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Schedule of Events
Saturday
Angling/Vendor Market/Gift Shop 10-5
Museum Tours 12-4
Hardy Cup Competition TBD
Tying Demos TBD
Kids Activities 11 & 2
The Cameramen Band 3-5
West Kill Brewing & Food Sales 10-5
Sunday
Angling/Vendor Market/Gift Shop 10-5
Museum Tours 12-4
Catskill Conservation Conference 10-1
Bamboo Brunch 1-2
Agnes Van Put 107th Birthday Celebration 2-4
Tying Demos TBD
Kids Activities 11 & 2
West Kill Brewing & Food Sales 10-5
Vendors
Gary Moleon, Used Tackle
Hank's Sporting Collectables
Hoagy Carmichael, Collectible Tackle
Steve Woit, Fly Fishing Treasures
Jerry Girard, Author
The Perfection Fly Reel Company
Mike Canazon, Bamboo Rod Maker
Todd Alving, Fine Fly Tackle and Sporting Collectibles
Fred Grafeld, Vintage Tackle
Robert Selb, Classic Fly Fisherman
Ted Patlen, Fly Tyer
HARDY CUP
Saturday, August 5, 2023
Entry is FREE and open to everyone who wishes to participate: no separate divisions for Age, Sex, etc. THIS IS A FUN EVENT AND ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN IN!
Entrants are limited to using bamboo fly rods by any maker, past or present, up to and including 8' in length and taking a fly line up to but no heavier than 5 weight. Modern, over-the-counter fly lines by any maker are allowed. NO "custom" fly lines!
Leaders are to be supplied by the contestants and must be between 7 1/2 and 9 feet in length, any tippet diameter. Judges will measure the leader.
A “Hookless Fly” will be used for scoring both Distance and Accuracy. The "Hookless Fly" will be a tuft of yarn applied to the contestants' leader by one of the judges and trimmed to measure 1/2 inch.
Judges will have FINAL SAY as to whether a contestant's outfit meets the above criteria and is within the rules
Casting scores will be based on CUMULATIVE POINTS for both Distance and Accuracy events. TWO casts for Distance, TWO casts for Accuracy.
Participants will be allowed to practice their casting in both Distance and Accuracy ON A SEPARATE COURSE before actual scoring casts are made on the designated course.
Points to be awarded for TWO Distance casts, with ONE POINT awarded for EACH FOOT of the cast from the designated casting point to the final RESTING point of the FLY WITHIN THE COURSE BOUNDARIES.
Additional points can be accrued by placing the regulation hookless fly in the two 30” target rings set at 25 and 40 feet. ONE CAST at each ring. Placing the fly in a ring will count 50 points towards the final score. Up to 100 additional points can be accrued by placing the fly in both rings.
Where the Fly COMES TO REST will determine both distance and the accuracy. For Distance, even if the Fly COMES TO REST behind the farthest distance the fly line has traveled, i.e., closer to the caster, the position of the Fly will determine the length of the cast.
In the Accuracy component, the Fly must COME TO REST either within the target hoop or resting on the hoop itself. “Hovering” the fly over the target during false casting will be allowed.
A hypothetical score: First Distance cast 73', second cast 68' = 141 points. First Accuracy Cast 50 points, Second Accuracy Cast 0 points, = 50 points for a combined total of 191 overall points.
In the event of a tie, the tied casters will have a Cast Off of two distance and two accuracy casts each.
Hardy and the CFFCM reserve rights to make any necessary changes to the above rules at any time BEFORE the first contestant begins to cast.
1st Prize: A Hardy Rod and Reel outfit of the winner’s choice.
2nd Prize: A Hardy Reel of the winner’s choice.
3rd Prize: A Hardy Rod of the winner’s choice.
Catskill Conservation Conference
Sunday 10-1
Kelly Buchta - “Catskill Conservation, A Regional Grassroots Movement” 10:00
Jeff Skelding - “Update from the UDR Tailwaters” 10:15
Rondout Neversink Stream Program - Contemporary Stream Restoration, A Short Film 11:00
Todd Spire - “The Esopus is Wild, How Collective Voice Changed a River” 11:15
Sarah Baker - “New York State: Diversity Report in Fly Fishing” 12:00
Jesse Vadala - “A Modern Lens on the Charmed Circle” 12:15
Vendor Registration
Vendors and exhibitors may choose locations under the pavilion or in the open field. Returning vendors will have priority choice of location when possible.
Pavilion exhibitor space for the two-day event:
$125 per space - **SOLD OUT as of 6/30/23**
Field exhibitor space for the two-day event:
$85 per space
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO RESERVE YOUR VENDOR BOOTH!
Event Sponsorship
Founded in 1981, The Catskill Fly Fishing Center has a robust and diverse audience of engaged anglers and Catskills community members. Marketing engagements for our events normally reach tens of thousands of regional residents and tourists alike. The international exposure of the Hardy Cup Casting Competition, makes the CFFCM Summerfest a uniquely positioned promotional opportunity for your brand or business.
Our 2023 sponsorship offering includes an opportunity for branded inclusion on all print, web, & social media for only $500. Please help The Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum continue our unique mission of conservation, education, and the preservation of the heritage of fly fishing in the Catskills by sponsoring Summerfest 2023 today!