Entries now open for 33rd Upper Pine Creek Trout Tournament

Wellsboro, Pa. — The 33rd annual Upper Pine Creek Trout Tournament is on, and early registrants can get a discount on their entry fees.

The two-day tournament, sponsored and hosted by the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon Snowmobile Club, will be held on Saturday, May 18 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, May 19 from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. along the 13-mile stretch of Pine Creek from the Mill Street Bridge in Galeton Borough and the Ansonia Bridge on Colton Road in Shippen Township.

From now until May 1, the entry fee for adults is $25. From May 2 through the end of the tournament, the entry fee for adults is $30. The entry fee for youths under age 16 is $15 regardless of registration time.

Sponsorships of fish prizes begin at $25 and may be indicated on the registration form.

In-person registration and derby badge pickup will be open at the clubhouse on Route 6 on Friday, May 17 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The club will float-stock Pine Creek with 250 tagged trout from Galeton to Ansonia one day prior to the tournament.

Prizes will be given via lucky drawings. After catching one or more tagged fish, an angler must bring the trout in “live condition” to the check-in station at the clubhouse. To determine their prize, the angler will draw a numbered ping-pong ball for each fish caught.

All fish must be legally caught. No fish will be accepted past one hour after the cut-off times. Anglers caught fishing before or after stated tournament times will be disqualified.

Those competing in the tournament must have a valid Pennsylvania fishing license and observe and obey landowners’ rights. Trespassing on private property is not allowed, nor is littering.

Up to $14,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded during the tournament. The top cash prize is $1,000. There are also four $500 cash prizes from the club, plus two additional $500 cash prizes in memory of a founding member from the member's loving family.

The minimum prize for a tagged fish is $50 and may be cash, merchandise, a gift card, or a combination of the three.

Anglers can earn more than one prize depending on how many of the 250 float-stocked tagged trout they catch. The per angler limit is 5 fish per day during the two-day tournament for a maximum total of 10 fish/prizes.

To download a registration form, visit pagrandcanyonsnowmobileclub.com or pick one up at a participating business in Tioga or Potter counties.

For more information call 1-717-881-9358 or the club at 570-724-2888.