Saturday, September 23rd
Saturday, 23, it’s our club’s annual fly fishing competition against the Tampa club. This is our memorial outing to remember Carl Hanson, who belonged to both clubs.
Two winners will be determined. The fly fisher catching the most panfish (aka bream) captures the Carl Hanson trophy for this club. The fly fisher catching the longest fish of any species (mudfish anyone?) gets to keep the drawing of Carl Hanson for a year until next year’s club-to-club contest.
Where? The Hillsborough River. You can fish anywhere on the Hillsborough River that you want to fish but meet up by noon for the picnic and awards “ceremony” at a shelter at Trout Creek Conservation Park in Thonotosassa.
Carl was a fly fisher and fly tier and, more importantly, a fly fishing teacher. On Tuesday nights he taught fly casting in his backyard. Come one, come all. Carl died in 1998 and he will long be remembered, especially by old timers at his two fly clubs, Suncoast Fly Fishers and Tampa Bay Fly Fishing Club.
Check the leaders on the tournament chart below. Maybe you can take the lead in the bream and bass categories.
Also post them on our club’s Facebook. site….facebook.com/scff2020
Picnic location: Kayak launch, too. Trout Creek Conservation Park address is 12550 Morris Bridge Road, Thonotosassa. $2/car fee.