Your first event starts here.
You don’t need a perfect setup to start learning. Use this guide to prepare, then follow the current official event rules for all requirements.
- Pick your event. Read the schedule, registration instructions, boundaries, launch times, and submission deadlines.
- Read the rules. Confirm eligible species, measuring equipment, photo requirements, identifiers, safety equipment, and permitted launches. Event rules take priority over this general guide.
- Practice before tournament day. Learn the scoring app, photograph a fish on your measuring board, and review how to submit a catch. Do not assume a saved photo has been submitted.
- Prepare your equipment. Check your PFD, required safety gear, phone charge, measuring board, identifier, and weather plan.
- Plan your day. Confirm lawful access, event boundaries, weather conditions, and all deadlines. Give yourself time to return and submit catches.
- Ask questions early. Contact the director before the event if a rule or boundary is unclear.
Official trail rules · Schedule · Request a volunteer buddy
Buddy matching is subject to volunteer availability. It is not a guided trip or a substitute for the official rules.