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 |