Catch and Release Competition Rules

1. To fish you will need a day permit or season ticket
2.  Fishing will start at 9.30am and end at 4.0pm. Fish hooked before 4.0pm can be landed and count. Fish hooked after 4.0pm will NOT count.
3. Greatest number of fish landed decides the winner and placings. Rainbows and Browns count.
4. In the event of a tie between two or more anglers, the winner is the angler who caught the first fish
5. For a fish to count the angler must show a photograph of the fish in the net or beached if no net used. Digital photo either on phone or camera.
6. If the angler holds the relevant permit, then the angler, if he wishes may take up to 5 fish, but a photo must still be taken of each fish straight after landing for it to count.
7. Barbless hooks or crimped barbs only.
8. Anglers: –

• May have up to 3 rods set-up, but only use one at any time
• Full floating line only, ie no sink tip, sinking line or sinking polyleader
• No more than 3 flies on a leader
• Single hooks only and no tandem flies
• Wading allowed up to thigh depth (must be visible gap above water surface)
• No angler to fish within 15m of another angle

9.Please ensure you record your catch return