2025 Tournament Info & Rules

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 Times and Days:

Start: Friday 3:00PM

Ends: Saturday 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

• 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. 

•  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
• Cutoff for weighing in fish is 3:00PM sharp, on Saturday.
• Weigh-In Tent is located on Cedar Island (or East Lake it is sometimes called)

• Start time 3:00pm Friday (No Early Starts)
• End time 3:00pm Saturday (Sharply)
• NEW 2025 MUST REGISTER before fishing. Registration starts at 12:00 noon on Friday at the weigh in tent.  Must register before fishing the Tournament.
• Weigh in times Friday 3:00pm till 9:00pm, Saturday 9:00am till 3:00pm
• Fishing Ticket sales end at noon on Saturday.
• NEW 2025, Early Bird Tickets MUST be purchased no later than February 1st, 2025, to enter the $1000 Early Bird Prize.
• Must have at least 1 valid ticket to fish during the Tournament. 
• One fish per weigh in per ticket (1 ticket = 1 fish, 3 tickets = 3 fish).
• No more than 5 fish weighed /registered per person.
• Only 1 fish registered per person within the slot, per day,  (over 24 inches)  
• Lake Regulations need to be followed and will be enforced.
• Must have valid (unused) ticket to present to weigh in fish at tent.
• Channel Catfish is the only species accepted.
• Live Fish ONLY (frozen fish not accepted).
• NEW   No speared catfish allowed in this tournament. (Live fish only)
• Follow all Minnesota Fishing Regulations, it is YOUR RESPONSEBILTY
• No transporting of fish in live well or in water on a road    (example- no water in a pail or live well with a fish can be transported on a road, or across a road)
• No refunds, returns or exchanges.
• The tournament will proceed regardless of weather.
• Fish houses (any kind/brand) may be used if chosen to. 
• Required to show valid (unused) tournament ticket if asked at any time.
• New  Regulation for litter, garbage, etc. Can not be on the ice needs to be in container.
• NEW 2025, Weighed in fish will become fish of Richmond Firefighters Relief Association, to be cleaned and cooked or disposed of.  Option to have your fish released.

Bathrooms are available by the weigh in tent

Fishing Tournament Prizes

• NEW- Prizes for 100th, 150th and 200th places along with the smallest fish weighed in.
• Fishing Tournament prize places are based on the heaviest fish that are weighed in. 
• Prizes and their value are scattered throughout all the places. 
• Fishing tournament prizes are based on fish that are weighed in.  
• Even a small fish can win a big prize!
• Need not be present for fishing prizes.
•  Prize list is for each turned in weighing ticket (based on weight). 
• Tickets not turned in are ineligible for prize drawing. 

Note: there may be more prizes for fish weighed in up to including the day of the tournament. Check the website for newest information on fishing tournament prizes,

• New! Early Bird Ticket Prize of $1000 for all tickets purchased by February 1st, 2025.
• Early Bird Tickets $20 Till February 1st, 2025
• General Tickets $30 (Begins February 2nd, 2025 including at the tournament)
• Must have a valid ticket to fish tournament
• You may be asked to show ticket at any time your fishing.
• Ticket sales end at 12:00PM Saturday
• Must have ticket in hand at time of weigh in 
• No refunds, returns or exchanges

Tickets will be available for purchase online by clicking HERE 

Or at: Brinkys Liqour, Channel Marine, Jack's in Richmond, and Shell in Cold Spring

Minnesota DNR Fishing Regulations

Sauk River Chain of Lakes Association

Where to buy a license