With just a few days before the start of this event, I'd like to mention a few items that require your attention.
SCOREKEEPING EQUIPMENT
I’d like to remind everyone to bring along your own pen(s) for recording your fish on the scorecards that will be provided to the competitors at the Captains Meeting next Wednesday evening at Logan Lake Golf Club. You will also be responsible for providing your own large Ziploc Bag for keeping your scorecards dry (scorecards are printed on 9” X 11” paper sheets). Competitors are also required to have a time piece or watch for recording the time of their catch. Competitors will synchronize their time pieces prior to the start of each session, so they can adhere to the start and stop times for all 5 sessions, which are noted on the schedule that can be found on the official website for this event:
http://flyfishingchampionship.com/nalsffc_017.htmSAFETY EQUIPMENT
Please remember to bring your life jackets and a spare one that you might have to loan to those that might need to borrow one. PFDs are mandatory for official practice and all competition sessions, and must be worn at all times while near the water's edge or in a boat. Please contact Todd Oishi as soon as possible if you need to borrow one. Eye protection (sunglasses or safety glasses) must be worn at all times during the sessions, as there is a distinct chance of injury due to the close proximity of your boat partner while casting and playing fish.
DROGUES
It is the responsibility of all competitors to provide their own drogues for this event, but I will have several loaners on hand for those that don't have one. I would also like to request that the competitors that have a spare drogue bring them along, so we ensure that there will be one for every boat. All loaner drogues will be assigned to a specific group, but please write your names on your drogue, so we can make sure that it will be returned to you at the conclusion of this event. We will only require 5 drogues per group, so at least 3 spare drogues will be assigned to each group in order to ensure that every boat will have one.
FOOD AND SNACKS
We will be providing each competitor with a bottle of water, snack, a piece of fruit and lunches on the 3 competition days, and the dinner at the Closing Ceremonies Banquet, which are included in your entry fees. It is the responsibility of the teams to provide additional drinking water and snacks for their team members. Please remember to carry a few extra bottles in your packs or refill your water bottle at the resorts, so you will stay hydrated!
AUCTION ITEMS
Please don’t forget about bringing your team’s item(s) for the auction (team and individual donations for the auction are always very much appreciated) to the Closing Ceremonies on Saturday evening at Corbett Lake Lodge. And please don’t forget to bring along your cheque book or cash and bid generously, as the proceeds of this event go to B.C. Children’s Hospital. Your donations and generosity goes a long ways towards helping the kids!
THWART BOARDS
The thwart boards will be delivered to the resorts on Saturday evening and very early Sunday morning, so they will be on hand for official practice sessions. Please remember to remove them from the boats and place and stack them neatly on the shore where you originally found them.
RESORT PAYMENTS AND BOATER OPERATOR LICENSES
Please remember to stop by the ranch house above Batstone Lake and the lodge at Corbett Lake to prepay the resort owners for your time spent on these private lakes. Those that don't have a boaters license should take the time to complete a brief questionnaire to qualify you to operate the resorts boats at Tunkwa and Roche Lake. Boaters Licenses are not required on the private lakes.
Please feel free contact me if you have any questions or require any assistance in your preparations and to make your time spent at this event as enjoyable as possible!
Safe travels and tight lines!
Todd Oishi - Head Organizer of the North American Loch-Style Fly Fishing Championships
P.S. Team captains: An email was sent this evening, so please ensure that all of your team members received and read today's update, and forward it to those that haven't, as I am still missing a few of the competitors information on my mailing list...
