Spring Fishing Tournament

Join Fairmont Lakes Foundation (FLF)
for the annual
“Chain of Lakes Open”
Spring Fishing Tournament
Fairmont, Minnesota
May 2023

Basic Information from 2022:

Tournament Date: May, 2023
Tournament Headquarters: Gomsrud Park
Tournament Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tournament Director: Jim Miller 507-236-3442, FLCL
Entry Fee: $60.00 per two-person team before May 29th, $70 per team thereafter
Number of Teams: 1st 50 paid entries
Registration cutoff: May 2023 at 8:00 a.m. or when 50 paid entries have been received
Boat check-in: 6:00 a.m.
Ease off start: 7:00 a.m. (in the order that PAID entries are received.)
Divisions: Walleye, Panfish, Yellow Bass (catch and release)
Prizes Walleye by Weight: 1^st $500, 2^nd $300, 3^rd $150 (limit of 6, 15” minimum)
Prizes Panfish (crappie, bluegill, perch) by Weight: 1^st $500, 2^nd $300, 3^rd $150 (limit of 30 combined)
Prizes Yellow Bass by Weight: 1^st Place only in Yellow Bass $100 (No limit)
Weigh in: All fish are registered by boat team and must be brought to weigh-in alive
Winner Verification: Winners may be required to pass a polygraph test