Top Ten and Champion angler competition

The Top Ten and Campion Angler competition (Top Ten) is designed to test members skills.

This competition runs for the entire calendar year with all submitted scores tallied by the weighmaster and presented at the monthly general meetings.

In this competition, individual anglers skills are tested in locating, hooking and landing the diverse range of fish species in the NT.

All nominated species, with a little effort, are readily available to members.

The Top Ten is based on the honesty system, and any participant found to be falsifying records will be removed from the competition.

Eligibility

All financial members are eligible to participate.

Members must be a financial member at the time of catching the targeted species.

Competition duration

The Darwin Flyrodders Top Ten competition will run from 01 January to 31 December each year, competition commencing at 0001 hrs 01 January each year.

Rules and scoring

Read the Top Ten and Champion Angler rules (Amended 2017)

• All fish caught are to be recorded for the Top Ten competition to inform the decision regarding the Champion Angler in any one year.
• All fish measurements are to be to the nearest centimetre.
  
• All fork tail fish are to be measured to the caudal fork and all others to the end of the tail.
  
• Participating fly fishers are to submit their written nominations to the club weigh master, for targeted species fly rod captures for the month, on the official score card (or other approved methods agreed to by the weigh master) provided by the club. This must be submitted by the end of each calendar month and can be at the monthly club meeting or by email.
  
• No nominations will be accepted after the end of each month for fish captured during that month.
  
• Individual species may be upgraded at any time throughout the Top Ten competition period.
  
• Fly fishing tackle must comply with accepted customs and line classes. There is no restriction, within reason, on leader configuration.
  

2024 Monthly target species

January - Barramundi	May - Cod	September - Tuna
February - Salmon	June - Mackerel	October - Permit
March - Sooty Grunter	July - Bream	November - Catfish
April - Mangrove Jack	August - Milkfish	December - Tarpon

Submit scores

Download the monthly score form.

Historical club records

Species	Year	Size	Name
Barramundi	2019	116	Jarryd Jeffery
Saratoga	2001	77	Wayne Hinton
Salmon	2016	83	Jarryd Jeffery
Tuna	2006	102	Cathy Bassett
Snapper	2020	65	Lee Slow
Tarpon	2003	80	Cameron Briscoe
Queenfish	2012	114	Steve Starling
Trevally	2010	99	Tim Harding
Cod	2001	68	Daniel Harding
Mackerel	2008	139	Tim Harding