The MFFA 2009 Angling Awards are being held again this year.  It's time to consider entering your big fish for the year.  You can download a single fish entry form here , a double entry form here , and a quad entry form here .

Please keep in mind the following rules:

1. Entries must be emailed or hand delivered to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or mailed to:

   MFFA
   PO Box 43004 RPO Kildonan Place
   Winnipeg, MB
   R2C 5G5

2. Entries must be mailed or received by 28 Feb 2010; the last Tuesday of February
3. Entries are only for fish caught via fly fishing in 2009
4. Entries are only accepted for fish caught by club members
5. Medals are only awarded to fish caught in Manitoba.  Certificates are awarded for fish caught outside Manitoba
6. Only one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal will be awarded to a member for each species taken.  If you've won a gold medal for a rainbow trout before, and you wain again, you will receive a certificate, not a medal.
7. Fish caught in pay to fish facilities are not eligible
8. Members can only enter one fish per species
9. All fish entered for all awards must exceed species specific minimal size limits outlined below

Conversion and Minimum Size Table

Not all fish species grow to the same size.  To recognize this, all entries are scaled by a conversion factor.  For example, these conversion factors put a trophy size 14 inch perch (1400 points) in proper perspective when compared to a relatively common 20 inch pike (580 points).  The above conversion factors will be applied to all fish entered for the Fly Fisher and Kingfisher awards.  The length of each fish will be multiplied by its specific species conversion factor to determine its score.

Please consider submitting photos of yoru fish for inclusion in upcoming newsletters.  Good luck!