Rivers and Area Game & Fish Association

Thanks to Ann Hunter for sharing what the east side - Brandon Wildlife Dock area looks like ..

Sad about Manitoba’s first Fish Ladder!

Dam in Rapid City, MB Video courtesy: Derek Glenn

Until further notice... our dock is no longer available.... thanks to Sue Klassen for sharing the photo

Free Family Fishing Weekend! This weekend, June 13th & 14th, anglers will be able to fish without a license province-wide (except National Parks). What a great ...opportunity to get outside and enjoy the amazing spring fishing opportunities in Manitoba! For more information on fishing regulations, check out the Manitoba Angling Guide link below. https://www.gov.mb.ca//pubs/fish_wildlife/angling_guide.pdf #StaySafe

Manitoba Fisheries popped over this past Friday to release 1.5 million walleye fry! They were 2 days old and were quite active!

The Rivers and Area Game & Fish Association dock is now in! Hope you all have a fun and safe long weekend!

*NOW 100% ONLINE* Our hunter education course is now 100% online! Available for all residents of CANADA. Know someone that would like to get out into the woods... this spring? Tag them! CLICK THE LINK! www.huntercourse.com/canada/manitoba #publiclandowner #outdoors #whitetaildeer #huntfishmb #staywild

With ongoing programs to release wild turkeys, it allows for sustainable hunting. First time tagging a turkey with a bow!

13th Annual Northern Pike Classic March 14th on Lake Wahtopanah marked the day of our 13th annual Northern Pike derby. With typical fashion we were presented with a slightly chilly day with winds in the afternoon. With the smell of $3200 in prize money to be hadparticipants came from far and wide and battled the elements. We had 215 adults registered along with 34 kids. 38 Northern Pike were recorded. Largest fish was 79.8cm and smallest was 46.0cm. Take home for the 5...0/50 draw was $290. Other draws consisted of a framed Dueling Tigers trout print from the Fisheries Enhancement stamp and 3 spirit draws. I can never say this enough and apologize for saying it over and over; The Rivers and Area Game and Fish cannot thank you the participants, sponsors, and volunteers enough. Winners are as follows, Adults: 1st $1000 79.8cm Timothy Usunier 2nd $750 77.8cm Rae Wiens 3rd $500 75.0cm Chris Greenaway 4th $250 73.0cm Brandon Radiator 5th $200 71.5cm Cory Burke 6th $100 70.6cm Matt Tower 7th $100 70.0cm Struth Construction 8th $100 70.0cm Micheal Elcock 9th $100 68.3cm Cory Burke 10th $100 68.0cm Bruce Wrightson Smallest Fish 46.0cm Alex Kerr Children: 1st 54.2cm Aivah Kennedy 2nd Draw Dexter Connolly 3rd Draw Brayden McKinnon See more

The Rivers Game and Fish would like to give a huge shout out to all the sponsors, participants, and volunteers that helped us make our Northern Pike Classic derby a success. Volunteers spend many hours preparing before, during, and after to make this event happen. This success cannot be without the investment of our sponsors. These people and businesses deserve a huge round of applause. Please show your support to these businesses. Their efforts go a long way in making our club evolve which helps us offer facilities and programs to enjoy. For a list of our current sponsors and association events and news please visit our website at http://riversgameandfish.ca/ Congratulations to all our winners and hope to see you next year!

If you are plan on fishing Rivers fishing derby tomorrow, I have live minnows and frozen Minnows for sale. Buy 3 dozen @ $10 receive a fourth dozen for free