More Press for Carp Slam! Fly Fishing Retailers Show!
September 17, 2009
I just got finished with the Fly Fishing Retailers Show. The word on the street is great! Thanks to all of you. I have some soft commitments from new sponsors to get involved next year. Including: Mystic Fly Rods, Hatch Fly Reels (don’t tell anybody) Costa Del Mar, Seaguar, and more. Keep your eyes on Carp Slam.org.
Just announced there will be a Carp Slam Panel at the ISE show in Denver, January 7-10, 2010. More details to follow.
More Carp Slam Press! Thanks to Alex Landeen who flew in from Arizona just to write about the Carp Slam.
FISH CAN’T READ premier issue with Carp Slam Coverage Make sure you spread the word!
DTU Carp Slam Extended Image Gallery – The Other Stuff.
Alex will be my guest on this weeks Fly Fishing Podcast at www.FishExplorer.com
www.landeenphotography.com
www.fatguyflyfishing.com
www.fishcantread.com
Have a great fall fishing season and make sure you “go out fishing”
Tim “Fishman” Emery
DTU Carp Slam
tim@fishexplorer.com
303.517.9197
DTU Pro-Am Carp Slam Attracts Denver Media Attention
August 19, 2009
With the Slam slated for August 22 just days away, the local media are giving the event and the Platte restoration effort a nice boost. CBS 4 News did a great job covering our efforts at South Platte Park. DTU intends to do in-stream improvements as a demonstration site for fish habitat renewal. The preliminary study was recently approved by the City of Littleton and SSPR. Check out the two minute CBS4 video starring VP Todd Fehr at:
http://www.cbs4denver.com/video/?id=60866@kcnc.dayport.com
In a carp fishing coup, Tournament Director Tim Emery was able to hook and land a nice fish within 30 minutes as Denver Post Outdoor Reporter Charlie Meyers looked on. Charlie has been a long term supporter of TU efforts across the state. Read the Post story at:
http://www.denverpost.com/outdoors/ci_13154645
All of this attention will help DTU and its partners gather both financial and civic support for this major undertaking.
Mike Hobbs
President Denver TU.
Schedule for Carp Slam 09′
August 13, 2009
Host venue will be Fuel Café
3455 RINGSBY CT #105 DENVER 80216
Fuel Café is south of I-70 SE of the Washington 38th St. split. There should be adequate parking available.
Directions to Fuel Cafe
Schedule
Friday 8/21
6:30 PM Captians Meeting. Participants meet at Fuel for drawing of Teams and beats. Competitors bag distribution and beer available. This is optional for volunteers.
Saturday 8/22
6:30 AM Volunteers arrive, check in, distribute maps directions. Bagels & Coffee
7:00 AM Pros and Amateurs arrive, check in! Distribute maps and directions. Bagels & Coffee!
7:30 AM Teams and Volunteers review of contest rules
8:00 Travel to beats and scout
8:30 Morning Session begins
11:30 Morning Session Ends
11:30 PM Return to Fuel for Lunch! Guests can attend and purchase lunch for $20 donation.
1:30 PM Travel to beats and scout
2:00 PM Afternoon session begins
5:00 PM Afternoon Session Ends
5:00 PM Return to Fuel for scoring, awards, auction, after party.
PRESS RELEASE: Denver Trout Unlimited & Barry Reynolds Host Fly-Fishing Carp Tournament To Benefit South Platte River
June 29, 2009
DENVER, CO June 22, 2009 — On August 22, 2009, Denver Trout Unlimited will be hosting The South Platte River PRO-AM Carp Slam Fly-fishing Tournament. Barry Reynolds will serve as the event’s Master of Ceremonies. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness and funds for the South Platte River as it flows through Metro Denver.
“Even though the charge of Trout Unlimited is to conserve, protect and restore coldwater fisheries, we the Metro Denver chapter feel it’s important to begin to raise awareness and funds to help enhance recreational opportunities and the potential riparian habitat of the urban South Platte itself,” stated Mike Hobbs, President of Denver Trout Unlimited. “If they can fish for trout in Arizona and Texas then there is no reason why we can’t start the process of making sections of the urban South Platte available for trout habitat
Barry Reynolds has carried the torch for carp fly-fishing for many years, “I did my first seminar on fly fishing warm water some 15 years ago and at that time when I would mention the opportunities and challenges that carp presented to fly fishers I would actually have people get up and walk out! Today I receive more demands and request for information on tactics and fly’s patterns for carp than I can keep up with. No longer a secret shared among only those who understood what the carp had to offer, thousands of anglers have become carp addicts.”
The tournament is open to 15 amateur anglers who will be randomly paired with professional guides from shops throughout Colorado. Teams will randomly pick beats laid out on The South Platte River in Denver. One of the sponsors of the event and Denver Trout Unlimited Board Member, Tucker Ladd with Trouts Fly Shop echoed the increasing interest in fly-fishing for warm water species. “Over the past year, our shop is seen incredible growth in the interest of fly-fishing for warm-water species that are close in to Denver. Within a half hour of downtown Denver there are some great spots to fish for bass and carp; and whether it’s the convenience factor or the rising cost of gas, more and more fly-fisherman are discovering the excitement of these warm water species.”
The event will take place all day on August 22, 2009 with Fuel Café, located at 3455 Ringsby Ct. serving as the festivities main headquarters. Cost for participation is $250 per angler and your fee includes the opportunity to fish with a pro, lunch/after-party at the Fuel Cafe, and the chance to be Denver’s Carp Slam champion. Sponsors for the event include Trout’s Fly Shop, www.Fishexplorer.com, World Fishing Network, www.theonlinekeepsac.com, Orvis of Cherry Creek, and The UPS Store at 700 Colorado Blvd. Interested participants should call Tim Emery directly at 303-517-9197 or email tim@fishexplorer.com, for event and registration information. Additional information can be obtained at www.CarpSlam.org.
