Big Fish Contest

2024 CONTEST PRIZES AND SPONSORS

Monthly winners will each receive prizes from the following businesses.

GRAND PRIZES (randomly selected at the end of the contest):

1. Guided half-day smallmouth bass fly-fishing float trip for 2 in 2025 with Keystone Predator Outfitters and Todd Deluccia, the 2014 Musky Fly-Fishing World Champion.

2. Guided half-day trout fishing float trip for 2 in 2025 on the Clarion River with Brown Trout Addiction and Don Cameroni.

•Benezette Hotel – Benezette
•Cooksburg Café – Cook Forest
•Double Diamond Deer Ranch – Cook Forest
•Driftwood Saloon & Grill – Driftwood
•Elk Country Visitor Center – Benezette
•Elk Life – Benezette
•Farmer’s Inn – Cook Forest
•Hepler’s Country Store – Brockport
•Ireland’s Bait Shop of Elk County – Weedville
•Lakeview Store – Sinnemahoning
•Mudbeard’s Bike’s & Boards – Ridgway
•Pale Whale Canoe Fleet – Cook Forest
•The Bugling Bull – Benezette

2024 RULES

Fish MUST BE caught within the 3 counties of the PA Great Outdoors region (Elk, Forest, and Cameron) to be eligible.

If you are submitting photos of people, you must have their permission.  Clicking submit results in giving approval to Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau to use your photos in promoting the region.

Contest submissions will be accepted April 1st through June 30th, 2024.  One winner per month.

Photos will be uploaded to our website for voting each month.  The photo with the most likes at the end of the voting period will win the prizes for that month.  If you are a winner for the monthly prizes, you could also be selected as the grand prize winner (but not guaranteed).  However, you are not eligible to win the monthly prizes more than once per year.  One photo will be selected at the end of the contest as the grand prize winner.  Winners, both monthly and grand prize, will be contacted directly and announced on Facebook.

If you have any questions, email info@VisitPAGO.com.

There’s no shortage of great places to cast a line in the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors region. Everyone is invited to enter photos of their catch from Elk, Forest, and Cameron Counties, by using the submission form below.

 

Submit Your Fish Photo

  • Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, jpeg, Max. file size: 20 MB.
  • Fish MUST be caught within Elk, Forest, and Cameron counties in Pennsylvania.
  • Tell us about your day fishing! How big is the fish? Did you share this experience with anyone? Your story may end up on our Facebook page!
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2024mon15aprAll Daysat11may Nature's Palette: An exhibition by Lisa Conklin Conn(All Day)(GMT-04:00) Ridgway, Main St, Ridgway, PACountiesElkCategoryTheater & Arts

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2024sat20apr2:00 pmsat3:00 pmAll About Turkeys2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Elk Country Visitor Center, 950 Winslow Hill Rd, Benezette, PACountiesElkCategoryNature & Wildlife

2024sat20apr4:00 pmsat7:00 pmMusic Entertainment--Rob Mordan@ the Sinnemahoning Sportsmens Club4:00 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Sinnemahoning Sportsman Club, 15 Club Rd, SinnemahoningCountiesCameronCategoryMusic

2024sat20apr5:00 pmsat8:00 pmAlex Haines at Driftwood Saloon5:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Driftwood Saloon & Grill, 375 Driftwood Ave, Driftwood, PA CountiesCameronCategoryFood & Wine,Music

2024sat20apr6:00 pmsat9:00 pmEarth Day at Straubat The Straub Taproom6:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Straub Brewery Visitor Center & Tap Room, 444 Brusselles Street Saint Marys, Pennsylvania 15857CountiesElkCategoryFood & Wine,Holiday

2024sat20apr8:00 pmsat11:00 pmLive Music -- Three Shots Hot8:00 pm - 11:00 pm(GMT-04:00) The Summit Lodge and Grill, 15129 Boot Jack Road, Ridgway, PACountiesElkCategoryFood & Wine,Music

2024sat20apr8:30 pmsat11:30 pmFriday Night Lights at Casali's8:30 pm - 11:30 pm(GMT-04:00) Casali's Grille, 32 S St Marys St, St Marys, PA 15857CountiesElkCategoryFood & Wine,Music

2024sun21apr2:00 amsun3:00 pmEarth Day Celebration2:00 am - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Elk Country Visitor Center, 950 Winslow Hill Rd, Benezette, PACountiesElkCategoryNature & Wildlife

2024sun21apr12:00 pmsun4:00 pmCinch Tournament12:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Sacred Heart Parish Center, 337 Center St, Saint Marys, PA 15857CountiesElkCategoryOther Events

2024tue23apr6:00 pmtue8:00 pmEvening Walk With Friends6:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Cook ForestCountiesCook ForestCategoryNature & Wildlife,Outdoor Adventure

2024wed24apr12:00 pmwed2:00 pmAdministrative Professionals Luncheon12:00 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Cameron County Chamber of Commerce & Artisan Center, 34 East Fourth Street, Emporium, PACountiesCameronCategoryOther Events

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2024fri26apr8:30 pmfri11:30 pmEntertainment at Casali's8:30 pm - 11:30 pm(GMT-04:00) Casali's Grille, 32 S St Marys St, St Marys, PA 15857CountiesElkCategoryFood & Wine,Music

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2024sat27apr11:00 amsat12:15 pmArt Bar Raising Creative Thinkers11:00 am - 12:15 pm(GMT-04:00) CountiesElkCategoryArts and DIY Crafts,Children’s Events

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2024sat27apr2:00 pmsat10:00 pm3rd Annual Leek Fest2:00 pm - 10:00 pm(GMT-04:00) WIldwoods Bar and Grill, 875 Washington St, St Marys, PA 15857-3661CountiesElkCategoryFood & Wine,Music

2024sat27apr4:00 pmsat7:00 pmMusic Entertainment--Western Range Music@ the Sinnemahoning Sportsmens Club4:00 pm - 7:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Sinnemahoning Sportsman Club, 15 Club Rd, SinnemahoningCountiesCameronCategoryMusic

2024sat27apr5:00 pmsat8:00 pmDust in the Wind at Sinnemahoning Tavern5:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Sinnemahoning Tavern, 10426 Main Street Sinnemahoning, PA 15861CountiesCameronCategoryFood & Wine,Music

2024sat27apr6:30 pmsat8:30 pmOwls of PennsylvaniaSinnemahoning State Park Programs6:30 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT-04:00) Sinnemahoning State Park Wild Life Center, 4843 Park Road Austin, PA 16720CountiesCameronCategoryState Parks: Events & Programs

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2024sun28apr2:00 pmsun3:00 pmElk Explanations2:00 pm - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Elk Country Visitor Center, 950 Winslow Hill Rd, Benezette, PACountiesElkCategoryNature & Wildlife

2024sun28apr11:00 pmsun12:00 pmPorcupine Party CraftSinnemahoning State Park Programs11:00 pm - 12:00 pm(GMT-04:00) Sinnemahoning State Park Wild Life Center, 4843 Park Road Austin, PA 16720CountiesCameronCategoryChildren’s Events,State Parks: Events & Programs

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2024 RULES

Fish MUST BE caught within the 3 counties of the PA Great Outdoors region (Elk, Forest, and Cameron) to be eligible.

If you are submitting photos of people, you must have their permission.  Clicking submit results in giving approval to Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau to use your photos in promoting the region.

Contest submissions will be accepted April 1st through June 30th, 2024.  One winner per month.

Photos will be uploaded to our website for voting each month.  The photo with the most likes at the end of the voting period will win the prizes for that month.  If you are a winner for the monthly prizes, you could also be selected as the grand prize winner (but not guaranteed).  However, you are not eligible to win the monthly prizes more than once per year.  One photo will be selected at the end of the contest as the grand prize winner.  Winners, both monthly and grand prize, will be contacted directly and announced on Facebook.

If you have any questions, email info@VisitPAGO.com.

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