Date:
Saturday, May 21, 2022 

Location:
Antero Reservoir

Registration opens Monday, May 2, 2022 at 7:00 PM MDT.

This event will be a "one day mini" for the Midwest Region in the new Fly Fishing Team USA cycle format. https://www.flyfishingteamusa.com/assets/cycle_document_2021.pdf. For anglers to be eligible to garner points, they need to be from the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming. Anglers who live in other regions and youth anglers will be required to wait 24 hours after registration opens to sign up.

Event Format:
4, 1.5-hour competitor-controlled sessions with 1 beat rotation

Competition Sectors:
Antero Reservoir, bank area 1
Antero Reservoir, bank area 2

Schedule: all times are in Mountain Daylight Time

9:00 am – 10:30 am :: Session 1-1
10:45 am – 12:15 pm:: Session 1-2
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm:: Session 2-1
3:15 pm – 4:45 pm:: Session 2-2

Every fish landed in the net counts as one point. Competitor in the next peg needs to verify the catch or if they can’t hear you due to high wind or something else, catch must be documented on a phone. Anglers will fish a total of 4 pegs during the mini.

We will meet at the South Shore by the boat ramp at 7:45 am and  walk to our pegs. Plan on a 30 min walk from the car to the pegs.
https://goo.gl/maps/rCNhrPVYJ9G18dC17

Fish:
Rainbow Trout
Brown Trout
Cutthroat x Rainbow “cutbow”
Snake River Cutthroat Trout
Lake x Brook Trout “splake”
Brown x Brook “tiger trout”

Transportation:
Transportation is provided by the anglers on their own.

Awards:
The joys of fishing and camaraderie. Bring your own food, beverages, and prizes.

Angler Limit:
This event will be limited to the first 16 anglers.

Registration and Fee:
No entry fee.

You must purchase a Fly Fishing Team USA membership for 2021-2022 within 24 hours of your registration confirmation. Please WAIT TO PURCHASE the membership until you have a spot in the comp as it is first come first serve for the registration and we can't guarantee you'll get in. The membership is good until July 31, 2022. You can purchase the membership at the top of the Fly Fishing Team USA page, https://www.flyfishingteamusa.com/.

No-Fish-Period:
A comp water no-fish policy will be in effect starting on Saturday, May 7 at dark.

Hotels:
Fairplay, CO or Buena Vista, CO area.

Organizers:
Russell Miller, Madoka Myers