Cache Anglers capture 2012 Trout Unlimited Utah Single Fly title
Teams prepare to launch their boats on the Green River's "A" section during last week's Utah Single Fly event held near Dutch John, Utah.
Fifteen teams of four anglers gathered near Dutch John, Utah, last week for the annual Utah Single Fly, and for the second year in a row, a team made up of Trout Unlimited chapter members from Utah took the top prize. The team from Cache Anglers, based near Logan, Utah, scored 161 points during the one-day event on Friday, Sept. 28, besting the teams, Three Rods and a Pregnant Hooker and Winston Fly Rods/Western Rivers Fly Fisher, which both scored 155 points. Last year, the team from Salt Lake City-based Stonefly Society of the Wasatch took the top spot. "It was a great event, and I think everyone had a lot of fun," said Dave Kumlien, the director of TU's Aquatic Invasive Species Program, and one of the event's organizers. "It's become something that both the guides and the anglers look forward to every year, and it just keeps getting better." Participants in the event only get to use one fly for the entire day. If they lose their fly, they're done fishing for individual and team points. This year, in order to save a fly and continue fishing for points, Matt Hyde of the Hyde Drift Boats team, climbed a tree to successfully retrieve a fly. Last year, a tournament angler broke his fly off in the mouth of a fish. Moments later, his teammate caught the same fish, and the fly was retrieved.
Funds raised from the Utah Single Fly go to benefit Trout Unlimited's work on the ground in Utah, including efforts to protect the storied Green River.
Top guide and winner of this year's Bomar Tipton Award was Brandon Feller--his boat netted 93 points for the team from Park City, Utah. TU employee and Green River guide Charlie Card notched 87 points for Cache Anglers. Nick Jackson, the other Cache Anglers guide, notched 74 points. Sponsors of the event included Flaming Gorge Resort, Red Canyon Lodge, Hyde Drift Boats, Winston and Holland and Hart, LLP. Official results are as follows:
1st Place Team
Team Name
Score
Fishermen
Guides
Cache Angler
161
Paul HoldenCharlie Card Guy JardineNick Jackson Bryan Smith Rick Krannich
Largest Trout
Fisherman
Length
Team NamePaul Holden
20"
Cache AngersCalvin Hazlewood
20"
WY TU Bucking Fish
Most Trout
Fisherman
Number
Team NameLance Egan
19
CabelasColby Crossland
19
Three Rods and A Pregnant Hooker
Biggest Loser (first person to lose their fly)
Fisherman
Time
Team NameSteve Forsberg
10:25 AM
O.M.C.
Ugliest Outfit
Fisherman
Team Name
DescriptionCollin CarlsonMOTIV FishingPlaid shirt and white board shorts with red diagonal stripes.
Bomar Tipton Award (for the Guide with the highest score from his boat)
Team Name
Score
Fishermen
Guide
Park City
93
Bob DibbleeBrandon Feller Jeff Wagner
TeamTotal ScoreCabelas
136
Cache Anglers
161
Can't Afford Two Fly's
55
Holland & Hart
109
Hyde Drift Boats
81
Jones Waldo I
127
Jones Waldo II
71
MOTIV Fishing
90
O.M.C.
71
Park City
134
State Street Irregulars
97
Stonefly Society of Utah
110
Three Rods & A Pregnant Hooker
155
Winston Rod Co. / Western Rivers Fly Fisher
155
Wyoming TU Bucking Fish
96
Guide Name
Team Name
Guide ScoreDirk JagerCabelas
85
Guy CollettCabelas
51
Charlie CardCache Anglers
87
Nick JacksonCache Anglers
74
Dave WhiteCan't Afford Two Fly's
16
David SchneiderCan't Afford Two Fly's
39
Gene GauterieHolland & Hart
36
Ryan RussellHolland & Hart
73
Bobby LangHyde Drift Boats
64
David GrossHyde Drift Boats
17
John SpargerJones Waldo I
59
Matt LucasJones Waldo I
68
Brad LovejoyJones Waldo II
34
Charles TattonJones Waldo II
37
Jacob BowdenMOTIV Fishing
72
Kenny HerronMOTIV Fishing
18
Dave DibbleeO.M.C.
52
Rod SellersO.M.C.
19
Brandon FellerPark City
93
Robert HerreraPark City
41
Jordan GillespieState Street Irregulars
78
Roger SmithState Street Irregulars
19
Darren BowcuttStonefly Society of Utah
57
Luke WilsonStonefly Society of Utah
53
Eli KolesThree Rods & A Pregnant Hooker
78
Travis GillespieThree Rods & A Pregnant Hooker
77
Ben SomsenWinston Rod Co. / Western Rivers Fly Fisher
73
Scott BarrisWinston Rod Co. / Western Rivers Fly Fisher
82
Benton LuntWyoming TU Bucking Fish
80
Wylie ThomasWyoming TU Bucking Fish
16
