Author Topic: August 20 - Trojan Pond Fund-raising Fly Fishing Tournament (Read 735 times)

Todd Oishi · « **on:** August 22, 2011, 11:18:53 AM »

I competed at the Trojan Pond Fund Raising Fly Fishing Tournament this past weekend (same venue as the B.C. Loch-Style competition). It was a great competition and a fantastic fund raiser. The weather was stellar (fished in shorts, sandals and t-shirts) with a fair number of teams showing up for this year's competition (32 two-man teams).

My team struggled during the morning session with mediocre results (middle of the pack and a long-shot at a top 10 finish), but we fought back with a strong performance during the afternoon session (17 trout) to take 2nd place overall. For me, this was another valuable lesson in perseverence and never giving up hope on yourself our your team...

Dejon Hamann · « **Reply #1 on:** August 22, 2011, 11:25:06 AM »

Congrats guys!

Aaron Laing · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2011, 02:50:02 PM »

Well done, Todd! It was tough for many of us in both sessions. Good on you for getting on top of the fish and zeroing in on the depth and retrieve in the afternoon session.

Two of our competitive Team Mustang members, Randy Paskall and Randy Patton, managed to come third overall on the basis of a strong first session, so congrats to them as well--although I'm going to get sick of having to listen to the two of them rub it in every time we get together.

My team, Norm Godding and myself, had a tough go as well but were fortunate enough to finish tenth overall. For us the second session should have brought us up in the standings, but too many lost fish just killed us--definitely room for improvement there.

A great tournament with funds going to a worth cause. I'm already looking forward to next year's.

Aaron

Bj Haegele · « **Reply #3 on:** August 22, 2011, 04:54:54 PM »

Nothing more rewarding than taking something you are passionate about and applying it for the greater good. Great job.

Chris Puchniak · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2011, 07:22:11 PM »

Great event for sure. Had an excellent first session, but a weak last session.

Had a good time doing the event with my dad - but I brought him into it not for competing (despite it being a competition

, just for getting out and fishing at a fun event for a great cause. For a 69-year old guy that only fishes once every five years maximum, I think it was a tad overwhelming for him. Not in a negative way, as to disliking it - matter of fact, I think he found why I like it so much (which is what I wanted to show him). But his casting is like my golf swing... And I don't ever golf. Enough said.

He's more used to kicking around in a float tube and making 40-foot casts. Lol.

Next year he may not return simply because he wants me to go more hard core, and not worry so much about HIS fishing (Cripe - you should have seen some of the 30-year leaders he was pulling out of his fishing vest, wanting to use... "No way in hell are you using that Dad... give me that Rod. And here, use these flies - forget those 30-year old flies I tied when I was 10!" I can't help but laugh at it all now!). But we'll see. Competing at the high level is important, but is always superceded by family!

Chris Smith · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2011, 10:00:44 PM »

Sounds like a stellar event ! Congrats to all.

Jeremiah Hamilton · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2011, 07:10:33 AM »

Great Job Todd and Aaron!!

And Chris "Competing at the high level is important, but is always superceded by family!" that statement right there is why you are part of the Mergansers, Ivo, Arron, G and I all feel the same. Great JOB!!

Todd Oishi · « **Reply #7 on:** August 24, 2011, 08:46:08 PM »

Thanks guys!!!

Here's the stats from this year's tournament:

1.   John Wilkinson / Darren Webb: 1036 Points. 25 Fish ( 22 fish in AM: 3 fish in PM)

2.   Todd Oishi / John Nishi: 889 Points. 23 Fish ( 7 fish in AM: 16 fish in PM)

3.   Randy Paskell / Randy Patton: 667 Points. 16 Fish ( 14 fish in AM: 2 fish in PM)

4.   Ted Gagel / Robert Ramsay: 644 Points. 15 Fish ( 10 fish in AM: 5 fish in PM)

5.   Brian Anderson / Richard Anderson: 531 Points. 10 Fish ( 10 fish in AM: 0 fish in PM)

6.   Lloyd Horwood / Brett Horwood: 517 Points. 13 Fish ( 11 fish in AM: 2 fish in PM)

7.   Nick Basok / Dean Worrall: 501 Points. 10 Fish ( 2 fish in AM: 8 fish in PM)

8.   Deb Paskell / Trevor Shpeley: 495 Points. 13 Fish ( 11 fish in AM: 2 fish in PM)

9.   Pete Kauhausen / Sandy Hamilton: 468 Points. 11 Fish ( 6 fish in AM: 5 fish in PM)

10.   Ken Hartt / Kelly MacNeil: 461 Points. 10 Fish ( 5 fish in AM: 5 fish in PM)

11.   Norm Godding / Aaron Laing: 427 Points. 10 Fish ( 4 fish in AM: 6 fish in PM)

12.   Gord Dykstra / Robert Webb: 411 Points. 11 Fish ( 7 fish in AM: 4 fish in PM)

13.   Paul Davidson / Devin Ramsay: 368 Points. 10 Fish ( 7 fish in AM: 3 fish in PM)

14.   Peter Chand / Curtis Watson: 349 Points. 9 Fish ( 6 fish in AM: 3 fish in PM)

15.   Colette Stroud / Robert Stroud: 315 Points. 9 Fish ( 7 fish in AM: 2 fish in PM)

16.   Sunny Vanderkloof/Wayne Yoshizawa: 312 Points. 8 Fish (3 fish in AM: 5 fish in PM)

17.   Chris Puchniak / Clare Puchniak: 283 Points. 7 Fish ( 6 fish in AM: 1 fish in PM)

18.   John Lion / Jim Lion: 238 Points. 5 Fish ( 4 fish in AM: 1 fish in PM)

19.   Garry Mydlak / Chuck Anderson: 225 Points. 5 Fish ( 3 fish in AM: 2 fish in PM)

20.   Jeff Brunzell / Tony Moore: 224 Points. 5 Fish ( 5 fish in AM: 0 fish in PM)

21.   Ron Boudreau / Dan Boudreau: 221 Points. 6 Fish ( 5 fish in AM: 1 fish in PM)

22.   Dan Lockwood / David Parsons: 216 Points. 6 Fish ( 5 fish in AM: 1 fish in PM)

23.   Ryan Anderson / Bayne Ryshak: 212 Points. 6 Fish ( 5 fish in AM: 1 fish in PM)

24.   Ron Woolf/ Corry Goumans: 193 Points. 5 Fish ( 4 fish in AM: 1 fish in PM)

25.   Mike Porier / Bob Bogula: 178 Points. 5 Fish ( 5 fish in AM: 0 fish in PM)

26.   Gord Bacon / Marion Bacon: 156 Points. 4 Fish ( 2 fish in AM: 2 fish in PM)

27.   Bob Tarry / Coery Jubinville: 152 Points. 3 Fish ( 2 fish in AM: 1 fish in PM)

28.   Vince Agostino / Raffi Feters: 151 Points. 4 Fish ( 1 fish in AM: 3 fish in PM)

29.   David Heine / Robert Viala: 121 Points. 2 Fish ( 1 fish in AM: 1 fish in PM)

30.   Gary Sedore / Sharon Sedore: 83 Points. 2 Fish ( 2 fish in AM: 0 fish in PM)

31.   Peter Marton / Bill Stanley: 81 Points. 2 Fish ( 1 fish in AM: 1 fish in PM)

32.   Ron Elliot / Ron Katrichak: 38 Points. 1 Fish ( 1 fish in AM: 0 fish in PM)

Mark Hanes · « **Reply #8 on:** August 25, 2011, 09:09:01 AM »

Todd,

How do the points work? Is it just total CM?

Todd Oishi · « **Reply #9 on:** August 25, 2011, 09:37:59 AM »

Yes, the score is based solely on the cumulative total of the length of the fish in centimeters...

Mark Hanes · « **Reply #10 on:** August 25, 2011, 09:41:03 AM »

Wow that makes the average fish for the winning team about 41 CM. That is one impressive fishery.

Todd Oishi · « **Reply #11 on:** August 25, 2011, 10:08:44 AM »

Yes, it is Mark. There are some very healthy, hard-fighting rainbow trout in residing in this venue - in fact - the "Biggest Fish" award went to a competitor who managed to land a 61 centimeter rainbow trout (the same size as last year's biggest fish)! The savage takes and quality of the fight that is experienced when targeting these trout makes this a most enjoyable fishery.

During the afternoon sessions I caught an extremely powerful trout that snapped my 7-weight Z-AXIS in half (8 pound-test leader is the minimum strength allowed for this competition). Luckily I managed to retrieve the upper half of my fly rod by retrieving the fly line by hand, so I was able to finish playing the trout and brought it into my net.

FYI... This is also the official venue for the B.C. Loch-Style Fly Fishing Championships...

Chris Puchniak · « **Reply #12 on:** August 25, 2011, 01:08:11 PM »

I broke one fish off on 8.5 # that hit like I'd snagged a fence post... but it wasn't as fence post! They are solid fish there.

Chris Puchniak · « **Reply #13 on:** August 25, 2011, 01:11:45 PM »

Quote from: Mark Hanes on August 25, 2011, 09:09:01 AM

How do the points work? Is it just total CM?

What is kind of neat and different about it is that you and a team mate fish out of the same boat, then your fish are added together for points. So an individual's score has little meaning, and it is all about the team score. Add that to the fact that your 2-man team fishes together in the same boat, suggesting you can talk and strategize all you want all day, and it really make for a true TEAM event.

Todd Oishi · « **Reply #14 on:** August 25, 2011, 01:19:34 PM »

That's exactly why John and I enjoy fishing together in this competition, as it allows us the unique opportunity to study and learn from each other, while observing how the other approaches the same scenarios under a competition setting...

Mark Hanes · « **Reply #15 on:** August 25, 2011, 02:31:28 PM »

What types of flies were effective during this comp?

Aaron Laing · « **Reply #16 on:** August 25, 2011, 02:45:09 PM »

Our numbers are nothing to go by, but depending on location: Boobies, Crunchers, Daiwl Bachs, and small nymphs. Big numbers were taken by other anglers using chironomids in the morning session.

Aaron