Get ready to Fish Your Bass Off with 102.3 Coyote! We’re giving you a chance to win a $5,200 AC unit from Climate Control and all you have to do is catch some fish!
Did you know that smallmouth bass is a danger to the ecosystem in both Quail Creek and Gunlock State Parks? The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and the Utah Department of Natural Resources need the public’s help to stop this invasive fish from destroying the ecosystems in both parks and to remind the public about the importance of not introducing non-native species to our local waters. In other words, “Don’t ditch a fish!”
During the Fish Your Bass Off fishing tournament, participants are not only encouraged to catch one of our specially tagged fish but to also catch any smallmouth bass to help remove them from park waters. This fishing derby is a great way to have fun and help our local parks at the same time! For more information on the effects of smallmouth bass on both Quail Creek, Sand Hollow, and Gunlock State Parks click here.
So, here’s how the fishing derby will run: Starting May 2, 2022, during park hours, fish at either Quail Creek State Park, Sand Hollow, or Gunlock State Park and try to catch one of our specially tagged fish. If you do catch a fish with a tag, remove the tag and take it to one of the following two locations:
- Redrock Broadcasting offices, 1664 S. Dixie Drive, Suite D 104, St. George, UT 84770 between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday
- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Washington County Field Office, 451 SR-318, Hurricane, UT 84737, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
At the end of the contest, after June 19, 2022, we’ll randomly draw a winner from all of the submitted tags to win our GRAND PRIZE – a $5,200 AC unit from Climate Control.
A BIG thank you to our sponsor Climate Control in St. George!
See the official contest details below.
Did you know? According to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, when you move live fish from one waterbody to another, it costs the state millions of dollars in treatment projects and lost revenue. Before you make the decision to illegally transport a fish — or fish with live bait — consider these consequences:
- Illegally introduced fish often outcompete desired species
- Transferring fish can introduce disease to water, destroying fish populations
- Illegally introduced fish can negatively alter water quality, irrigation, and water delivery systems
- Fish introduced unlawfully often escape into streams and rivers, devastating native species
- Usually, the only method for removing unwanted fish involves killing all of the fish in a body of water
- Chemical treatments to remove invasive fish are expensive and take a lot of time
- Eradication of invasive species has a tremendous economic impact
So remember – DON’T DITCH A FISH!
2022 Fish Your Bass Off with 102.3 Fishing Derby Contest Rules:
- Contests on Redrock Broadcasting Stations are open to all qualified persons 18 years or older except employees of Redrock Broadcasting, their families, and household members, and employees of all St. George area media companies and their immediate family members.
- No purchase is necessary. Participants are reminded that Free Fishing Day in the State of Utah is Saturday, June 11, 2022.
- The Redrock Media ‘2022 Fish Your Bass Off with 102.3 Coyote’ Fishing Derby will start on May 2, 2022, and end on June 19, 2022.
- To enter the Fish Your Bass Off with 102.3 Coyote Fishing Derby, the qualified participant(s) must catch a tagged fish as tagged by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources within the days and times allotted above and per state park hours assigned by the Utah Division of Natural Resources. The tag must be physically turned into either Redrock Broadcasting,1664 S. Dixie Drive, Suite D-104, St. George, Utah 84770, or the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Washington County Field Office, 451 SR-318, Hurricane, UT 84737 no later than 5 pm Monday, June 19, 2022.
- The tagged fish must be caught in either Quail Creek State Park or Gunlock State Park to qualify.
- Each tag will be identified by a pre-approved color and assigned number per Redrock Broadcasting and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR). Any tag not pre-approved by Redrock Broadcasting and the DWR will be disqualified.
- Once the participant(s) catch the fish, the tag must be removed from the fish. The tag must then be taken to one of two locations during business hours for verification. Those locations are as follows: Redrock Broadcasting, 1664 S. Dixie Drive, Suite D-104, St. George, Utah 84770, Monday through Friday between 9 am and 5 pm. Or the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Washington County Field Office, 451 SR-318, Hurricane, UT 84737, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
- Following the end date of the Fishing Derby on June 19, 2022, each tag that has been verified through Redrock Media will be randomly drawn to win the grand prize through Redrock Media and its participating sponsors. The grand prize will include a $5,200 AC unit from Climate Control. Redrock Media may add additional prizes throughout the promotion.
- Winners will be notified within 30 days of the contest end date on June 19, 2022.
- To be qualified to enter ‘The 2022 Fish Your Bass Off’ Fishing Derby with 102.3 Coyote, all participants must follow the fishing rules, laws, and regulations of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR), which can be found here, as well as the state park and/or state boating rules, laws and regulations of the Utah Division of Natural Resources (DNR), Quail Creek State Park, and Sand Hollow State Park.
- Each participant(s) must have a Utah State fishing license per the Utah DWR rules and regulations to enter the contest. Participant(s) are reminded that Free Fishing Day in the State of Utah is June 11, 2022.
- The Fish Your Bass Off with 102.3 Coyote Fishing Derby winners will not qualify for any other contest prize for at least 30 days.
- Prize winners are responsible for all tax liability associated with the contest and will be required to provide their social security number for tax purposes and will be required to sign an eligibility release.
- Winners release Redrock Media and its stations and employees, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and its employees, and the Utah Division of Natural Resources and its employees from any liability associated with the contest and prize.
- Redrock Media reserves the right to substitute prizes of similar or greater value and shall not be responsible to replace tickets to concerts or events that are canceled or re-scheduled. Redrock Media is not responsible for any product liability issues.
- Redrock Media is not responsible for misdirected or misdialed phone calls, emails, texts, or misuse or misdirection of any digital or social media used to enter, qualify, or win contests.
- Copies of these rules are available at Redrock Media, 1664 S. Dixie Drive, Suite D-104, St. George, Utah 84770 between 9 AM and 5 PM, Monday through Friday, or by mailing a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the same address. Contest rules are also posted on station websites where available.
- All decisions of the contest judges or administrators are final.
- Prizes will not be awarded until the actual winner has been verified for eligibility through the Redrock Media Business office and may take up to 3 weeks. Prizes must be claimed in a timely manner and after 30 days will be considered abandoned and the offer expired. Prizes are non-transferable and will be awarded to the winner only, based upon eligibility. A picture I.D. is required in order to claim the prize.
- Prizes will not be mailed and must be picked up in person where proof of receipt will be required.
- These contest rules may be modified by Redrock Media at any time.
