped with a functional livewell when the start signal is given.
10- The participants may navigate wherever they want on the water plan, starting from the starting line, as long as it is accessible with their boat.
11- The will be surveillance on the water during the competitions. Officials may check up a boat at any time.
*Warning Any failure to respect rules 4 to 11 will be possible the team’s disqualification by an official, without refund. The decision is final.
12- All fish will be returned to water alive after the team’s official weighing. If one of them cannot go on properly, the team will take possession of it. A penalty of 8 oz for each dead fish will be withdrawn from the team’s total weight.
13- The participants must wear a visible life jacket when their boat is moving with its main motor. The driver must be attached to the kill switch. After a first warning, a team seen for a second without life jackets during the day will automatically get a penalty of 1 pound during the official weighing.
14- About the protection of our lakes against invading species, you are invited to wash your boat in one of many free service areas along road 105. You can also google “exotic invading species”.
15- For security reasons, each team must report at the end of each stage, even if they did not catch anything.
16- The top 5 will receive prizes in money. All the money collected from the subscriptions will be distributed to the top 3. The amount for each of those three positions will be decided and announced in the morning, on the day of the competition. Fix amounts will be rewarded to the 4th position (400$ sponsored by ARNPRIOR FLOOR COVERING) and the 5 th position (200$ sponsored by SICOTTE-GUILBEAULT).
17- In case of a tie, the money of the next position will be split between the tied teams.
18- Five walleyes per team Be careful! There is a length limit on the walleye (except the black one). We can only keep the ones between 37 cm and 53 cm. The launching will be at the Pointe à David outfitter. What’s more, the Baskatong Reservoir is located in an Aire Faunique Communautaire (AFC), which means there is an access fee of 6 $ a day to be able to fish on it. This fee is at the participants’ charge.
19- LUNKER: The biggest catch of the day is optional. To be eligible, the lunker must be alive, which means it can stand alone (30 sec) in swimming position. Only one choice by team. The winning team gets the total amount only. The lunker will be calculated based on the sum of the length and the weight of the fish. For instance, a walleye of 3 pounds and 23.5 inches will get a score of 26.500 pts.
20- Any decision from an official is final.
OFFICIALS 2019: Mireille ERICKSEN, Hector HUBERT, Jacques CARRIÈRE et Rosa OUELLETTE
