15th November 2025
Prize pot: £20
Updated on 3/9/25
2025 entries now open
Virtual Pike Fly Fishing Comp is in its 6th year and growing. The event was born from the COVID restrictions Winter 2020/21 where we could go fishing, but on your own. Usually the comps I run are weight based, but with no way to “officiate” catch weights as you were out on your own. So I adopted the European way of doing things with measuring the fish in Centimeters (CM).
2025.
1) £13.00 entry fee of which £10.00 from every entry will go towards the 1st prize pot. If we have similar entrants like 2023/24 saw (15 entered), that was a £170 for 1st prize! + extra £20 added in from our sponsor.
2) As we are now dealing with £££ winnings, I will be introducing an anti-cheat feature. All entrants will need access to Pen/Paper, the night before the competition as I will be emailing/messaging entrants a CODE that will need to be written on paper and displayed in the catch report photos.
This is a virtual Pike Fly Fishing comp is open to all in the UK (Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & England). You can fly fish Rivers, drains, lodes, canals or Lochs from the bank, boat, float tube or kayak; so long as it was OPEN during the last COVID Lockdown. If it was closed, you can not fish that venue.
How it works
Start fishing on 15th November 2025 at 0730. Winners decided by total measurement in TOTAL MEASUREMENT IN CENTIMETRES All entrants must register via the entry form (below) on the event BEFORE 1800 11th November X All entrants must supply an email address & have access to a printer or be able to hand write the code on paper for the photos. Measuring tape or measuring mat Measure from lip to tip of tail All measurements will be “rounded UP” to nearest 5cm. So a 61CM fish will be recorded as 65Cm (This is due to discrepancies in Mats/tapes) Soft tapes MUST be on top of the Pike Must take 2 photos:
-1st of the whole pike with entrant code & fly in shot.
-2nd photo of the scale weight & entrant code. Submit your catch reports by 4pm CUT OFF via the Whatsapp comp group chat.
Prizes
1st Place:- £10 from every entry & prize pot will be advertised leading up to the comp day.
2nd Place:- WF9 – WF10 fly line of your choice in stock from Predator Fly Fishing
3rd Place:- Set of 3 pike flies from Predator Fly Fishing
Rules
⚠️ *No still-waters, Commercial lakes or reservoirs can be fished on this event. Why? Originally during the last COVID “stay local” lockdown, they were closed & I am keeping that in the rules.
⚠️ Rivers, drains, lodes, canals or lochs ONLY CAN be fished.
⚠️ Boats, float tubes or Kayak are welcome, as well as bank fishing.
⚠️ Total measurement wins.
⚠️ All photos submitted MUST have your unique identifier in the photo. These are sent out the night before so make sure your checking your messages.
⚠️ Only Fly rods/reels/lines can be used on this event.
⚠️ Pike flies only, No “spinner Lures” or cherub weighted Jigs.
⚠️ Valid Fishing Licence on you for the part of the country you are fishing if you get asked by EA/Bailiff.
⚠️ Suitable Pike bite proof trace as per club/waters rules that your fishing.
⚠️ Correct Pike landing & unhooking tools
Privacy, Your details are only ever used to communicate with you before/during the competition. Details are not shared with ANY other party and will be deleted just after the following year competition so we can let you know about the next one.