NorCal's top kayak anglers will be competing for big prizes, fun, and braggin' rights as they fish year long to catch the biggest fish of 10 different local species

                 


                        

Prize categories:  1st - 3rd place overall finishers and biggest individual fish of each species.

1st-3rd place prizes TBD


1. All fish entered must be caught from a kayak, without the aid of a powerboat and using methods deemed legal by the California Department of Fish and Game.

2. Photographic evidence of fish size (length) must be provided. For sturgeon, in the absence of a photo of the fish against a measuring device, a photo of the fish against an object of known size along with measurement that is witnessed and verified by another person in the pool will suffice.

3. Fish caught prior to January 1, 2010 are ineligible. Fish caught prior to payment of entry fees are also ineligible.

4. All fish entered must be caught south of the California/Oregon border and north of the southern borders of the following counties Monterey, Kings, Tulare and Inyo.

5. The pool covers the following twenty species: Sturgeon, Salmon, Halibut, Rockfish, Cabezon, Lingcod, Striped Bass, Large Mouth Bass, Small Mouth Bass, Trout, Kokanee, Catfish, Panfish, Spotted Bass, Steelhead, White Seabass, Flounder, Greenling, and Surf Perch.

6. No out off season, oversize or undersize (fish larger than the legal limit or smaller then the legal limit per species) may be entered. All local water rules must be followed.

7. The biggest fish from each angler's top ten species will be used towards the anglers total points.

8. The anglers fish for each individual species will be entered into a per species pool.

9. Trout are defined as the following common names (brown trout, brook trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, golden trout, and dolly varden)

10. Panfish are defined as the following common names (freshwater sunfish, crappie, yellow perch).

11. Entries must be posted within 2 weeks of being caught and photographed. No "hoarding"  of entries.




1st - 10th place finishers for the overall kayak angler of the year will win prizes.

Biggest individual fish of each species will be awarded a prize.


Measuring Guidelines

DFG rules state that measurements "should be taken in a straight line with the mouth closed(1.62 CCR, Title 14)."

Example of a good measurement



An example of a bad measurement



Bad measurements will be disqualified!

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