Troutmasters at Stonebridge

Junior Troutmasters Championship is supported by Trout Fisherman Magazine, Hardy Grays, Snowby, Iain Barr, Nick Holdstead, Peter Appleby, Jeff Metcalfe, Dragon Fly and Sinnington and Costa Springs Trout Farms.

Please arrive by 8am to register on Saturday 24 July 2010.

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There will be two semi finals held on Saturday and one semi final on Sunday morning with the championship final to be held on Sunday afternoon. On Saturday morning there will be a draw to determine which semi final each finalist will fish. The first 4 from each semi final will go forward to the championship final on Sunday afternoon.
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The winner of the final hour will be the Junior Troutmasters Champion 2010.

Troutmaster Junior Championship Rules

1) Only official stewards and finalists will be allowed at the waterside.

2) Each finalist will be supplied with unhooking forceps if required.

3) The first trout landed will be timed and recorded in a souvenir finalist card (all trout will be counted and the timing of the first fish will be used in the event of a draw).

4) The only time a finalist can receive assistance from a steward is if they are tangled (this rule has been introduced to allow for younger and less experienced anglers).

5) Landed trout must be unhooked whilst still in the net and the water. Once unhooked, a steward will release the trout back to the water (this allows for minimum handling of the trout).

6) There will be two senior stewards to release any doubles landed.

7) Under no circumstances will barbed hooks be allowed. Stewards will make random hook checks throughout the competition. Any finalist found using a barbed hook will be disqualified.

8) The final will start on the sound of two blasts of the horn, which will resound every twenty minutes to signify moving to the next peg. Any finalist who has a trout on at the sound of the horn must signal to the steward to be permitted to finish landing the trout.

9) Any deeply hooked trout will be dispatched by the steward.

10) No boobies are permitted.

11) Protective eye wear must be worn at all times whilst taking part in the competition (polarised sunglasses are available on site for £15 with a complimentary case).

Recommendations - Before the final, squash or remove all barbs on hooks.

Both Troutmasters and the fishery reserve the right to change any rules at anytime.