Superfly- September 6th and 7th

Superfly is the main fundraiser for Gunnison TU. We hold this contest on the first weekend after Labor Day at the Almont Resort. Money raised with Superfly helps fund youth education in Colorado via our GAS Scholarship Fund established in early 2010. The fund provides financial support for the annual Colorado TU Youth Conservation and Fly Fishing Camp. Our contributions will help to further develop the camp and provide scholarships for students.

Two person teams compete to see who can catch the most inches of trout in one day using the flies of their choice. Anglers fish a variety of water in the Gunnison Valley, including premier private water on the East River, Taylor River, and Gunnison River. Besides the fishing contest, the Saturday night banquet includes bucket raffles, silent auction and door prizes. The entrance fee is $600 per team. Each contestant gets a fishing shirt and cap and meals. The meals include a buffet breakfast, box lunch, and a steak barbecue dinner. Friday night starts the fun. This is when you draw your beats (morning and afternoon) and meet your guides. Free beer and hors d’oeuvres are served. Saturday morning begins with a buffet breakfast. Then you register your flies and meet up with your guides to go fishing. Prizes are awarded Saturday night at the banquet for the top three teams, top rod, and the biggest fish. We have excellent prizes each year, including high-end fly rods that retail for as much as $800. 2012 Results/Winners    2012 Sponsors/Donors

2012 Photos

Entry into Superfly

Teams can enter by downloading the application form, filling it out and mailing it along with a check for $600 to Gunnison Angling Society. Please send in applications and payment by August 15.

Superfly 2013 Schedule - September 6 & 7

Friday, September 6:

• 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Register, meet guides, get shirts, etc. and enjoy snack buffet at The Almont Resort

Saturday, September 7:

• 6:30 AM: Breakfast buffet and register flies
• 8:30 AM to 5 PM: Fishing
• 5:00 PM: Posting of scores and social period
• 6:30 PM: Dinner buffet begins (banquet tickets available for $20 each for non-contestants)
• 7:30 PM: Awards and prizes
• 8:00 PM: Raffles and auctions

Superfly Rules

TEAMS
Teams will consist of two anglers. Professional guides may enter the contest, but no more than one guide will be allowed on a team. One monitor will be assigned to each team and will stay with the team for the duration of the contest.
CONTEST RULES

1. Teams may fish anywhere they like and can work out locations with their monitor. Please take into consideration low water issues and any potential negative impact to fish. There will be no pre-assigned beats. Stocked ponds or artificial streams (irrigation ditches) are not allowed.
2. Fishing will be between 8:30 AM and 5 PM. The first six fish caught by each contestant will be scored. Fishing for the contest will end at 5 PM or when six fish are caught by each contestant, whichever comes first.
3. Kokanee salmon will not count in the contest. Only trout or char caught during the time allowed for the contest will be counted on the scorecard.
4. No more than two flies may be used by each contestant during the contest. Only one fly may be used at a time (no droppers). All hooks will be barbless.
5. All fish caught under the scoring rules must be fair hooked in the mouth (with the hook inside the mouth) and landed by the contestant, not the team partner or monitor. The team’s monitor will then measure the fish to the nearest 1/8 inch. After release, the fish will then be recorded on the individual's scorecard. All fish caught must be released safely or they will not be counted in the contest.
6. The individual scoring the most inches for the maximum six fish allowed will be declared "TOP ROD" and the team with the most inches, "TOP TEAM." The contestant who
   catches the largest fish will also be presented an award, and the fly which caught the fish will be declared the "SUPERFLY."
7. In the event of a tie, whoever scored their first fish in the least amount of time will be the winner.
8. The Superfly monitor for each team will be the final authority for resolving any dispute or interpretation of the rules while on the stream.

SCORING RULES

1. The first six fish caught and landed by each contestant must be entered on the scorecard. A maximum of six fish can be scored by each angler.
2. Once a fish has been entered on the scorecard it may not be removed.
3. Scores must be reported in person no later than 6 PM.
4. A 20% deduction will be applied to fish scored on private water.

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