All Ages Fishing Derby
Youth (15 & under) and Adults (16+) | Sunday, April 26 at 9am to Sunday, May 3 at 4pmAdvanced Registration now Closed
Registration for the 37th Annual OFAH Under the Lock Fishing Derby will be available on-site at the derby on Saturday April 25th.
On-site registration and ticket pick up begins at 8am
Please note that fishing will be closed from 7a to 3p on April 30, 2026 for our High School Fishing Derby
Sunday, April 26 at 9am to Sunday, May 3 at 4pm.
- $25 per adult (16+) to fish all week.
- Registered youth from the “Youth Fishing Derby” may fish daily using their existing wristband.
- On-site registration daily from 8am-8pm. Cash, debit, and credit accepted.
- All registrations received by April 10, 2026 will be entered into the early bird draws.
- Two (2) Trout per person per day may be kept. Once you have caught your two Trout you may continue to fish but must catch and release. MNRF regulations still apply for aggregate possession limit: S-5 and C-2.
- Security and Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) officials will be onsite to enforce provincial regulations.
This family friendly derby is run by generous volunteers and staff. Poor behaviour will not be tolerated.
All Ages Fish Derby Prizes
Thanks to our many generous sponsors anglers will have the chance to win Summer Day Camp enrollment and cold hard cash.
All Ages Derby – Tagged Fish Prizes
2026 All Ages Derby - Tagged Fish Prizes
| Prizes / Value | Sponsor | Caught by: |
|---|---|---|
| #1 - "Walter" - $1000 cash | OFAH Membership | Jonny Patterson |
| #2 - "Gordon" - $500 cash | OFAH Membership | Cameron Edwards |
| #3 - "Rosie" - OFAH Get Outdoors Day Camp + $250 cash | OFAH Membership | Jayson Davis |
| #4 - "Berty" - OFAH Get Outdoors Day Camp + $250 cash | OFAH Membership | Addy Elizon |
| #5 - "Opie" - Guided Fishing Trip with Opeongo Lake and Beyond Guide Service | Opeongo Lake and Beyond Guide Service | TBD |
| #1 - "Holmes" - $200 cash | Corey Bruce EXP Reality | Anthony Traywalchuck |
| #2 - "Connor Finn-Dows" - $200 cash | Connor Windows Doors and Sunrooms | Hunter Porter |
| #3 - "Munro" - $200 cash | Munro Drywall & Contracting | James McIntyre |
| #4 - "Barney" - $200 cash | Barnes Mechanical | Nathan Smith |
| #5 - "Willow" - $200 cash | Apical Tree Inc. | Christian McCullum-Bulger |
| #6 - "Ray" - $200 cash | Ray's Cottages | TBD |
| #7 - "Big Jim" - $200 cash | Em Coaching & Consulting | Ryan Gahagan |
| #8 - "Snowflake" - $200 cash | White's Wearparts Ltd | Jill Lanktree |
| #9 - "Terry the Trout" - $200 cash | Chemong Home Hardware | Michael Buchanan |
| #10 - "Petunia" - $200 cash | Sugar'd Bare | TBD |
| #11 - "Tommy" - $200 cash | Muskies Canada - Kawartha Lakes Chapter | Jon Wilson |
| #12 - "Ricky" - $200 cash | Peterborough Bassmasters | Philip Jermakowicz |
| #13 - "Jesse" - $200 cash | Jesse's Tap & Grill | TBD |
| #14 - "Shammy" - $200 cash | Shamrock Soccer Club | TBD |
| #15 - "Sparky" - $200 cash | BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada | TBD |
| #16 - "Spuggy" - $200 cash | Angevaare Mazda | TBD |
| #17 - "Freddy Fins" - $200 cash | Primal Cuts | Greyson Reid |
| #18 - "Richardson" - $200 cash | Richardson Roofing & Exterior | Matt Reid |
| #19 - "Lawrence" - $200 cash | Savage Arms | TBD |
| #20 - "Buck-A-Roo" - $200 cash | Dr. Buck’s Sweet Treats | Addy Elizon |
| #21 - "Brandi" - $200 cash | Earl Electric | Mitch Zinally |
| #22 - "Bailey" - $200 cash | Earl Electric | Frank Millard |
| #23 - "Cool Fins" - $200 cash | Gahagan’s Heating and Air Conditioning | TBD |
| #24 - "Shrubby" - $200 cash | Shrubb Catering | TBD |
| #25 - "Ellie" - $200 cash | Bancroft Building Company | Michael Buchanan |
| #26 - "Fin Diesel" | Lansdowne West Dental | Rod Springett |
| #27 - "Buddy" | Royal Renovations | Brandon Sager |
| #28 - "Gordie" | G.E.T. Fishing Ontario | Brad Gahagan |
| #29 - "Lindsay" | Lindsay Bassmasters | TBD |
| #30 - "Blinker" | Invision Eyecare | TBD |
| #31 - "Net Buster" - $200 cash | Desjardins, Grant Miller, PFA | Chris Peters |
| #32 - "Turbo" - $200 cash | Peterborough Canoe & Kayak Club | TBD |
| #33 - "Wiley Wellness" - $200 cash | Younity Wellness | Shawn Ellis |
| #34 - "Bingo" - $200 cash | East Peterborough Lions Club | TBD |
| #35 - "Wrecky-Bobby" - $200 cash | Kings Auto Wreckers | TBD |
| #36 - "Frankie" - $200 cash | Chris' Live Bait | TBD |
| #37 - "Phyllis" - $200 cash | The Door Wizards Inc. | Mitch Zinally |
| #38 - "Ozzie the Evader" - $200 cash | Oscan Electrical Supplies Ltd. | Mason Leavitt |
| #39 - "Voltage" - $200 cash | Starling Electric | Harley Amos |
| #40 - "Fitzy" - $200 cash | Fitzsimmons Garage | TBD |
Grand Prize #1: "Walter"
$1000 cash
Value: $1,000
Sponsor: OFAH Membership
Caught by: Jonny Patterson
Grand Prize #2: "Gordon"
$500 cash
Value: $500
Sponsor: OFAH Membership
Caught by: Cameron Edwards
Grand Prize #3: "Rosie"
OFAH Get Outdoors Day Camp + $250 cash
Value: $550
Sponsor: OFAH Membership
Caught by: Jayson Davis
Grand Prize #4: "Berty"
OFAH Get Outdoors Day Camp + $250 cash
Value: $550
Sponsor: OFAH Membership
Caught by: Addy Elizon
Grand Prize #5: "Opie"
Guided Fishing Trip with Opeongo Lake and Beyond Guide Service
Value: $700
Sponsor: Opeongo Lake and Beyond Guide Service
Caught by: TBD
#1 - "Holmes"
Tagged fish "Holmes"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Corey Bruce EXP Reality
Caught by: Anthony Traywalchuck
#2 - "Connor Finn-Dows"
Tagged fish "Connor Finn-Dows"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Connor Windows Doors and Sunrooms
Caught by: Hunter Porter
#3 - "Munro"
Tagged fish "Barney"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Munro Drywall & Contracting
Caught by: James McIntyre
#4 - "Barney"
Tagged fish "Barney"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Barnes Mechanical
Caught by:Nathan Smith
#5 - "Willow"
Tagged fish "Willow"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Apical Tree Inc.
Caught by: Christian McCullum-Bulger
#6 - "Ray"
Tagged fish "Ray"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Ray's Cottages
Caught by: TBD
#7 - "Big Jim"
Tagged fish "Big Jim"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Em Coaching & Consulting
Caught by: Ryan Gahagan
#8 - "Snowflake"
Tagged fish "Snowflake"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: White's Wearparts Ltd
Caught by: Jill Lanktree
#9 - "Terry the Trout"
Tagged fish "Terry the Trout"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Chemong Home Hardware Building Centre
Caught by: Michael Buchanan
#10 - "Petunia"
Tagged fish "Petunia"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Sugar'd Bare
Caught by: TBD
#11 - "Tommy"
Tagged fish "Tommy"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Muskies Canada - Kawartha Lakes Chapter
Caught by: Jon Wilson
#12 - "Ricky"
Tagged fish "Ricky"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Peterborough Bassmasters
Caught by: Philip Jermakowicz
#13 - "Jesse"
Tagged fish "Jesse"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Jesse's Tap & Grill
Caught by: TBD
#14 - "Shammy"
Tagged fish name to be announced
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Shamrock Soccer Club
Caught by: TBD
#15 - "Sparky"
Tagged fish "Sparky"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada
Caught by: TBD
#16 - "Spuggy"
Tagged fish "Spuggy"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Angevaare Mazda
Caught by: TBD
#17 - "Freddy Fins"
Tagged fish "Freddy Fins"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Primal Cuts
Caught by: Greyson Reid
#18 - "Richardson"
Tagged fish "Richardson"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Richardson Roofing & Exterior
Caught by: Matt Reid
#19 - "Lawrence"
Tagged fish "Lawrence"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Savage Arms
Caught by: TBD
#20 - "Buck-A-Roo"
Tagged fish "Buck-A-Roo"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Dr. Buck’s Sweet Treats
Caught by: Addy Elizon
#21 - "Brandi"
Tagged fish "Brandi"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Earl Electric
Caught by: Mitch Zinally
#22 - "Bailey"
Tagged fish "Bailey"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Earl Electric
Caught by: Frank Millard
#23 - "Cool Fins"
Tagged fish "Cool Fins"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Gahagan’s Heating and Air Conditioning
Caught by: TBD
#24 - "Shrubby"
Tagged fish "Shrubby"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Shrubb Catering
Caught by: TBD
#25 - "Ellie"
Tagged fish "Ellie"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Bancroft Building Company
Caught by: Michael Buchanan
#26 - "Fin Diesel"
Tagged fish "Fin Diesel"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Lansdowne West Dental
Caught by: Rod Springett
#27 - "Buddy"
Tagged fish "Buddy"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Royal Renovations
Caught by: Brandon Sager
#28 - "Gordie"
Tagged fish "Gordie"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: G.E.T. Fishing Ontario
Caught by: Brad Gahagan
#29 - "Lindsay"
Tagged fish "Lindsay"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Lindsay Bassmasters
Caught by: TBD
#30 - "Blinker"
Tagged fish "Blinker"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Invision Eyecare
Caught by: TBD
#31 - "Net Buster"
Tagged fish "Net Buster"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Desjardins, Grant Miller, PFA
Caught by: Chris Peters
#32 - "Turbo"
Tagged fish "Turbo"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Peterborough Canoe & Kayak Club
Caught by: TBD
#33 - "Wiley Wellness"
Tagged fish "Wiley Wellness"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Younity Wellness
Caught by: Shawn Ellis
#34 - "Bingo"
Tagged fish "Bingo"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: East Peterborough Lions Club
Caught by: TBD
#35 - "Wrecky-Bobby"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Kings Auto Wreckers
Caught by: TBD
#36 - "Frankie"
Tagged fish "Frankie"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Chris' Live Bait
Caught by: TBD
#37 - "Phyllis"
Tagged fish "Phyllis"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: The Door Wizards Inc.
Caught by: Mitch Zinally
#38 - "Ozzie the Evader"
Tagged fish "Ozzie the Evader"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Oscan Electrical Supplies Ltd.
Caught by: Mason Leavitt
#39 - "Voltage"
Tagged fish "Voltage"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Starling Electric
Caught by: Harley Amos
#40 - "Fitzy"
Tagged fish "Fitzy"
Value: $200 cash
Sponsor: Fitzsimmons Garage
Caught by: TBD
All registrations received by April 10, 2026 will be entered into the early bird draws.
| Prize | Winner |
|---|---|
| A family 4-pack of tickets to any 2026 Telus Cup game at Peterborough Memorial Centre | Jared MacDonald |
| Rod/reel, "Lake Trout box" lures, Fisherman’s Knife, pliers | Alyssa Mifflin |
| Rod/reel, "Lake Trout box" lures, Fisherman’s Knife, pliers | Cheyanne Howson |
| Rod/reel, "Lake Trout box" lures, Fisherman’s Knife, pliers | Cemeron Edwards |
| Rod/reel, "Lake Trout box" lures, Fisherman’s Knife, pliers | Chris Peters |
| Rod/reel, "Lake Trout box" lures, Fisherman’s Knife, pliers | Gordon Meadows |
| Rod/reel, "Lake Trout box" lures, Fisherman’s Knife, pliers | Casey Shaughnessy |
| Rod/reel, "Lake Trout box" lures, Fisherman’s Knife, pliers | Michelle de Bourbon |
| Rod/reel, "Lake Trout box" lures, Fisherman’s Knife, pliers | Dennis Carlos |
| Rod/reel, "Lake Trout box" lures, Fisherman’s Knife, pliers | Andrew Laneville |
| Rod/reel, "Lake Trout box" lures, Fisherman’s Knife, pliers | Krystal Blair |
2026 Tagged Fish Sponsors
Want to sponsor a fish for the all ages derby?
Click here for full details.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of common questions surrounding the OFAH Under the Lock fishing derby.How much are derby passes?
- Youth (15 & under) are $15 with additional children of the same immediate family $10 each.
- Adults (16+) passes are $25.
Your pass (wristband/ski tag) allows you to fish the whole week (youth-only fishing on Saturday, April 25).
During the Saturday Youth Derby, are parents allowed to fish?
Parents may only assist very young children or those with mobility issues. The child must be actively involved in fishing to claim any tagged fish prize. Fishing lines must be taken out of the water if the child is not actively fishing (sleeping, eating, washroom, etc.). Please no adult fishing on the first Saturday!
How many fish can I keep?
Two (2) Trout per person per day may be kept. Once you have caught your two Trout you may continue to fish but must catch and release. MNRF regulations still apply for aggregate possession limit: S-5 and C-2.
Can I fly fish?
Fly fishing is not allowed on April 25-26 as the canal will be too busy with anglers.
Fly fishing is allowed Monday, April 27 to Sunday, May 3.
What if I’m too young/old to attend one of the summer camp grand prizes?
You may transfer the spot in camp to someone you know or it will be offered to a local youth in need of financial assistance.
When is the derby?
Youth Derby: Saturday, April 25 from 9am to 4pm.
All Ages Derby: Sunday, April 26 at 9am to Sunday, May 3 at 4pm.
High School Derby: Thursday, April 30 from 9am to 2pm.
Do I need a fishing licence?
It depends. Most people ages 18 to 65 need a valid Outdoors Card and Recreational Fishing Licence to fish in Ontario.
People under 18 or over 65, those with disabilities, and veterans do not need a fishing licence. Please refer to the Ontario Fishing Regulations for exact wording.
Can adults win the tagged fish prizes this year?
Yes. The four grand prize tagged fish (Walter, Gordon, Rosie, Berty) can be claimed by adults if not caught by the kids during the youth derby.
The sponsored tagged fish for cash prizes will be released after the Saturday youth derby and are available to win by both adults and youth fishing from Sunday to Sunday.
How do I know if I won an early bird prize?
All winners will be notified by phone and/or email. A winner’s list will be updated online and on social media.
OFAH Under the Lock Fishing Derby proudly sponsored by
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