2014 B.C. Provincial Youth Fly Fishing Championships
September 20 & 21, 2014
The Innovative Fly Fisher Forum and Fly Fishing Canada are proud to host the 2014 B.C. Provincial Youth Fly Fishing Championships in the Maple Ridge on September 20 & 21, 2014. The 4 sessions of this year’s provincial championship will be held on 2 lake venues and 2 river venue. This year's championshup should prove to be a fun and informative experience for all who attend.
The top 12 competitors at this year's championship will qualify for a spot on the 2015 Canadian Youth National Fly Fishing Team, which travels throughout North America and overseas to compete and represent Canada at a number of local, national, and international competitions and conservation symposiums. Competitors should already know how to fly fish and must have a good understanding of knots, casting, and how to catch and release fish. Competitors are responsible for providing their own waders, fly fishing equipment, and flies.
Details about this year’s competition:- Competitors must be 13-18 years old at some point during the year of the competition (2014)
- Entry fee: $25.00 per person (transportation and 2 boxed lunches are included with entry fees)
- Registration for this year’s event is based on a first-come, first-served basis
- Maximum number of participants: 24 competitors
- Registration closes at 9:00am on September 13, 2014
- There is a total of 4 sessions of competition (2 per day) within the championship
- Each session consists of 3 hours of angling
- Stillwater sessions will be fished from boats
- Floating and sinking devices are not allowed (strike indicators and splitshot)
- Eligible fish species: Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, White Fish and Northern Pike Minnow
- All fishing must be performed with a single, barbless fly, and on a catch & release basis
- Fly Fishing Canada’s Competition Rules for 2011 apply
- Competition Venues have a no-fish-policy, for all competitors and their associates, that is in affect starting 8:00am on Saturday, September 13, 2014
Schedule for Saturday, September 20th:
Session 1: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Lunch break and relocation to next venue
Session2: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Schedule for Sunday, September 21st:
Session 3: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Lunch break and relocation to next venue
Session 4: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Contact Todd Oishi at:
info@innovativeflyfisher.com to register, or to offer your services as a volunteer or to become an official sponsor of this event.
Competition Venues for the B.C. Provincial Youth Fly Fishing Championships:Lake Venues:The names of the 2 lake venues will be announced 30 days before the competition (please stayed tuned for that announcement)
Both of the competition lakes have a healthy stock of small, wild cutthroat trout and stocked rainbow trout. They are fairly sheltered from the wind, and it's possible to row from end to end on either lake in less than 10 minutes. Fish tend to be distributed fairly evenly throughout these lakes, with the smaller cutthroat and trout being found amongst the weedbeds and shoreline, and the larger fish cruising along the drop-offs and in the shallows.
Black and olive Wooly Buggers, Rolled Muddler Minnows, Shrimp patterns, Pheasant Tail Nymphs, Dubbed Leeches, Carrie Specials, Black Boobies, Dragonfly and Damselfly Nymphs, as well as a variety of small dry flies (size no. 12 - 16) tend to be very productive in these lakes.
River Venues:The names of the 2 river venues and locations of the competition beats will be announced closer to the date of the competition, and a map identifying the beats will then be forwarded in private emails to all of the competitors.
Streamers (black, olive, and white Woolly Buggers, and Rolled Muddler Minnows), egg patterns, and heavily-weighted nymphs (Pheasant Tail Nymphs, Gold Ribbed Hares Ears, and Czech Nymphs) have proved to be very effective for targeting the Cutthroat and Rainbow Trout, Northern Pike Minnow, and Mountain Whitefish that inhabit both of these rivers.
Please stay tuned for further announcements and updates...
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