Mad Dog TU 2-Fly Tournament
Come join the Mad Dog chapter of Trout Unlimited for our 1st annual catch and release fly fishing event!
When: Sunday 9/15/2019 – the day after the Fly Rod Shop’s annual Vermont Fly Fishing Show in Stowe VT – https://www.flyrodshop.com/
What: A dry/dropper fly fishing catch and release tournament – same style and size flies must be used all day
Where: The Winooski River and it’s tributaries
Who: Teams of 2 – limited to 20 teams
Why: All proceeds to benefit the Vermont Trout Camp – http://www.vermonttroutcamp.com/
Cost: $100 per team – includes post event BBQ and awards
Registration
NOW PAY $100 ENTRY
Contact: Shawn Nailor at 802.223.4201 or nailorvt@gmail.com
Proposed rules
- Two (2) person teams
- Maximum of 20 teams
- Must fish Winooski between North Branch and Bolton dam
- Can fish tributaries in that section up to first dam
- 5 hours of actual fishing time
- Walk and wade only, no boats
- Each team gets to score the 6 fish of their choice
- Photo based catch and release with ruler trays
- Points based – 1 point per inch of fish, round down under 1/2″ otherwise round up ex. 93/4″ = 10 points; 93/8″ = 9 points
- Plus 5 bonus points for each different species (brook, brown, rainbow)
- Trout only
- Must be a dry/dropper rig
- Must use same fly patterns and size all day but can re-tie with new flies and adjust dropper length
Schedule for day
8:00 – 8:30 pre-fishing meeting at the Fly Rod Shop in Stowe
8:30 – 9:00 travel to river
9:00 – 2:00 competitive fishing time
2:00 – 2:30 travel back to Fly Rod Shop in Stowe
2:30 – 4:00 BBQ and awards
Prizes
- Most points – top 3 teams
- Largest fish – top 3 individuals
- Random drawings for MDTU hats and t-shirts