Superfly
About Superfly
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Jeff Oulton of the Gunnison Angling Society and Scott Ratcliff of Colorado Trout Unlimited created the contest in 1989 and held the first event in 1990. Superfly continues to be a means of acquainting anglers with our local fisheries, while having a good time and raising funds. 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. |
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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
$500 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. 2011 Results/Winners 2011 Sponsors/Donors |
Entry into Superfly
Teams can enter by downloading the application form, filling it out and mailing it along with a check for $500 to Gunnison Angling Society. Please send in applications and payment by August 15.
Superfly 2012 Schedule - September 7 & 8
Friday, September 7:
- 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Register, meet guides, draw beats, get shirts, etc. and enjoy snack buffet at the Almont Resort
Saturday, September 8:
- 6:30 AM breakfast buffet and register flies
- 8:30 AM morning beat begins
- 12:00 PM lunch and go to afternoon beat
- 1:30 PM afternoon beat begins
- 5:00 PM all fishing ends
- 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM social period, posting of scores
- 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 who will fish together on one beat in the AM and one beat in the PM.
- Professional guides may enter the contest, but no more than one guide will be allowed on a team.
- Contestants may use two flies of their choice for the day. The hooks of all flies used during the competition must be barbless.
CONTEST RULES
- Kokanee salmon will not count in the contest. Only trout or char caught during the time allowed in the contest will be counted on the scorecard.
- No more than two flies, of any combination, may be used during the contest. Only one fly may be used at a time (no droppers). When changing flies, the monitor will check to make sure the hook is barbless before it is used.
- All fish caught under the scoring rules must be fair hooked in 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 according to the rules of scoring. All fish caught must be released safely or they will not be counted in the contest.
- The individual scoring the most inches for the maximum five 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 with their fly which caught the fish, and that fly will be declared that year’s “SUPERFLY.”
- In the event of a tie, the time of the first fish caught and scored in the morning will be used to determine a winner.
- The Superfly monitor for the beat the team is fishing will be the final authority for resolving any dispute or interpretation of the rules while on the river.
- Contestants must fish the designated beat. No stocked ponds or artificial streams (irrigation ditches) are allowed.
SCORING RULES
- A maximum of five fish may be counted on the scorecard for each contestant. Once a fish has been entered on the scorecard it may not be removed. At no time can a fish be caught and the measurements “held” while trying to catch a better fish.
- The first fish caught and landed on the AM beat and the PM beat must be measured and entered on the scorecard.
- After the first fish is scored on each beat, a second fish of the contestant's choice, may be scored on the card.
- One “wildcard fish” may be scored during the competition. The wildcard fish can be scored in the AM after the two AM fish have been scored - OR - the wildcard fish can be scored in the PM after the two PM fish have been scored. Once the wildcard fish has been entered on the scorecard it may not be removed and replaced by another fish during the competition.
