Mountain Road Trading Post & Mountain Road Fly Shop, Old Town Canoe Co., and Heritage Kayaks present:

          Fourth annual 2008 Pawtuckaway Lake Kayak Bass Fishing Tournament.

Sponsored by:

Mountain Road Trading Post                           Mountain Road Fly Shop

Old Town Canoes & Kayaks                          Native/Heritage Kayaks

                                                 Ocean Kayak

To be held at Pawtuckaway Lake, Nottingham, NH on Saturday June 21st.

Fishing will be from 7am - 2pm by kayak only.

All participants must register at the Mountain Road Trading Post prior to the tourney - entry is limited to 35 kayakers and will be based on first come first served at the time of registration. Put in is up to the individual and can include 1.) The public boat launch at the North end of the lake (Fundy Cove). 2.) Pawtuckaway State Park Canoe launch area (carry in). 3.) Local residents who have their own lake access.

All participants must have a 'tag-a-long' floating 'live well'. Any live wells other than those issued by MRTP will need to be checked by us for conformance to NHF&G guidelines, and authorization, prior to use.

During the tournament there will be 6 power boats serving as roving 'weigh in' stations. These boats will display a yellow flag for ease of identification. The boats will be assigned to specific areas of the lake and will be able to be contacted by cell phone, air horn, whistle, waving your arms or any other signaling system if discussed previously with the boat operators. Each fish caught should be keep in the live well until a 'weigh in' boat can measure, weigh and release the fish - alive. Dead fish will be disqualified - no exceptions. Top contenders will also be photographed prior to release.

You will need to come in to MRTP prior to fishing in the tournament to obtain a rule sheet and a topo of the lake with the 'weigh in' boat information. We will be open Fri. 9am - 6pm prior to the tournament as well as from 6am on Sat. June 21.

Fishing will end at 2pm and we will host an awards party/cookout at MRTP from 2:30 to 5pm. Awards will be presented in two categories: Fly Fishing ONLY, and spin/bait casting.

Awards will be for biggest bass in each category (1st place) and the top three combined weight bass (2nd place). Other prizes will be awarded by random drawing - so everyone has a chance to win something!

Some other rules:

Contestants must adhere to all NHF&G tournament rules.

Contestants can only win one prize.

No live bait.

Black Bass only (large mouth & small mouth)

No one under the age of 16 can participate and all contestants must possess a valid NH fishing license.

Handle all fish carefully - Dead fish - or any fish that die after being released - are not eligible for prizes - the decision of the 'weigh in' boat operators is final - no exceptions!

Only one fish is allowed in each live well - and each fish should be 'weighed in' separately.

All fish must be at least 12” in order to be weighed in.

No other type of boats is allowed - kayaks only.

Fishing gear on board each kayak can only be the type of gear used for a single category - anyone entered in the fly fishing category cannot possess any other type of fishing gear. Similarly anyone fishing in the spin/baitcast category cannot possess fly fishing gear on their kayak.

Prizes:

1st place - Old Town/Ocean Kayak or Heritage Kayak (actual make & Model to be determined)

Other prizes to be determined.

Other prizes (by random Drawing):

To be announced.