2014 Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo

Only a few days left until the 2014 Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo. Check out the vendors and catch a few of the featured speakers, including presentations from master fly tyer Skip Morris, Brian Bergeson of Musky Bacon fame, artist Bob White, Dan Frasier of CarpPro, and myself, to name just a few. Plenty of new gear to check out, especially exciting is Scientific Anglers new Sharkwave line. SA will be demonstrating this line at the show! Don't forget to stop by many of the fly tying tables where myself and others like the St. Paul Fly Tiers will be demonstrating fly tying for the public. If anything, don't pass up the chance to reconnect with friends, share your fish stories from the past season and help us all get through this long winter. See you there! Details below:

2014 Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo
Admission
Adult: $10/day
Youth (ages 12-17): $7/day
Children under 12 are free

Hours
February 21, 2014: 3:00-8:00 pm
February 22, 2014: 10:00 am-6:00 pm
February 23, 2014: 10:00 am-4:00 pm

Location
National Sports Center
1700 105th Ave. NE
Blaine, MN 55449

Directions/Map
From the Twin Cities area, take 35W North to Highway 10 West to Hwy 65
North to 105th Ave. NE.
Turn right onto 105th Ave. NE
Turn right at entrance past the brick marquee.
The Schwan Center is straight ahead.
Parking is located in front of the building.

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Carpicide 2014 - Twin Cities, Minnesota

Announcing Carpicide 2014, hosted in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, June 20th through 21st, 2014. Details are still being finalized at this point, with more events and info to follow. Here is what the fellows at Isthmus Fly Fishing, co sponsors of the event along with CarpPro, have to say so far:

What: Carp Fly Fishing Tournament to benefit Trout Unlimited
Where? Lake Hiawatha, Lake Nokomis, Lake Harriet, Lake Calhoun, Lake of the Isles, Cedar Lake, The Mississippi River from 8th Ave down to the 35E bridge and Minnehaha Creek. Any small ponds, tributaries, drainage ditches and other carp holding water within site of these bodies of water are also fair game.
Event Schedule:
June 20th, 7pm – Kickoff meeting – TBD
Registration and payment can be made at the kickoff, or before the start of the tournament on Saturday morning at 8am. There will be a presentation by Dan Frasier of CarpPro magazine and also a talk by Trout Unlimited on Friday night.
June 21st, 8am – Tournament Start. Anglers MUST be present at Lake Hiawatha Beach on Saturday morning in order to get their numbers and tournament packets.
June 21st 6pm – Tournament Ends. Anglers must be present at the Hexagon Bar at 6pm sharp in order for their fish to be included.
General Info:
Cost per participant is $25 (pay on Friday Night or Saturday morning, all proceeds go to Trout Unlimited)
Fly Fishing Only!
Every man, woman, and child for themselves!
Barbless Hooks Only
Boats are permitted
Each angler will get a number in their tournament packets on Saturday morning. When a fish is landed, the angler must take a picture of the fish with the number present in the picture, measure and weigh the fish.
Anglers must provide their own digital camera and scale. If a scale is not available a tape measure of the length and girth of the fish must be taken to estimate the weight of the fish.
These rules and regulations were developed very hastily and may change by June 21st 2014.
Please call Jared @ 608-335-8837 with questions.

I will be there, will you?