Suncoast Fly Fishers - 2024 Women's Tournament

Rules & Regulations

Maximum of two anglers per team

All anglers must sign the General Release of Liability and Waiver of Claims in order to participate in the Suncoast Fly Fishers Women’s Tournament

Registration and entry fees will be through the iangler website or app

Fishing boundaries are the West Coast of Florida only from the Southern tip of Sanibel Island to the Southern Edge of the Crystal River Power Plant Main Channel

USCG Licensed Captains are welcome to fish the tournament

Teams must use a team name, or a number will be assigned to them

The longest length for two fish in the approved categories measured (Combined measured length)

If the team uploads more than two fish pictures in the approved categories, the committee will take the two longest in length for prize categories

Calcutta goes to the team with the longest length for a single ladyfish

In the event of a tie, the team that uploads their pictures first would be declared the winner

All photos will be uploaded to the iangler app

A special ruler will be given, the ruler must be used in the tournament for measuring the fish

The nose of the fish must face to the left of the ruler on the ‘0’ mark and must be visible

Pinch tails are allowed

Fish will be measured rounded up to the closest quarter inch

All fish caught must be released alive

The measurement of the fish must be clearly seen in the picture, the entire fish must be visible in the picture

Fly only

No scent may be applied to the fly. No chumming with live or dead bait

Tournament anglers may not fish within 100 yards of any personal or vessel that is chumming or fishing with live or dead bait

Tournament anglers may not fish an area which has been chummed with live or dead bait within eight (8) hours of the person or vessel vacating the chummed area

Wade fishing is permitted. However, if wade fishing from a skiff/boat/paddle craft, both anglers must exit the skiff/boat/paddle craft. One angler is permitted to wade back to the skiff/boat and drive the skiff/boat back to the other angler/fishing area. For example, teams are not permitted to drop an angler off at one of a fishing area and then drive a distance away and anchor (i.e. leap frogging) nor drop an angler off to wade fish and then drift or pole a flat by herself. Respect and courtesy to all tournament and recreational anglers/boaters is mandatory

Approximately 200 yards distance must be given to all tournament anglers. If a skiff is poling a shoreline/flat, the second arriving team must approach the shoreline/flat from the stern of the skiff present upon arrival. Otherwise teams are expected to use the best judgement given the conditions (sun, wind and tide) to avoid cutting off another team.

There will be a Captains Meeting Friday, September 13, 2024. A member of the team is required to attend. TBA for location and time. Teams can pick up their captain bags at this time

Violation of rules may result in disqualification at the tournament committee’s discretion

Suncoast Fly Fishers reserves the right to deny participation in the Suncoast Fly Fishers Women’s Tournament to any angler based upon that angler’s prior unethical conduct in any other fishing tournament, violations Suncoast Fly Fishers rules, and or state/federal fishing regulations