05/05/2022
Please see the attached list of rule modifications and frequently asked questions that I have prepared for the 2022 Canadian National Fly Fishing Champion.
Hopefully this list will answer some of the questions that have been sent to me, and will shorten the time required for the Captains’ Meeting during the Opening Ceremonies on May 12th.
Please remember that this event is held in he spirit of friendly competition, and be kind and courteous to the other competitors, volunteers, and recreational anglers that you should encounter during this event!
Please contact Todd Oishi at 778-241-2194 only if you have an emergency or require immediate assistance during the days of this event.
I’m looking forward to seeing all of you and all of your teammates during this coming week!
Cheers,
Todd
List of Rule Modifications and Frequently Asked Questions for the 2022 Canadian NFFC
- The competition venues are: Tunkwa Lake, Batstone Lake, Roche Lake, Edith Lake, and Six Mile Lake.
- Rainbow and brook trout are the eligible fish species.
- 20 centimetres is the minimum size for scoring points.
- Only fish hooked in the mouth area or in front of the rear edge of the gill cover, will be eligible for the scoring of points.
- Competitors are awarded one hundred (100) points for an eligible fish (20cm minimum size) and will also receive twenty (20) points per centimeter of length.
- Competitor controlled event.
- Single fly only and barbless hook rules.
- It is the responsibility of each competitor to provide and wear their own eye protection and personal flotation device.
- Personal flotation devices must be worn at all times when near or on the water during all official practice and competition sessions.
- Competitors are required to meet at the Green Space at the Accent Inn each morning of the competition (May 13, 14, and 15) for arranging carpooling and must travel in a convoy to their competition venues.
- Competitors are required to arrive at the Accent Inn half an hour before their departure times (see event schedule).
- Groups will depart on time and according to the departure schedule, with any late arriving competitors being held left behind if they miss their departure time.
- Teams are responsible for covering the costs for any boat rentals at all venues and the daily access fees for Batstone Lake during official practice.
- Boats are supplied for the 3 loch-style fishing competition sessions, but teams must arrange rentals or provide their own boats for practice sessions.
- Measuring troughs will be supplied for both bank and loch style fishing sessions.
- Competitors are responsible for providing or borrowing a drogue.
- Maximum length for all competition nets is 48 inches (tip of handle to tip of hoop).
- Competitors are responsible for providing their own Drogues or arranging one to borrow.
- Competitors are responsible for providing their own meals, drinks, lunches, dinners, water, and snacks for this event.
- There will not be any dinners or banquets provided at this event.
PRACTICE SESSIONS:
- Thwart boards will be provided at the lake venues for practice sessions.
- Thwart boards will be delivered and available at 8:45am on Saturday, May 7th and will be left at the venues until the competition sessions.
- Thwart boards will be left by the docks at Tunkwa Lake Resort and Batstone, and by the lower walkway at the lodge at Roche Lake Resort.
- Please make sure that the thwart boards are returned to the location where you found them.
- Teams are responsible for booking access for their official practice sessions at Batstone Lake.
- Boat rentals at Roche Lake must be paid with cash only (no ATM or credit card machines available)
- Rates and information regarding boat rental reservations will be sent out to team captains as soon as they are known.
- Teams are restricted to a maximum of 3 team members angling and 1 boat per venue during practice sessions.
- Competitors and their agents are not permitted to fish from a boat or use a boat on the bank fishing venues in order to obtain intel.
- Teams are responsible for booking any boat rentals that may be required for their practice sessions.
- Teams are free to use their personal boats for practice sessions (this is due to a limited number of rental boats being available at this time).
- Competitors are not allowed to access the competition beats on Edith Lake by either boat or land during official practice sessions, as the competition area is on private property.
- Competitors are permitted access to view the competition beats at Edith Lake only on May 12, 2022 (the “no fishing day”).
- Competitors must park on the roadside near the day use area and walk the shoreline to view the beats (do not enter the fields or open gates).
- Competitors are free to practice fishing on the public waters on Edith Lake during their official practice sessions (bank fishing only).
BANK COMPETITION SESSIONS:
- Wading is not allowed for bank sessions (entering the water is forbidden).
- Beat markers will be placed on both bank fishing venues late in the afternoon on the day before the first competition session, so that vandals will not remove or destroy unattended markers.
- Bank venue maps are only used to show the approximate locations of the beats.
- Competitors will fish for a period of 45 minutes on 4 different beats during bank fishing sessions.
- Upon their arrival at the bank venue competitors will draw a number from a hat in order to determine their 1st beat.
- Competitors will remain with the competitor that they have been paired with for the entire bank session.
- Competitors will serve as the controller for the competitor that they have been paired with.
- All fish caught during the bank sessions will be scored as 20cm.
- All fish questionable fish (20 - 30cm) that are caught during the bank sessions must be measured to confirm that they are over the minimum length (20cm) for scoring points.
- The boundaries of each bank fishing beat will be marked at each end with its beat number.
- The boundaries for the bank fishing beats run perpendicular (90 degrees) from the shoreline boundary pegs.
- Competitors are required to fish the area within their beats markers, but can play a fish that is hooked in their beat and swims into another competitor’s beat.
- Competitors must pull a fish back into their beat within a time limit of 5 minutes.
- Fish that are hooked after a session’s “stop fishing time” (beat swaps; rotations; or end of session) are not eligible for scoring points.
- Competitors are allowed a maximum of 5 minutes to land a fish that is hooked before the “stop fishing time” of a session.
- For measuring purposes; the length will be from the tip of the nose to the tip in the tail (no squeezing of tails)
- Competitor must revive all fish and take care not to damage the fish, as a dead fish is ineligible for scoring of points.
- All eligible fish must be recorded and the scoresheet signed by both competitors as soon as it has been confirmed as being of eligible length.
- The competitor who caught an eligible fish must bring their scoresheet and fish (if necessary) to their paired competitor/controller for their initial.
- At the conclusion of each session, any fish that are hooked while the flies are in the water or as they're being retrieved back to the boat after the session ends, are NOT eligible for scoring points.
- Any fish that are hooked while the flies are in the water or as they're being retrieved back to the bank after the session ends, are NOT eligible for scoring points.
BOAT COMPETITION SESSIONS:
- Fishing will be performed from freely drifting boats (loch-style) with anchoring, trailing and trolling of the flies being prohibited.
- After a coin-toss, each competitor has the right to be in command of the boat for an equal amount of time during each session (90 minutes each).
- The competitor in command of the boat will determine whether the drogue is to be used at that moment in time.
- When in use, the drogue must be attached to the starboard (right) side of the boat.
- Competitors are required to fish on the port (left) side of the boat, and within their respective quadrants.
- Competitors are not allowed to cast nor have their flies in the water while the drogue is being deployed or removed from the water.
- Fish caught during either the deployment or removal of the drogue are not eligible for scoring.
- Both competitors are permitted to man the oars, drogue and motor.
- Flies must be out of the water while the boat is under the power of the oars or motor.
- Fish that are caught while the boat is under power are not eligible for scoring points.
- Competitors will serve as the controller for the competitor that they have been paired with.
- Boats may be launched 10 minutes prior to the start of each session, to compensate for any irregularities in boat and motor size or design.
- Boats may not approach within 50 feet of other boats from which competitors are fishing - except for reasons of safety or necessity (common sense and courtesy should prevail).
- Competitors may have spare fly rods in a boat, but may only have one rod assembled in a boat.
- Spare rods in a boat must not be assembled nor have the reel attached.
- Each participant is responsible for their own travel to and from all official events and during the practice and competition sessions.
- For measuring purposes; the length will be from the tip of the nose to the tip in the tail (no squeezing of tails).
- Measurements for fish must be recorded with the exact decimal point (i.e. 24.2cm)
- All eligible fish must be recorded and the scoresheet signed by both competitors as soon as it has been confirmed as being of eligible length.
- Competitors must revive all fish and take care not to damage their fish, as a fish that cannot be revived or dies is ineligible for scoring of points.
- Any fish that are hooked while the flies are in the water or as they're being retrieved back to the boat after the session ends, are NOT eligible for scoring points.
- The bay at the far end of Roche Lake that is designated for “electric motors only” is out of bounds (see venue map).
- The channel to the left of Tunkwa Lake Resort’s docks, the end of Coral Channel, and the channel between Tunkwa and Leighton Lake by the Provincial Campground are out of bounds (see venue map).
- At the end of each loch style fishing session, competitors are required to return immediately to the docks and depart as soon as possible in order to ensure that their group is able to depart and arrive at the next venue on time.
SCORECARDS AND SCOREKEEPING:
- Competitors will be issued scorecards and name tags at the Captains Meeting on Thursday, May 12th.
- Competitors are responsible for providing their own pens and Ziplock Bags to keep their scorecards dry.
- Competitors are required to print neat and clearly, and keep their scorecards dry and readable for scorekeeping purposes.
- Unreadable fish length numbers will be scored as the minimum size (20cm).
- Competitors must record the time that each of their fish are caught.
- Both competitors are required to initial each and every fish recorded on their bank/boat partner’s scorecards immediately after it has been confirmed as being of eligible length.
- All scorecards must be presented to the Sector Judge immediately following the end of the session.
- Competitors are prohibited from leaving the shoreline or dock until they've handed their scorecards to the Sector Judge(s).
- Scorecards that are missing or handed in late will be disqualified.
- Sector Judges will have a master scoresheet to verify and keep record of times when fish are caught and recorded by competitors.
