Sunday, September 13, 2015

NJ Wild Trout Stream Challenge

Fly Fishers Wanted: New Jersey’s self-sustaining wild trout populations are looking for a few good champions. 

The NJ Highlands Coalition is looking for a few good anglers to participate in the first annual NJ Highlands Wild Trout Stream Invitational Fly Fishing Event, to be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015, rain or shine. This catch-and-release event is being sponsored by the NJ Highlands Coalition and coordinated by Shannon’s Fly & Tackle Shop. For the inaugural event, the objective is to promote public awareness of New Jersey’s official freshwater fish – the eastern brook trout, Salvelinus Fontinalis. Unlike most tournament-style contests in which the angler with the largest or most fish wins, this event is intended to promote public awareness of the state’s officially designated wild trout streams and their resident wild trout populations. The steam producing the largest number of wild trout will be declared the winner, and the anglers whose numbers have contributed to the winner will be recognized for championing the stream.

The event is open to twelve (12) self-selected two person teams, first come, first served. There will be no rain date, and the event will be cancelled in event of flooding, hazardous weather, or poor stream flow or temperature conditions. Anglers will meet at the Raritan Inn, 528 CR 513, Califon, at 8 AM on the morning of the event for orientation. A registration fee of $50 per angler will be collected then. Please contact George Cassa at (908) 892-6238 (cell) or by email at [email protected] to reserve a spot for your team or to request additional information.

On the morning of the event, each team will draw an envelope containing the names of two streams together with map, driving directions, parking and access information. Each team will be assigned a morning stream, to be fished from 9 AM until noon, and an afternoon stream, to be fished from 1 PM until 4 PM. Each team will keep track of its own number of brook, rainbow, and brown trout caught and released.

1 comment:

Jersey Jimmy said...

This is the day of the one fly at the Raritan. Bad timing, I would have liked to go.