Cumberland Trout Unlimited Sponsors 2010 Fly Tying Championship
The Cumberland Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited is once again sponsoring the Pennsylvania State Fly Tying Championship at the Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg on February 13 at 10 a.m.

There will be three categories of competition:

Youth – Youngsters under sixteen years of age (must have been born on or after March 1, 1994)
Amateur – Any fly tyer who has never tied for money or other substantial remuneration
Open – Any fly tyer, professional or otherwise.

Trophies will be awarded for Youth and Amateur categories.  A $20 non-refundable entry fee is required to be submitted with the flies for pre-judging. Make checks payable to CVTU.

Fly tyers must submit flies to be pre-judged in order to make it to the final competition. The top five tyers from each category will be selected to participate in the finals. The top tyer in the open category will receive a cash prize based on the number of entrants with $100 minimum guaranteed.

All flies for entries must be mailed to: CVTU Fly Tying Contest, PO Box 520, Carlisle, PA 17013
Prizes are supplied by Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show and Bass Pro Shops.

Application forms rules and fly patterns can be found at the Cumberland Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s website or at the Eastern Sports and Outdoors Show.

10/26/2009

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