FULL! Registration Closed - Youth Fishing Derby at Alley Park
HOOKS ‘N BOBBERS YOUTH FISHING DERBY RULES & REGULATIONS
Sponsored by: Fairfield County Sheriff's Office and Lancaster Parks & Recreation
- All participants must sign in before fishing (Check in opens at 8:15am). Swag will be distributed at that time.
- The Fishing Derby officially begins at 9:00 AM (NO FISHING BEFORE!) – A siren will sound at start and end of fishing time.
- The official weigh-in closes at 10 AM. Prizes are awarded at 10:15AM.
- Observe and respect other people around you.
- PLEASE PICK UP ALL TRASH AT THE END OF THE DERBY!
- Let the kids fish as much as they can.
- One fishing pole per child.
- All fish caught must be taken to a weigh-in station for official count and/or weight.
- Fish must be caught from shore where access is permitted. Boats, floats and rafts of any kind are not permitted.
- The biggest fish category is determined by weight. Prizes are awarded to youth with the Most Fish Caught, the Biggest Fish Caught and the Smallest Fish Caught (all subject to change).
DECISIONS AND LIABILITY
- Each participant, upon registering to participate in the Lancaster Parks and Recreation Youth Fishing Derby, agrees to hold the sponsors, organizers, and event volunteers harmless from any liability of any nature and kind for any injuries and or damages suffered during or after the period of the Lancaster Parks and Recreation Youth Fishing Derby.
- There is a minimum age of 3 years for participants, however, all minors must be with a parent or a guardian at all times during the event.
- All participants agree to give the Lancaster Parks and Recreation Department full rights for promotional or commercial purposes of their likeness in any photograph and or video taken during the Lancaster Parks and Recreation Youth Fishing Derby.
- Participants agree to abide by the Official Rules and Regulations and agree that failure to comply with any of the rules will result in automatic disqualification, forfeiture of all prizes/recognition as a prize winner.
- The organizers reserve the right to amend, add to, remove or otherwise change any of the rules and regulations for this contest, without prior notice, if it is deemed by them to be in the best interest of all parties involved in the derby.
- Restrooms open in the upstairs and downstairs of the Nature Center.
- Nature Center is open for young fishers to take a break and enjoy the animals and displays.
- Bait is provided. Fishing Poles can be signed out for the event.