Fishing Club TOURNAMENTs

3 p.m. weigh-in at MacRae’s, Homosassa, FL
Fish brought in after 3:00 p.m. are ineligible

Monthly points tournaments are held the third Thursday of each month (except July and August).  Additional point-earning tournaments are offered in February*, March*, April*, and November* to provide more flexibility for our anglers.  Members
may weigh-in fish at no more than twelve of the fourteen monthly point-earning tournaments each calendar year.

• January 16
• February* 6
• February 20
• March* 6
• March 20
• April* 3
• April 17
• May 15
• June 19
• NO point-earning tournaments in JULY or AUGUST
• September 11 ~ 1st qualifier NCA Fallen Members Team Tournament
• September 18
• October 9 ~ 2nd Qualifier for NCA Fallen Members TeamTournament
• October 16 
• October 30 ~ Finals for NCA Fallen Members Tournament
• November* 6
• November 20
• December 18

Remember to review the NCA Fishing Tournament Rules below.

NATURE COAST SPECIES LIST FOR 2025

Remember to review the NCA Fishing Tournament Rules as well as FWC regulations.

NCA FISHING CLUB TOURNAMENT RULES

1. Only active NCA members in good standing can participate in club tournaments. No guests or guides shall be permitted on any craft participating in a club tournament.

2. Any participant checking in at the designated weigh-in spot on time will be a legal participant in the tournament.

3. Anglers may launch boats at any location and fish any area they wish. Start time is after 12:01 a.m. the day of the tournament. Weigh-ins will be held at MacRae’s at 3:00 p.m. unless otherwise specified. No fish will be accepted after designated weigh-in time. All participants in line at weigh in time will be allowed to weigh their catch.

4. Fish may be taken by rod and reel only, using live, cut, or artificial bait. 

5. The length of all fish will be measured for legality and then weighed. Only one legal fish per targeted species may be entered in the tournament. Only one place will be awarded to any one angler per species. If more than one member has a fish of the same weight and species, equal points will be given to each individual. This pertains to first, second, and third place.

Current Florida Saltwater Fishing Regulations will govern legal bag and size limits. FWC regulations for measuring fish are as follows:
Fish regulated by fork length are measured from the tip of the jaw or tip of the snout with closed mouth to the center of the fork in the tail; 
Fish regulated by total length are measured from the tip of the jaw or tip of the snout with closed mouth to the farthest tip of the tail with the tail compressed. 

6. Points will be awarded to the first three places for targeted species.
    First place – 15 points
    Second place – 10 points
    Third place – 5 points

    Grand Slam – 20 bonus points for a legal snook, sea trout, and redfish weighed-in when snook are in season. 

    Redfish, trout, and snook points will also be added to an Inshore Category.

7. No entry fee is required to fish in tournaments.

8. In the event of inclement weather, each individual angler should decide if they can fish safely given the weather conditions and their level of boat handling skill. If the tournament is cancelled, the Fishing Chairman will e-mail members of the cancellation by 6:00 pm the night before. 

9. For record keeping purposes, members will be required to sign an attendance sheet at each weigh-in.

10. A member bringing a fish to a tournament weigh-in that has been altered in any way will automatically lose their membership in the Nature Coast Anglers.

11. NCA Memorial Two-Person Team Tournament:   

      Two person teams, both must be NCA members. Trout and Redfish only. 

      Team members must fish out of the same boat. This is a boaters-only tournament. 

      All qualifiers from each team tournament will advance to the team fish-off.

     Teams who qualified during the first tournament need not weigh-in fish at the second tournament. 

     All qualifying teams will compete in the final fish-off. Date to be determined. 

     The winning team will be determined on the basis of total weight of legal fish they have weighed in at the fish-off. No more             than two legal trout and one legal redfish per team. Only one trout over 19” may be weighed in by each team. 

     In the final team fish-off, members will be required to fish with the partner they qualified with in either the first or second             tournament. 

     In the event that one of the partners is unable to compete in the finals, the remaining partner can fish alone and will be                 permitted to weigh-in two legal Trout and one legal Redfish.

     Awards for first and second place will be presented at the annual award banquet.  

12. Angler of the Year and Inshore Angler of the Year

Will be the member with the most accumulated net tournament points in each category. In case of a tie, there will be a fish-off as defined by the Fishing Chairman to determine the winner.  Recognition will be noted also for second and third place finishers. The Executive Committee, with recommendations from the Fishing Chairman, can denote additional awards.

Angler of the Year is not eligible to win Inshore Angler of the Year and vice versa. You may win awards in only one category.