One month left to send in flies for Open German Championship in Fly Tying

This is an open championship so all can participate! That means the Championship in Fly Tying is also open for international competitors. Members of the jury and the organizers are excluded from participation.

Categories
1.Dry Fly (required pattern)
March Brown as shown here: http://howtoflyfish.orvis.com/fly-tying-videos/dry-flies/721-march-brown-dry
Hook: Daiichi or your own choice, in size 12

1a. Dry Fly
Your own pattern, Hook: Daiichi or your own choice
Both dry flies (1 and 1a) will be judged together. If only one fly is submitted in the overall category, the entry will not be judged.

2. Streamer
Two flies must be submitted to compete in the “Streamer” category: a large streamer (for pike or salmon, for example) and a smaller streamer (for trout, bass, chub, etc.) about 5 cm (2″) long.
Hook: Daiichi or your own choice
If only one fly is submitted in this category, the entry will not be judged.

3. Realistic Fly
Only realistic patterns representing the insect world and which are suitable for fishing should be submitted. Excluded are spiders (being arachnids and not insects), scorpions, or other life forms which may be readily imitated, but are not useful for fly fishing.
Hook: Daiichi or your own choice

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Regulations
For the “Dry Fly” category, one pattern is required and a second should be your own pattern. This means that the contestant must submit two flies, the required pattern and his or her own pattern.
Two flies must be submitted to compete in the “Streamer” category: a large streamer (for pike or salmon, for example) and a smaller streamer (for trout, bass, chub, etc.) about 5 cm (2″) long.
It is not required that the flies be tyed on Daiichi hooks. Any brand of hook can be used in all categories if the participant cannot obtain Daiichi hooks.
A fly tyer can compete in all categories.
Very important: participants must follow the requirements, otherwise the submitted fly patterns will not be evaluated, that is, they will be disqualified.
The submission date has been extended. The flies can be submitted up to the beginning of the evaluation. That means, the flies should be sent such that they arrive on 29 March 2017 at the latest

Jury and Evaluation of the Submitted Flies
The jury will evaluate the flies during the 2017 EWF. Until then, the identity of the jury members will be known only to the coordinator.

Awards
After the flies are judged, every participant will receive a promotional package of Daiichi hooks. The three top participants in each category will receive a certificate, a medal, and they will appear in a German fly-fishing magazine.

Submissions
Participants must submit, to the address below, each fly packaged separately. Included with each fly must be a detailed fly-tying recipe (tying instructions) and a filled-out application. If a contestant ties several flies, they can be in a single container, but each fly must be separately packaged together with the corresponding tying recipe and filled-out application.

Application
To download the Application Form (a PDF file) click here: Application Form and follow your browser’s directions for downloading to your computer.

Entry Deadline: Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Submissions to be send to:
Adrian Bontza
Gartenstraße 29
85757 Karlsfeld
GERMANY
e-mail: bontza@t-online.de

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