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Competition Rules

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Competition Rules

Please note that all enquiries about the competition should be directed to:
Norwegian Forest Museum,
P.O.Box. 117,
N-2401 Elverum
Norway
Email: otl@skogmus.no
www.skogmus.no/hvaskjer/flytying/index.html
Telephone: + 47 62 40 90 19 /+ 47 62 40 90 00
Fax: + 47 62 40 90 50

Explanation of categories:

Categories 2012

1 Salmon Flies: Fully Dressed: The Jock Scott
This is the only category where you must tie a specific pattern. The pattern given by us must be followed. Hook: Mustad SL53U BL 2/0. Contact us if you need some hooks at no cost for you. A written pattern description must follow the fly. CITES-export-permit if needed.(There are noe CITES-material in this fly).
2 Salmon Flies: Fully Dressed: Open
Except from category 1 we do not accept fully dressed salmon flies in other categories than this. Hook: Mustad SL53U BL 2/0. Contact us if you need some hooks. A written pattern description must follow the fly. CITES-export- permit if needed.
3 Salmon Flies: Hair Winged: Open
All hairwinged salmon flies belong to this category. Hook: Mustad SL53U BL 2/0. Contact us if you need some hooks. A written pattern description must follow the fly. CITES-export-permit if needed.
4 Nymphs, emergers, pupas
We say that a fly is a nymph until it has left its nymphal skin. Waterbeetles, waterspiders, freshwater prawns, and other insectlooking underwaterbugs living in fresh water belongs in this category. Hook: Mustad. A written pattern description must follow the fly. CITES-export permit if needed.
5 Wet Flies
Traditional or new wetflies with quill-, hackle- or synthetic wings. We do not accept salmon flies in this category or flies tied on streamer-hooks. A written pattern description must follow the fly. Hook: Mustad single hook. CITES-export-permit if needed.
6 Streamers
A streamer is a fly that imitate a fish. Streamers are often tied on a long-shanked hook or an ordinary wetfly hook with a long wing. The wing or other part of a streamer is usually tied of hair, feathers, zonkerstrips or different kinds of synthetics. Streamers tied for use in salt water belongs in the SALTWATER FLIES category. Hook: Mustad. A written pattern description must follow the fly. CITES-export-permit if needed.
7 Saltwater Flies
This is the category for all flies intended for saltwater game fish. Typical saltwater flies includes imitations of prawns, crabs and other saltwater creatures. Saltwater flies are often tied on shining, stainless steel or nickelplated, rustproof hooks. Streamers originally constructed for use in fresh water, like Muddler Minnow, belongs in the STREAMER category. Hook: Mustad. A written pattern description must follow the fly. CITES-export-permit if needed.
8 Dry Flies
Traditional hackled pattern or an imitation of a fully hatched insect. Also dry flies like attractors, bombers, big salmon dry flies and imitations of landliving insects or floating, insect-looking bugs. Hook: Mustad. A written pattern description must follow the flies. CITES-export-permit if needed.
9 Open Class
The open class is for flies that do not fit in any of the other categories. Flies like deerhair mouse, double-hooked salmon- and seatrout-flies, tubeflies, poppers, etc. belongs in this category. Hook: Mustad. A written pattern description must follow the fly. CITES-export-permit if needed.
10 Super-realistic Flies
All super-realistic flies belongs in this category: Nymphs, super-realistic dry flies, crabs and crayfish, etc. Flies with no visible flytying and flies that contain animal parts from the creature that are imitated, will be disqualified. Hook: Mustad. A written pattern description must follow the fly. CITES export-permit if needed.

COMPETITION RULES 2012:

1. This competition is open to all fly tiers, both professional and amateurs. You can participate in one of the following 2 classes:

a): Junior: For tiers 16 years or younger.

b): Senior: For tiers 17 years or older.
2. Prizes: Junior: Tiers of the 3 best flies independent of categories, will receive medals. Tiers of the 10 best flies independent of categories will receive diplomas.

Prizes: Senior: Tiers of the 3 best flies in each catagory will receive medals. Tiers of the 10 best flies in each category will receive diplomas.
3. Each participant may enter only one fly in each category. You do not need to participate in all categories.
4. All flies in all 10 categories must be tied on a Mustad hook. It is not allowed to modify the hook. The finished fly must not be mounted on a piedestal, in an artificial enviroment, etc. Do not forget to write what kind of hook you have used in the pattern description.

We can supply you with a limited number of Mustad hooks which makes it possible to tie flies for all 10 categories of flies. please contact us.
5. Exept for category 1 (fully dressed salmon flies: The Blue Charm) you can tie a pattern of your choice in categories 2 to 10.
6. Flies with feathers and fur from animals mentioned in the CITES appendixes, (jungle cock, parrots, bustard, owls, etc.), must have a CITES export-permit to document the legality of the material used. If an export permit (original document – no copy) does not follow flies containing “CITES-materials”, the fly will be disqualified.

Ask your local custom officer how to get a CITES export-permit.
7. All flies must be clearly marked with:

a): Category entered (1 – 10).

b): Name of the fly.

c): A written description in English of the feathers, hairs, etc. used in the

fly.  (Pattern).

d): Your name, age, address and e-mail.

e): Classes according to your age: a) Junior. b) Senior.
8. Please use one sheet of paper for each fly when you write the pattern description and the other information. Do not forget your name, address and e-mail. Use a type-writer or a print from a PC – no handwriting.
9. Deadline: January 31th. 2012. Please check this web-site for the latest up-to-date information.
10. Flies entered in the competition are the property of the Norwegian Forest Museum.
11. Flies that are entered in the wrong category, will be disqualified.
12. All correspondence must be in English.
13. On your package: Write Fishing Flies as the contents of the package, and use the green custom declaration label CN 22 that are available at your local post office. Important: On the CN 22 label you should write that the fly/flies are a gift to the Norwegian Forest Museum. You must also state the value of the flies.
14. The flies must be sent to:

The Norwegian Forest Museum

P.O. Box 117

N-2401 Elverum

Norway

 Email: otl@skogmus.no

http://www.skogmus.no/innhold/jf/MSO/MSO_engelsk/Innhold.html

Telephone: + 47 62 40 90 19 /  +47 95 99 85 57

Fax: + 47 62 40 90 50

Category 1:

Category 1: The Jock Scott

From: George M. Kelson: The Salmon Fly.

Hook: Mustad SL53U BL 2/0
Tag: Silver twist and light yellow silk.
Tail: A topping and Indian Crow (CITIES or substitute).
Butt: Black ostrich herl.
Body: In two equal sections:
Section 1: Of yellow silk (Butter-cup colour) ribbed with narrow silver tinsel, and body veiling of Toucan (CITIES or substitute. Swainson’s toucan allowed) above and below, and black herl.
Section 2: Black silk, ribbed with broad silver tinsel.
Hackle: A natural black hackle, from centre (from the 2nd part of the body with black silk).
Throat: Gallina or Guinea Fowl.
Wings: Two strips of black Turkey with white tips, Golden Pheasant tail, Bustard (CITIES or substitute), grey Mallard, Peacock (sword feather), Swan dyed blue and yellow, Red Macaw (CITIES or substitute), Mallard and a topping.
Sides: Jungle Cock (CITES-certificate or substitute. We will accept sections of black and white (Barred) Summer Duck as a Jungle Cock-substitute).
Horns: Blue Macaw (CITES-certificate or substitute).
Head: Black ostrich herl behind a lacquered head.

Anatomy
and Proportions of a Fully Dressed

Salmon Fly.

The drawing shows the anatomical parts of a fully dressed salmon fly. With minor adjustments you can
use this drawing for the anatomy and proportions of
all fully dressed salmon flies.
Roof:
 Width: ½ of outer wing. Length: Equal
to the main wing.
Main wing:
 Width: Equal to the hook gape. Length: To the point
where the tail and topping meet.
Outer wing (shoulder):
 Length: 2/3 of the main wing
Side:
 Length: ½ to 1/3 of the main wing.
Cheek:
 Length: ½ of the side.
Tail:
 Length: 1 ½ of the hook gape.
Tail veiling:
 Length: ½ of the tail.
Tag:
 Length: The same as the distance between the barb -
hook-point.
Horns:
 Length: Equal to the main wing.
Ribbing:
 5 turns with round or oval tinsel. In some patterns,
3 turns in some body segments. Start and ends under the
shank.
Body hackle:
 Max length: As the hook – gape. The body-hackle shall
start at the 2nd turn of the ribbing. The body hackle
shall be evenly tapered toward the front of the fly.
Throat hackle:
 Length: Slightly longer than the body-hackle. ½
of the distance between the eye and hook point, or 1 1/2
hook-gape.
Head:
 Rather small and evenly tapered. Glossy finish.
Butt:
 Shall start where the tag ends. In some patterns you
might have up to 3 butts along the body. These are called
joints.
Topping:
 Shall follow the roof or top of the main wing. Length:
To the point where the main wing and tail meet.
List of
the Most Common “CITES-species”

used for Flytying

We demand a CITES-export permit if you use feathers or furs from animals mentioned in the CITES-lists. Flies tied with feathers mentioned in the CITES-lists will be disqualified if there is no CITES-export permit.

Ask your local custom officer how to get a CITES-export-permit.

Below you will find a list of the most common CITES-species used by flytiers. The list is not complete. For complete CITES-lists, read the following book: Checklist of CITES-Species 1996.

  • Scarlet Ibis
  • Flamingos
  • Egyptian Goose
  • Laysan Duck
  • Garganey
  • All Condors
  • All birds og pray
  • All Owls
  • Great Argus Pheasant
  • Tibetan Eared Pheasant
  • Jungle Cock
  • Blood Pheasant
  • Green Peafowl
  • Palawan Peacock-Pheasant
  • Germnain´s Peacock-Pheasant
  • Malay Peacock-Pheasant
  • Elliot´s Pheasant
  • Bar-tailed Pheasant
  • Mikado Pheasant
  • All Bustards
  • All Parrots
  • Blue Chatterer
  • Cotinga Maculata is forbidden. All other cotingas allowed.
  • All Cock og the Rocks
  • All Cranes
  • Most Toucans (Swainson’s toucan allowed)
  • Little Egret
  • Most Weavers
  • All Primates
  • Grey Wolf
  • All Bears

Here is a list of interesting flytying links:

If you know about other interesting links, please innform
us: otl@skogmus.no

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