2026 TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Mark your calendars for the 2026 Ice Open presented by the Western PA Team Bass Series and Western PA Hardwater! In partnership with our friends at FishUSA, the first 100 teams registered will receive (2) Flagship Ice Fishing Rods in addition to more prizes from our many sponsors!
When: Saturday, January 24th, 2026
Where: Presque Isle Bay - Misery Bay Parking Lot
Registration: 5:30am-7:00am
Tournament Hours: 7:00am-2:00pm
Thousands of dollars in prizes and giveaways!!
Prizes and Giveaways:
Free Flagship Ice Rod for each angler (First 100 Teams)
Free Northland Fishing lures for each angler (First 100 Teams)
Clam Heaters, Reels, and Accessories
Widow Maker Lures
$100 Entry Fee Per Team (Big Fish Pot is included) ***CASH ONLY
8-Fish limit per team consisting of any combination of Perch, Crappie, and Bluegill/Panfish.
***All anglers must have Ice-Picks and each team must have one PFD or float suit(s).
Tentative boundaries will be posted here:
More to come!
Complete Rules:
https://www.wptbs.net/_files/ugd/28cad4_c4a5f21613bd417aaba473d684c694f3.pdf
**Parking Info**
#1) An area will be designated as a "Gear Drop Off" area so that teams may pull up and drop their gear off in the morning before parking if they prefer.
#2) Teams may park in any of the various parking areas surrounding Misery Bay, including the Perry Monument lot and are allowed to walk across the ice to the tournament launch location prior to the end of registration. Once the pre-tournament meeting begins, no teams are allowed on the ice outside of the "Staging Area" until the start of the tournament.
For those who would like to pre-fill their application, you can download one at the link below. The info at the top will be filled in by the gentlemen who are handling registration. If you have any questions regarding the application, please reserve them for Saturday morning. Thanks!!
https://www.wptbs.net/_files/ugd/28cad4_a12d220b99e8496f92849f6f245b65e3.pdf
***PLEASE READ - IMPORTANT NOTES***
All anglers must have Ice-Picks and each team must have one PFD or float suit(s).
Please read full rules:
https://www.wptbs.net/_files/ugd/28cad4_c4a5f21613bd417aaba473d684c694f3.pdf
Park Gates will open at 5am. DO NOT enter the park until the gates are open.
If you arrive before the tournament trailer does, please do not park near the access to the ice in the main lot at Misery Bay.
Please let the tournament staff direct you where to park or where to drop off your gear. Once the main lot is full, please be sure to park in areas where parking is allowed and do not block any roadways.
Teams may drop off their gear and a team member in the designated area. After doing so, please proceed to park your vehicle.
ALL anglers must sign the registration form in order for entry to be accepted.
If you are entering the ice from a different location, please keep safety at the top of mind!! Please take you equipment to the staging area immediately and then proceed to registration.
For those who are entering the ice at the main lot, please register prior to taking any equipment to the staging area.
STAGING AREA will be located on the ice. We will have this area roped off with the entrance being marked by GLOW STICKS.
Lastly, please BE PATIENT. All of the tournament staff are strictly volunteers. Nobody will be allowed beyond the staging area until after everyone is registered and has their gear checked. There will be a pre-tournament meeting that everyone must attend in the staging area. After this meeting, we will begin sending teams onto the ice one at a time.
Please keep an eye out for more updates to be posted regularly.
Please call/text 814-566-0703 with any questions.
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