RULES

The Rules can be downloaded here: Competition Rules 2015 English

 

2nd FIPS-Mouche Masters Fly Fishing Championship
Galway, Ireland 13-18 June 2016

RULE MODIFICATIONS

FIPS-Mouche has appointed Ireland to be the host country for the 2nd FIPS-Mouche Masters Fly Fishing Championship to be held in Galway, Ireland

These Rule Modifications apply to the latest published FIPS-Mouche Competition Rules.

Article 2 : General Information

2.2. Add: Two sessions will be held in loughs, bank fishing, wading allowed. Two sessions will be held in loughs , boat fishing

Article 9: Bank Fishing Competitions

9.3. Change: The beats will be an average of 50 m with buffer zones of 5 meters.

9.8 : Wading is allowed on the sectors  and chest waders may be worn.

Article 10: Boat fishing competions

10.4 Change: Boats will be launched 15 minutes before the start of the session on lough Inagh and 30 minutes before the start of the session on Lough Corrib.

10.6 add: in each boat the anglers can sit on a provided plank.

10.9 add:No drogues are allowed, motors will be max. 9.9 HP, life jackets are compulsory and must be provided by the competitors; cartridges will be on sale in the hotel or nearby.

Article 11: Duration of events, scoring and practice sessions

11.3. Add: The hours for fishing will be in the program of the championship: from 09:30 to 12:30 and from 15:00 to 18:00

11.4. Add: All official practice will be catch and release, the schedule and rotation of practice beats will be in the programme of championship.

Article 25: Eligible fish

25.1. Add:

Eligible fish species:

Brown Trout (Salmo Trutta Fario), Seatrout (Salmo Trutta Trutta) and Salmon (Salmo Salar)

All fish with a minimum length of 200 mm.

Measuring will be done from the tip of the nose to the extremities of the tail, squeezed together.

Article 30: Landing nets

30.2. Change: Fully extended, a landing net may not exceed 150 cm

Annex A Rotation Matrix.

  • Sector I Lough Corrib ( Corn a Mona)              Boat fishing
  • Sector II Lough Muck                                        Bank fishing
  • Sector III Lough Inagh                                      Boat fishing
  • Sector IV Lough Fee                                         Bank Fishing

Rotation Matrix between Sectors

GROUPS Wednesday 15/9 AM Wednesday 15/9 PM Friday       17/9 AM Friday      17/9 PM
A I II III IV
B II III IV I
C III IV I II
D IV I II III