08/21/2022
Update for August 20, 2022:
Please see the attached list of rules, rule modifications, and frequently asked questions, so you’ll have a better understanding of what to expect at the event.
Hopefully this list will answer most of the questions that you might have and shorten the time required for the Competitors’ Meeting and Competitive Fly Fishing Clinic on Friday, September 23rd. Please note that only officially registered competitors are permitted to attend the Competitor’s Meeting and Competitive Fly Fishing Clinic.
Please remember that this event is being held in the spirit of friendly competition, so please be kind and courteous to the volunteers, organizers, other competitors, and any recreational anglers that you might encounter during your participation at this event.
The competition venues and rotations for all competitors are as follows:
Day One:
Sector I: Tunkwa Lake (bank session)
Sector II: Leighton Lake (boat session)
Day Two:
Sector III: Morgan Lake (bank session)
Sector IV: Six Mile Lake (boat session)
- This championship is an individual event with all of the competitors fishing as individuals on the same venue at the same time.
- Leighton Lake, Morgan Lake, Six Mile Lake (also known as Pat Lake), and the southern half of Tunkwa Lake are all closed to fishing for all competitors and their agents 30 days prior to this event (August 26, 2022).
- The northern half of Tunkwa Lake will remain open to fishing for those that wish to practice from a bank or boat prior to this event (see attached map).
- Competitors are responsible for booking any boat rentals if they wish to make their own unofficial practice sessions.
- Rental boats for unofficial practice sessions should be reserved well in advance through Tunkwa Lake Resort or Casting Loops Fly & Tackle.
- Competitors will be issued scorecards and name tags during the Competitor’s Meeting and Competitive Fly Fishing Clinic at Casting Loops Fly & Tackle Shop on Friday, September 23, 2022.
- Competitors are required to wear and display their name tags at all times during this event.
- Rainbow 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 twenty (20) points per centimeter of length.
- Competitor controlled boat fishing sessions.
- Controllers will monitor and record fish numbers and lengths during bank fishing sessions.
- Single fly only and barbless hook rules apply.
- DeBarbed hooks are allowed, but must pass through the test cloth without snagging any fibres.
- Controllers are required to inspect hooks for barbs periodically during each session.
- Floating or sinking devices, such as strike indicators, bobbers, splitshot, swivels, etc, are not allowed.
- The maximum size for a fly’s bead is 4.0mm (5/32”).
- It is the responsibility of each competitor to provide their own eye protection and personal flotation device or make a request to the organizers for a loaner prior to the start of this event.
- Personal flotation devices and eye protection must be worn at all times during the competition sessions.
- All competitors are required to meet at the “Green Space” at the Accent Inn on the mornings of the competition where we will arrange the shuttles both to and from the competition venues.
- Competitors are required to arrive at the Accent Inn prior to 6:45am on both days of the championship.
- Competitor shuttles will depart at 7:00am precisely, with any late-arriving competitors being held left behind and possibly disqualified if they miss the departure time.
- Maximum length for 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.
- Measuring troughs will be supplied for all bank and boat fishing sessions.
- In order to keep costs down, competitors are responsible for providing their own breakfasts, lunches, dinners, water, and snacks for this event.
PRACTICE SESSIONS:
- There are no official practice sessions for this event.
- Fishing from the bank or taking a boat into the competition area of Tunkwa Lake is strictly forbidden and off limits to all competitors and their agents (see attached map for the location of the competition section).
- Loaner thwart boards and drogues for use during unofficial practice sessions must be requested in advance (contact Todd Oishi).
Competitors are free to wander and view the competition lakes, but cannot fish them.
BANK COMPETITION SESSIONS:
- Wading is not allowed during bank sessions (entering the water is forbidden).
- Beat markers will be placed on both bank fishing venues on the morning of the competition sessions, so that vandals will not remove or destroy unattended markers.
- Competitors will fish for a period of 45 minutes on 4 different beats during bank fishing sessions.
- Upon arrival at the bank fishing venues competitors will draw a number from a hat in order to determine their starting position on the bank (beat number).
- Competitors will remain with the competitor that they have been paired with for the entire 3 hours of the bank session.
- One of our volunteers will serve as the controller for two competitors and will remain positioned between the two competitors.
- Competitors that ask controllers or spectators for advice and help, or receive material assistance during a competition session will be penalized.
- 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.
- 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 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 behind the boat being prohibited.
- Minn Kota Drogues (drift socks) will be provided and used for the boat fishing sessions.
- Competitors are responsible for providing their own PDFs and eye protection or arranging one ahead of time if a loaner is required.
- 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 must remain seated while fishing and may only stand while netting a fish.
- 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.
- Carpooling will be arranged for competitors as they travel both to and from all official events and during the 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. 28.2cm).
- Both competitors must visually verify the length of the fish.
- During boat sessions, all eligible fish must be measured and recorded on the competitor’s scoresheet and initialled by both competitors.
- 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 the scoring of points.
- Any fish that are hooked while the flies are in the water or as they are being retrieved back to the boat after the session ends, are NOT eligible for scoring points.
- The competition boats will be powered by electric motors.
- Competitors are prohibited from fishing in the out of bounds areas on Leighton Lake (the boundaries for the closed waters will be identified just prior to the start of the session).
- At the end of each boat fishing session, competitors are required to return to the docks in a timely manner in order to ensure that their group is able to depart on time.
SCORECARDS AND SCOREKEEPING:
- Competitors are responsible for providing their own pens for recording fish data and a Ziplock Bag for keeping their scorecards dry.
- Measuring troughs will be issued prior to the start of each session.
- Competitors are required to print neat and clearly, and keep their scorecards dry and readable for accurate scorekeeping purposes.
- For measuring purposes; the length will be from the tip of the nose to the tip in the tail (no squeezing of tails)
- All eligible fish caught during the bank sessions will be recorded by length in centimetres.
- The minimum length for scoring points is 20 centimetres.
- 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 on their scoresheet and the scoresheet must be initialed by the competitor before they can resume fishing.
- Unrecognizable handwriting of fish lengths on a scorecard will automatically be scored as the minimum size (20cm).
- Competitors must record the length of their fish and the time that it is caught.
- For the bank sessions, the assigned controller will record the length and time that each of their fish are caught.
- During the boat sessions, both competitors are required to initial each and every fish recorded on their boat partner’s scorecards immediately after it has been measured and confirmed to be 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 in the boats.
I will be sending more information in upcoming emails and on the page that was created for this event, as well as fly pattern advice and other tips that should prove to be helpful for those of you that haven’t fished the Kamloops lakes or British Columbia before…
We will go over the rules at the Competitor’s Meeting and answer any questions that you might have at that time, but please feel free to send me an email if you have any questions or need any assistance.
Best regards,
Todd Oishi
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