WR Fly Tying Contest: Congrats to Jason!

[Mike]

A congratulations to my partner in crime Jason who nabbed 3rd place in the dry fly portion of the Western Rivers Fly Tying Contest with his extended body drake pattern! It's a hot fly and obviously the jury agrees! He beat out 36 other people for 3rd place, so that's definitely saying something. Congrats Jason!

I'll repost the entry form below for any of you who are interested! It's a great chance to submit your favorite pattern and possible score some free stuff in the process!

[Mike]

Western Rivers Flyfisher
2002 Trout Fly Tying Contest

You could win these great prizes just for submitting your favorite tied fly!

- Dyna-King Kingfisher Vise
- Brodin Trout Net
- Patagonia Hip Chest Pack
- RIO Fly Line
- 25 Tiemco Hooks 25 pks.
- C & F System Fly Box
- Mastery Fly Lines

Each entrant will also receive an Umpqua Enflycopedia. Weekly winners will be chosen every March 9, 16, 23 & 30th.

For more information on how to enter, go to our website: http://www.wrflyfisher.com/shoptalk/articles-detail.php3?id=983d13d4074bcaaaaa2d06fce7d5a2fa and then click on "Articles" to get to the sign up. The sign up and rules are also included below. There is no entry fee to participate in the contest.

Western Rivers Flyfisher Fly Tying Contest Rule and Registration Form

This free fly tying contest will focus on trout flies that are predominantly tied out of natural materials. All trout flies that are entered into the contest will be accepted and judged. This is for fun and we encourage tiers of all abilities to participate.

1. The category and deadlines are as follows. Flies received after each deadline for the category will not qualify for judging or prizes.

- March 8 Dry Flies
- March 15 Nymphs
- March 22 Emergers
- March 29 Terrestrials

2. Flies will be judged by 5 judges on the merits of:

- Quality of the pattern
- Proportions and balance
- Fishability
- Pattern creativity

Use of natural materials. The use of natural materials will be viewed as favorable by the panel of judges vs. those patterns tied solely out of synthetic materials.

3. Each week we will select 3 top patterns, with one winner/pattern selected as the weekly winner. That winner will be eligible for the Grand Prize. Each of the top 3 weekly patterns will receive a prize.

4. A maximum of three (3) patterns may be submitted per contestant for each category.

5. Registration forms are available on-line or at Western Rivers Flyfisher.

6. Commercially tied patterns will not be accepted.

Registration Form:

Name:_____________________________________________ _____
Address:__________________________________________ ______
City:______________________________State:____Zip:_ ________

E-mail Address:__________________________________________
Pattern 1:_______________________________________________
Pattern 2:_______________________________________________
Pattern 3:_______________________________________________

Western Rivers Flyfisher
1071 E. 900 S., Salt Lake City, Ut 84105
(801) 521-6424, (800) 545-4312
http://www.wrflyfisher.com
mailto:contest@wrflyfisher.com

[walksinwater]

Congratulations Jason

[Justin Q.]

I was fortunate to be at WR when Jason submitted his fly to get first-hand account of seeing it. It is definately a winner. In fact it was so good it scared me off from even attempting to enter a fly. Congrats Jason.

[jdubya]

if you keep that up you'll make pete's classes SRO. that must have been that pattern you guys worked on in the class i spaced out. my loss. you should put a pic of it up next to the bead head PT.

[RAW]

Congratulations Jason! That's pretty impressive to beat out that many people. Keep it up!

[shazerblaze]

Good show, jason