THE 2020 FALCON LAKE WINTER FISH-OFF HAS BEEN CANCELLED
In light of the nation-wide uncertainty surrounding the virus, with schools, businesses and borders closing, and with all provinces urging all major events to be cancelled, we can’t in good conscience hold an event of this nature at this crucial time in the fight against a worldwide pandemic.
With people traveling from every corner of Manitoba, all over Canada and even the United States, hosting this event has inherent transmission risks that go far beyond ice fishing.
Obviously there will be many people who are disappointed with this decision. I can assure you that there is no one more disappointed than me. I sincerely hope that this decision comes to seem like an overreaction when this is all said and done.
The contingency plan laid out in the official rules of the event that will be implemented. Our guaranteed prize list will be awarded in a live random public draw of ticket stubs on March 28th. Drawn ticket numbers will be posted on our website (winterfishoff.com) and our social media pages. More information on this to come.
For everyone who has hotels booked and weekends at the cottage planned, there are still over $20,000 worth off tagged fish in Falcon Lake! Ice fishing is a great form of social distancing… just not if you do it as a group of 2000.
For all the kids who missed out on 2 of Canada’s premiere ice fishing derbies this year due to circumstances beyond all of our control. Please stop by the Faloma Beach Marina at any point during the spring to claim your free spoon from our generous sponsor Pelican Lures.
Frequently asked questions:
Regarding Refunds.
We Guarantee our prize pool, that means if 200 people or 2000 people buy tickets we still give away the prizes. To guarantee the prize pool and consistently provide a good event year after year we have to enforce a strict no refund policy. Otherwise people ask for refunds when the weather is bad and other unforeseen circumstances come up. This is unfortunately one of those circumstances. It is out of our control. These rules are published on our website, on every flyer and on the back of every ticket. As such we can’t break the rules of our own event. We have a guaranteed prize pool and we will honour it in the fairest way that we can. Thank you for understanding.
Second Holes: YES the second hole stubs will be entered in the draw. 2 tickets, 2 chances to win
Transferring holes and names not on ticket stubs: all ticket stubs will be entered, it will not matter if your name is on the stub or if the wrong name is on the stub. Ticket #s will be posted on line. If you have the matching side of the ticket you win.
We appreciate the support over the years, and are hoping for the health and safety of all Canadians in this difficult time.