Thank you for joining the Catfish Fest on the Chain! Visit www.catfishfestonthechain.com for more information. PLEASE REVIEW THE TOURNAMENT RULES BY GOING TO https://catfishfestonthechain.com/tournament-info NEW      Please print 3 copies of ticket for your use. Keep one, check in with one, use 3rd to register fish. Where The tournament must be fished on the Richmond Horseshoe (Sauk River) Chain of Lakes. The tournament area is on the Horseshoe Chain of Lakes (Sauk River Chain of Lakes). The following Lakes are included- Horseshoe Lake, Krons Bay, East Lake, Mud Lake, Cedar Island Lake, Long Lake, Becker Lake, Koetter Lake, Knaus Lake, Bolfing Lake, Krays Lake, Park Lake, Northern Lake, Zumwalles Lake, North Browns, and the Sauk River between the lakes. Tournament Map Tournament & Weighing Date & Times Tournament Times and Days: Start: February 14th, 2025, 3:00PM Ends: February 15th, 2025, 3:00PM Onsite and online tickets for the tournament are sold until Saturday 12:00PM Weighing In is ONLY available during these times Friday 3:00pm till 9:00pm Saturday 9:00am till 3:00pm Fishing Tournament Guidelines Tournament ticket required to fish tournament, minimum of 1 ticket required throughout tournament. Channel Catfish ONLY Fish houses are allowed - all types & brands welcome. No ticket refunds. Most importantly HAVE FUN! Please respect the 3:00pm start time, no early start. May fish part of the multi day tournament or all of it. Please be fair. It is expected each participant will respect the honor system. Sportsmanship conduct, respect fellow participants and follow all fishing rules and regulations and respect the lakes. NEW 2025, Registration starts on Friday 12:00 noon. NEW Must register before fishing the tournament. Please be kind and pick-up and cleanup your fishing area when done. Note- DNR regulation for littering, garbage, etc. of any kind. Please Note: Starting time is 3:00pm please respect it, there will be no whistle, siren or gun noise at 3:00pm on Friday. Being the Horseshoe Chain of Lakes is too large of a area for this. Weighing Requirements Weighed in fish will become fish of Richmond Firefighters Relief Association, to be cleaned and cooked or disposed of. Option to have your caught fish released. Tournament ticket required for each weigh in Weigh in will occur on Friday 3:00pm-9:00pm, and Saturday 9:00am-3:00pm To qualify for weigh-in participants are required to be in the weigh in line BEFORE 3:00PM Saturday