Project Healing Waters North Carolina

Blue Ridge Fly Fishing Event Rules

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Blue Ridge Outing, Spruce Pine, NC
‘Fishing with the Vets’

TOURNAMENT RULES
Thank you for participating in this event. Below are the rules for the Blue Ridge Invitational fly-fishing tournament being held on Sunday, Oct 11, 2009. These rules are designed to promote fun, reward good fishing, and good teamwork and hopefully give everyone a chance to be competitive.

1. Each team will consist of two anglers, either pro/vet or two non-vets. Both anglers may fish simultaneously.

2. All fish must be netted with rubber nets, handled with care, revived if necessary and released. Good catch and release techniques are essential to showing our hosts how much we appreciate access to the resource.

3. Fly fishing only. You may fish only single point barbless fly. Tippet size must be 4x or smaller. You can use drop flies.

4. Each angler, except vets is expected to bring his own gear but teammates can share any equipment.

5. The use of fly floatant, leader weight, leaders or other accessories will be at the discretion of the angler. Only floating fly lines are permitted. Fish attractants of any type cannot be used. Traditional strike indicators are allowed.

6. You may only fish when you and your fly are on your assigned beat.

7. Each angler scores no more than three trout per session. Each angle must measure and score the first fish they catch. Each angler selects the two additional fish to measure and score; each angler can measure no more than two fish. When your team has scored six fish in a session, the competition is concluded but you may fish for fun until the end of the session.

8. A trout will be scored by its length, tail folded, rounded up to the next centimeter. Monitors measure the fish. The total length of the fish caught by each team will determine the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners. Only trout, fairly hooked, will be scored. A fish fairly hooked and foul hooked by the dropper does NOT score.

9. Teammates may net fish for their partner.

10. Each beat will be assigned a trout monitor who sees that each selected fish is measured and scored. Stream Monitors will assist vets if needed. The monitor will be the official timekeeper. If a fish is hooked and being played when time for a session expires it may be landed and scored.

11. A monitor may waive any rule in the interest of safety.

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Banquet tickets

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Purchase Your Banquet tickets in advance
Come eat great food,hear great live music, win raffle items

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Banquet tickets

Raffle and Silent Auction

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Just want to wet your appetites raid your piggy banks for our spectacular raffle and silent auction items Here are just a few of the great items you can win

Custom made bamboo fly rod
Custom made Fly Tying Table
Creek Company ODC Super Sport XR Pontoon Boat
Guided fishing Trip on the South Houlston
TFO Axiom 9ft,5wt,4 piece fly rod
Trout pottery plate

Blue Ridge Flyfishing Outing Agenda

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Fun Fishing,Clinics, Banquet and Raffle
Saturday October 10th,2009

The gate at the trophy waters opens at 8:15am. Arrive at a time that best fits your travel schedule. Veterans and paying fisherman will be assigned a beat upon arrival.

Directions to the Trophy Waters
1596 Rockdale Road, Bakersville,NC 28705
Rivers Edge Outfitters 280 Oak Ave Spruce Pine,NC 28777 (828) 765-3474
From spruce Pine take Hwy 226 North to Bakersville.In Bakersville takeHwy261 North toward Roan Mtn., cross the first bridge and turn left onto Fort Mountain Rd,drive approximately 2 miles and turn left onto Rockdale Road. The Tropy Waters are at the end of Rockdale Road where pavement turns into a gravel road. If you have problems finding the destination contact Rivers Edge Outfitters at (828)765-3474.
AGENDA

8:30am - 5:00pm open fishing for registered Veterans and non-vets who pay the $175 rod fee.

10:00am - 3:00pm casting clinics, reading the water, fly tying, and others

12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-5:00pm- Fishing continues
5:00pm conclude on water events,hotel check in for vets.

Dirctions to Banquet at Abundant Life Church
12085 Hwy 226 South

From Spruce Pine Take Hwy 226 South about 1.5 miles. Look for the Pine Vally Motel Continueon about 100 yards to the Mc Donalds. The church is in the Shopping Center right behind the McDonalds

6:00 pm Doors open for Banquet at Abundant Life Church
6:00- raffle ticket sales and bid on silent auction items
6:30 Brief welcome, blessing of the food, start buffet dinner
7:00 opening comments,welcome, PHW history presentation
7:30 Meet the vets who are competing in the Sunday tournament,slide show of vets flyfishing that day
8:00 thank you to the volunteers and sponsors,ticket sales and auction
8:30-9:15 conclude silent auction,announce raffle winners,closing
Directions to Abundant Life Church

Tournament
Sunday October 11th

7:00am Breakfast, Western Sizzlin (next to Hotel)11961 Hwy 226 S Spruce Pine,NC

8:30-2:30 competitive tournament
2:30-3:00 scoring
3:00- 3:30 Awards,wrap up

Blue Ridge Flyfishing Outing Update

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32 days and counting!!!!!

The time is rapidly approaching for our great weekend with the vets.
I wanted to let everyone know about hotel accomadations,directions and the two day agenda.Hope to see you there!

Hotel

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Pine Valley Motel in Spruce Pine,NC. To reserve your room call (828) 765-6276. Tell them thatb you are with Project Healing Waters to get the rate of $30 per night ,double occupancy. For directions, click on the link below.

www.pinevalleymotel.com

Blue Ridge Fly fishing Outing Update

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32 days and counting!

Time is rapidly rolling on to the big event. Here are the updates you will need to be part of our fantastic weekend in the Blue Ridge with Americas finest

Hotel Arrangements

We have a block of rooms reserved at The Pine Valley Motel 11827 Hwy 225 South Spruce Pine,NC 28777
(828) 765- 6276

for directions go to www.pinevalleymotel.com

Blue Ridge Fly Fishing Outing October 10-11

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www.pinevalleymotel.com

Blue Ridge Fly Fishing Event

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Please click here for the registration form for, and more information about, the Blue Ridge Fly Fishing Tournament, being held October 10 & 11, 2009 in Spruce Pine, NC.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT

Please make your hotel reservations no later than October 1 to be gauranteed your room

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Please Help Support Your Troops

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Imagine a flyfishing competition, a casting competition and a family day hosted on almost two miles of pristine trout water set in beautiful Spruce Pine.NC.

This event is scheduled for October 10th and 11th on private waters at Rivers Edge in Spruce Pine, N.C.

Day one is family day starting with a casting competition, free fly tying,casting classess and on the water instruction.
After lunch,he general public may pair up with a guide to fish the private waters . The rod fee is $175.

Saturday night is the banquet, raffle, and silent auction. This is open to the general public.

Day two starts bright and early with our veteran fishing event. 16 vets will pair up with professional guides for some friendly competition. Winners receive a tropy.

Please help by sponsoring a pro vet team, making a cash donation, signing up for the non veteran tournament or donating items for our raffle. All fees and/or merchandise are tax deductable. All proceeds go to equipment purchases for PHW programs and funding free fishing outings for the diabled active duty military personnel and veterans.

If you can help, or want to sponsor a team/donate contact Tim Cummings at twctim@Gmail.com or Steve Hanna at troutnabout@juno.com