I.C.S.F. Fly Casting Competition Rules
Base on the associated organizations The Federation Casting Sports of the CIPS (FCS)
Japan Casting Association(JCA), and the International Casting Federation (ICF). Edition 1997
Revised STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN ,JANUARY 26, 1997
By SPORT FISHING ASSOCIATION (SINGAPORE)

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Event 1 Fly Accuracy

Rod:
Ordinary fishing rod maximum length 3.00 meters. Standard flyrod rings or guides.
Reel:
Standard fly fishing reel, or self-made real corresponding to standard. Reel fastened to rod, line fastened to the reel. Reel to carry all backing, the whole fly line including the leader.
Line:
Standard fly fishing line or similar line, minimum length 13.5 meters. Backing unrestricted. Metal and similar inlays prohibited.
Leader:
Minimum length 1.80 meters.
Fly:
(Fly will be provided) Standard tournament fly, size 10, without hook. Hackle diameters 16-20mm, to be tied in approved dry-fly style, to be furnished by the arranging organization in white, yellow or red (Bright colour, contrast with background). No trimming of the flies allowed. An unrestricted number of flies could be usedby loss.
Platform:
Minimum length 1.50 meters long and 1.20 meters wide, 0.50 meters high over the ground.
 
Targets:
5 hollow discs, 0.60 meters diameters, made from plastic or metal, with turned edge 3 cm high. Color: dark - black, green, blue or brown, filled with water.
 
Court:
Disk no 1. to the left of the caster. 8 meters from the upper middle front edge of the platform. Disk no 5. to the right, 13 meters from the upper middle front edge of the platform. Disc 2,3 and 4 on a straight line between no 1. and no 5. Disc no 3. always placed directly in front of the platform. All distances to the targets to be measured from the upper middle front edge of the platform to the centers of the target discs. Distance between the centers of the target discs to be 1.80 meters.

 

Dry Fly
Round:
Caster must start with fly in hand and rod-length fly-line,(no loose fly-line at reel) leader not included. Dry fly casting one try at time on each target in the following order. 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 - 5. At least one false cast shall be made between each score or lay of the fly. All ten targets to be cast to in the consecutive order given, or as many as time permits. Fly line may only be shortened or lengthened during false casting, with rod in motion, no stripping of the line from the reel allowed when rod is not in casting motion. Improper strip or shortened of the line shall make the next cast non-scoring.
Wet Fly
Round:
Having completed the dry fly round, the caster pulls the fly line back into evel with disc no 1. then the caster makes two rounds, one wet fly cast at a time on each target in consecutive order 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5. Line may be pulled in to shorten length between targets no 5. and no 1., but no blind or false casting allowed between casts on targets.
Casting:
Casting contrary to regulations (such as repeatedly touching the ground with the leader or the fly line) the Caster will be warned and by ignorance the caster can expect to be scored zero. Should the fly, caused by bad floor or grass conditions, during wetfly round, hang, is it up to the international judge to decide if the caster should be given one more try.
 
Time: Time limit 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
 
Score: Each hit in target scores 5 points. Maximum score 100 points. Edge of the discs to be counted as the target.
General:
During dry fly- and wet fly-rounds the caster shall stand with at least one foot directly adjacent to the front of the platform.

Fly Accuracy Station

 

Event 2 Fly Distance Single Handed

ROD:
Maximum length 3.00 meters.
Reel:
Any reel. Reel fastened to rod, line fastened to the reel. Reel to carry all backing, the whole fly line including the leader.
Line:
Any line, in whole or spliced from separate bits. Metal or similar inlays prohibited.
Men and Boys: Minimum length 15.00 meters. Maximum weight 38 gram.
Ladies and Girls: Minimum length 13.50 meters. Maximum weight 34 gram.
Leader:
Minimum length 1.80 meters. Maximum length 3.00 meters.
Fly:
Same as event no 1. 
Platform:
Same as event no 1.
Court:
At 100 meters distance, the court is 50 meters wide, measured at a right angle to the perpendicular axis from the center of the platform.
Time:
Time limit 6 minutes.
Score:
Longest cast to win the event, two longest casts added to score for combination. 1.00 meter = 1 point.
General:
The line may be pulled out outside the court during the casting of the previous caster.

Single Handed Fly Distance Casting