Ice Fish Fest Catfish Bay

01/22/2026

ICE FISH FEST 2026 is only 9 days away on Saturday, January 31. $5,000 FIRST PLACE PRIZE FOR BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT. Cash, prizes, raffle and door prizes total over $30,000. Register early and SAVE $$$... Go to www.CatfishBay.com to register and get more information.

12/07/2025

EARLY REGISTRATION OPEN for ICE FISH FEST 2026 on Saturday, January 31. $5,000 FIRST PLACE PRIZE FOR BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT. Cash, prizes, raffle and door prizes total over $30,000 for 2026. Don’t miss the early bird registration discount that ends soon. Go to www.CatfishBay.com to register and get more information.

01/13/2025

$5,000 CASH FIRST PLACE PRIZE FOR BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT. Ice Fish Fest 2025 will be Saturday January 25 at Catfish Bay in Sioux Falls. Cash & prizes total over $30,000. Registration is OPEN. Go to www.IceFishFest.com to register and get more information.

01/15/2023

BIG NEWS FOR ICE FISH FEST 2023 at Catfish Bay in Sioux Falls on Saturday January 28. $5,000 FIRST PLACE PRIZE FOR BIGGEST FISH CAUGHT. This brings our cash, prizes, raffle and door prizes total over $35,000 for 2023, up $10,000 from 2022. Registration Is now open. Go to www.CatfishBay.com to register and get more information.

01/23/2021

ICE FISH FEST ONLY 7 DAYS AWAY next Saturday January 30 at Catfish Bay in Sioux Falls.
Do not miss your chance to win $5,000 for catching the BIGGEST FISH PRIZE. Cash, prizes, raffle and door prizes total over $20,000. Early discount registration ends this Wednesay January 27. Covid 19 precautions will be in place for the safety of all. NO SOUTH DAKOTA FISHING LICENSE is needed to fish the PRIVATE waters of Catfish Bay. Go to Ice Fish Fest at www.CatfishBay.com to register and get more information.

01/16/2020

01/24/2018

01/09/2018

19 DAYS AWAY Ice Fish Fest will be Saturday January 27 in 2018. Registration Is now open. NEW FOR 2018: Over $10,000 in cash & prizes with a $2,000 1st place prize for biggest fish. Double the cash and prizes from 2017. Don’t miss the early bird discount that ends soon. Go to www.IceFishFest.com to register and get more information.

12/19/2017

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDING SOON
Ice Fish Fest will be Saturday January 27 in 2018. Registration Is now open. NEW FOR 2018: Over $10,000 in cash & prizes with a $2,000 1st place prize for biggest fish. Double the cash and prizes from 2017. Don’t miss the early bird discount that ends soon. Go to www.IceFishFest.com to register and get more information.

02/04/2017

Ice Fish Fest 2017 Photos & Videos. Below is a link to our 2017 Ice Fish Fest album. See many fun pics and videos from the event and our volunteer team setting up. Save the date for the next Ice Fish Fest on January 27, 2018.

121 new photos · Album by Jim Bruns

01/31/2017

Special thanks to HD Outfitters for producing this video. They came down to fish at Ice Fish Fest and promote their Wild Hare/HD Outfitters ice fishing tournament at Lake Poinsett, February 11. They had such a fun time they produced this great video for us.

HD Outfitters is a guiding service from Brookings, South Dakota. They are a group of young guys who love sharing great hunting and fishing experiences with their customers. For more information on them or their tournament check out the HD Outfitters page.