Trout Accuracy

Trout Accuracy is the precision event. Four ring-shaped targets are floated in a fan in front of the caster at random distances between 8 and 15 metres — close enough that the test is not strength, but control. The caster stands on a 1.2 × 1.2 m platform and uses a standard 9-foot fly rod with a #5 floating line and a hookless, brightly coloured tournament fly. The leader must be at least 2.5 metres in total, with the final 40 cm no thicker than 0.30 mm — the same fine tippet used in real fishing.

Only the classic overhead cast is allowed. After the judge's signal, the caster drops the fly, false-casts to feed line out, and tries to land the fly inside the rings. The bullseye scores 5 points, the middle ring 3, the outer ring 1. Each target is cast at four times, going left to right — 16 casts in total — within a 5-minute time limit. A maximum score of 80 is theoretically possible but almost never reached. If two casters tie on points, the faster total time wins.