LOGISTICS

  • The Islendinga Derby will take place on August 1st, 2026 at the Gimli Main Dock
  • There will be two separate derbies under two different divisions – Open Division (all ages) and Youth Division (age 15 & under). The derbies are two-person team format.
  • Open Division derby hours 8:30AM – 11:30AM
  • Youth Division derby hours 12:30PM – 3:00PM 8:30AM – 11:30AM
  • Derby registration will be done online at kickerfish.ca/islendingaderby
  • Open Division entry fee: $50 per team
  • Youth Division entry fee: $50 per team
  • Entry fees must be received to secure a team spot. Derby Director will contact the Team Captain to confirm registration.
  • Registration for each Division will remain open until July 29th at 8:00pm or until all Team spots have been filled.
  • All Teams must check-in at the Derby Registration Tent before the derby start time to receive their Derby Scoring Ticket. The tent will be located on the Gimli Main Dock in the immediate area of the derby section of the pier.
  • All Youth competing must be accompanied by a parent/guardian at all times during the derby.
  • Youth Division may designate an adult Coach who can be a part of the team to assist the anglers. The Coach may not have their own line in the water (i.e. only two lines per team).
  • Awards for each division will be held immediately after the end of each division’s derby hours.

DERBY FORMAT and SCORING PROCESS

  • The Islendinga Derby is a Catch, Record, Release competition
  • All Manitoba angling regulations will be enforced and be adhered to by all participants.
  • No lines may be in the water before each derbies start time. A horn will sound to signal official derby start.
  • Once a catch is successfully landed, the anglers shall immediately alert a nearby Scoring Team (teams of two volunteers wearing high-vis vests) and present to then their Derby Scoring Card. Please do your best to keep your fish healthy if the Scoring Team is busy recording another team’s catch. We suggest bringing a pail or cooler to keep fish in while waiting to be scored.
  • The Scoring Team will measure the catch using an official Judge bump board recording to the closest quarter inch that the fish clearly touches. The fish’s tail will be pinched to achieve maximum length. The measurement must touch the next quarter inch line to achieve that score otherwise the score will round down to the last quarter inch line that the fish’s tail crossed.
  • Angler’s name/number, Fish species, and Time measured will also be recorded.
  • The Scoring Team may request to have a ‘hero shot’ photo taken of the angler holding the fish before the fish is released back into the water.
  • All fish entered/scored in the competition must be released.
  • Only fish caught by participants with a Derby Scoring Ticket will be counted in the derby. Scoring someone else’s catch as your own is strictly against the rules.
  • Derby participants may only fish within the outlined derby boundaries (signs will be clearly posted indicating the furthest points on the pier permitted).
  • All species are eligible to be scored.
  • The decision of the Derby Director is final.
  • The Islendinga Derby, Kickerfish Media, and the Icelandic Festival assumes no liability for those that choose to participate. All anglers do so at their own risk and discretion. By entering the competition participants waive all liability for personal injury/death, damage to personal property.

AWARD CATEGORIES

OPEN DIVISION:

  • Top Accumulated Length – (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
  • Big Fish Award
  • Multi-Species Award
  • Conservation Award

YOUTH DIVISION:

  • Top Accumulated Length – (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
  • Big Fish Award

Derby Director: Eric Labaupa