1. All Montana Division of Wildlife Rules must be followed,per the 2008 Montana State Fishing Guide (Western Region Rules).


2. ALL TROUT MUST BE 16 INCHES OR LONGER IN LENGTH TO BE ENTERED IN DERBY.


3. Derby Categories are:
   
   
   1. Heaviest Single Weighing Trout. (80% of Entry Fees)
      First Place 35%, Second Place 25%, Third Place 20%, Fourth Place 10%, Fifth Place 6% and Sixth Place 4%.
   
   
   2. Heaviest Combined Weight of Salmon for two days. (20% of Entry Fees)
      First Place 50%, Second Place 30% and Third Place 20%.
      THIS IS A ONE-TIME WEIGH IN FROM 12 p.m. TILL 2 p.m. SUNDAY ONLY.
      
      Any person over 3 years of age aboard tournament-entered boats must be registered and have paid a $20 entry fee. Children under 3 years of age are allowed on the boats, but aren't not allowed to be in any part of this contest unless entery fee has been paid (including awards and door prizes). All applications and entry fees must be received at Koocanusa Resort and Marina no later than FRIDAY MAY 16,2008 to be entered in this derby. (No Saturday entries will be accepted.)
   
   
4. Check-in must be done in person all day on Friday May 16, 2008 or Saturday morning May 17th, between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. NO LATER...You must check in at Koocanusa Resort and Marina. Each contestant MUST CHECK-IN, NO ACCEPTIONS. This is so we know everyone understands all the times and derby rules.
   Boating over to check-in is not allowed due to the fact that you cannot be fishing for the derby till you have checked in at Koocanusa Resort and Marina. There is a reason for this being in the rules. We want to be fair to everyone...


5. Weigh-in and Tagging:
   All Trout will be weighed and tagged each day.
   SATURDAY WEIGHT-IN DEAD LINE IS 9 P.M.
   SALMON ARE ONLy WEIGHED ON SUNDAY FROM 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
   (20 OR LESS TOTAL SALMON FOR WEIGH-IN)
   SUNDAY LAST WEIGH-IN IS AT 2 p.m.
   THIS IS FOR ALL TROUT AND SALMON.
   Fish will be weighed and tagged with numbers to matching entry application.
   ALL FISH ARE SUBJECT TO BEING CLEANED TO VERIFY THEIR WEIGHT.


6. Launching is allowed at any lunch ramp that has access to Lake Koocanusa.


7. ALL weigh-ins must have been caught on Lake Koocanusa during the tournament hours, breaking this rule is grounds for disqualification.


8. Under Montana DWF Law - MONTANA RESIDENTS from age of 1-11 do not need a fishing license or a conservation tag; they fish for free. Ages of 12-14 you must have a conservation tag to fish and 15 and up you must have a conservation tag and license to fish.


9. Under Montana DWF Law NON-RESIDENTS kids up to the age of 14 must count their catch with a licensed adult (unless they purchase a license for themselves, then they have the same rules and catch limit as a licensed adult), 15 and over must have their own license.
   EVERYONE ON THE BOAT MUST BE ENTERED IN THE DERBY AND MUST PAY THE ENTRY FEE OF $20.00.
   
10. THERE ARE NO BULL TROUT ALLOWED FOR THIS DERBY.
    BULL TROUT SEASON IS from June 1 to Febuary 28, 2009 WITH BULL TROUT CATCH CARD. CONTACT DWF OF MONTANA IN KALISPELL FOR CATCH CARD.


11. YOU ARE ALLOWED ONLY 1 TROUT THAT IS OVER 22 INCHES IN POSSESSION AT ANY TIME.
    NEW REGULATION BOOKS are available.


12. We will offer an area to wash your boats down before they are launched and after the derby. We are asking that everyone help us to prevent any weed or water transfer from infecting our lake. Thank you for helping keep this lake as clean as possible.

WE HAD AN EXCELLENT DERBY FOR OUR FIFTH ANNUAL DERBY IN 2007 AND WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE 392 CONTESTANTS FROM LAST YEAR AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN THIS YEAR.

Mail Applications to:

KOOCANUSA RESORT AND MARINA LLC
23911 Highway 37
Libby, Montana 59923

Contact us at:
(406) 293-7474

Applications and Rules may be downloaded at
Our web site:

WWW.KOOCANUSARESORT.COM

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE FUN:
KOOCANUSA RESORT AND MARINA
SIXTH ANNUAL TROUT AND SALMON DERBY

THANK YOU and GOOD LUCK

BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED AT 7 A.M. till 10 A.M.