2024 Mad Dog TU Trout Camp Benefit Tournament!Come join a great group raising money for the next generation of cold water conservationists!
ABOUT THIS EVENTThis event is a catch and release tournament of 2 person teams to raise money for the Vermont Trout Camp. But the real reason to attend is to get you name on the old wicker creel! Or if you catch the largest fish your name will be added to the wood carved trout, both of these are on display at the Fly Rod Shop in Stowe, VT. The tournament awards points based on the length of the fish, different trout species caught, and trash picked up along the river. So grab a partner and come join the fun and friendly competition on Sunday, September 22, 2024.
Register here: https://tu.myeventscenter.com/…/Vermont-Trout-Camp…
WHEN AND WHEREDate and time
Sunday, September 22, 2023, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
LOCATIONFly Rod Shop 2703 Waterbury Road Stowe, VT 05672
 Schedule for the day
8:00 – 8:30 pre-fishing meeting at The Fly Rod Shop in Stowe
8:30 – 3:30 competitive fishing time
3:30 – 3:45 turn in scorecards
4:00 – 5:00 socialize and announce winners, snacks and drinks provided
Where: The Winooski River, and its tributaries, upstream from the Bridge St bridge in Richmond; and the Lamoille River, and its tributaries, upstream from the VT 108 bridge in Cambridge. Start and finish will be at The Fly Rod Shop in Stowe VT
Who: Teams of 2 – limited to 20 teams Why: All proceeds to benefit the Vermont Trout Camp – http://www.vermonttroutcamp.com/ Cost: $100 per team – Contact: Shawn Nailor, nailorvt@gmail.com
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3rd ANNUAL 2 FLY – A LITTLE COMPETITION FOR A GREAT CAUSE
Sunday September 12, 2021 was the third annual Mad Dog Chapter of Trout Unlimited 2 Fly
fishing tournament. The event is a catch and release tournament of 2 person teams to raise
money for the Vermont Trout Camp (http://www.vermonttroutcamp.com/). This year we had
11 teams register with 9 being able to participate in the tournament. Each team pay $100 to
register and the tournament is setup so that 50% of the registration fees go back as prizes to
the top 3 teams.
Class of 2021
The tournament awards points based on the length of the fish, the different trout species
caught, and trash picked up along the river. The day starts at 8:00 with a meeting at The Fly Rod
Shop in Stowe VT (https://www.flyrodshop.com/) then the teams head out to the Winooski
River upstream of Richmond to spend the next 6 hours fishing for their best 6 fish. The teams
then report back to The Fly Rod Shop to report in and see which team ended up with the most points.
Winning Team
This year’s winning team (for the second time in 3 years) was the combination of Kevin Oxford
and John Synnott with a total of 95 points. Second place belongs to the team of Lorenzo
LaBrusciano and Ray Wilson with 85 points, while third place went to Ryan Whitney and
Andrew Masenas with 82 points. Now Kevin and John will have their names added to the ‘Old
Wicker Creel’ again.
The Largest Fish
The tournament also recognizes the top 3 largest fish of the day. The top fish, by a mere
millimeter, goes to Matt Maertens with a 13” Rainbow. Second place went to John Synnott and
third place to Kevin Oxford. Starting this year we have a trout carving by our very own Tom
Hurd, this will be the on-going trophy for the largest fish and Matt will be the first name on it.
Between tournaments you can find the wicker creel and trout carving on display at The Fly Rod Shop.
2nd Team
A few statistics about the day – there were 45 trout caught, released, and reported for the
tournament, 27 were Rainbows, 15 Browns and 3 Brook Trout. In addition, we collected several
bags of trash plus a chair, an old bike rim and a dog leash!
All of this is great fun, but the real reason is to raise money to support the Vermont Trout Camp.
3rd Team
This year the tournament raised $715!
This is due in no small part to a couple of the winning teams donating their prize money back to Trout Camp.
We can not thank all of the teams enough for supporting us through the tournament along with
the continued support of The Fly Rod Shop for hosting us and providing gift cards for everyone who registered.
2021 Mad Dog TU 2-Fly Tournament
Come join the Mad Dog Chapter of Trout Unlimited for our 3rd annual catch and release fly fishing event!
When: Sunday 9/12/2021
What: A dry/dropper fly fishing catch and release tournament – any combination of flies but the top fly needs to be fished dry
Where: The Winooski River and its tributaries (excluding the trophy stretch in Waterbury) meeting at The Fly Rod Shop in Stowe VT
Who: Teams of 2 – limited to 20 teams
Why: All proceeds to benefit the Vermont Trout Camp – http://www.vermonttroutcamp.com/
Cost: $100 per team – registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-mad-dog-tu-2-fly-tickets-159529937337
Contact: Shawn Nailor, nailorvt@gmail.com
2020 Mad Dog 2 Fly Report and Results
Sunday September 13th saw 10 teams of 2 fly fisherman each descend upon the waters of Central Vermont for a little competition – the second annual Mad Dog Two Fly. The goal was to see which team could catch, photograph, and release the largest 6 trout over the course of the day. By 3:30 it became clear that Chunky Speedman with 92.5 points, the team of Tom Getz and Matt Getz, were this year’s winners and will have their names added to the coveted Old Wicker Creel!
Full Report and Images Click Here…
2020 Mad Dog 2 Fly
The second annual Mad Dog 2 Fly Tournament will be held on Sunday September 13th.
The format will be similar to 2019 and once again will be run out of the Fy Rod Shop. Click here for more details.
When: Sunday 9/13/2020
What: A dry/dropper fly fishing catch and release tournament – same pattern, color and size flies must be used all day
Where: The Winooski River and its tributaries (excluding the trophy stretch in Waterbury)
Who: Teams of 2 – limited to 20 teams
Why: All proceeds to benefit the Vermont Trout Camp – http://www.vermonttroutcamp.com/
Cost: $100 per team – registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mad-dog-tu-2-fly-tournament-2020-tickets-92544391767
Contact: Shawn Nailor, nailorvt@gmail.com
The rules of the competition can be found by clicking here.
To enter the competition click here.
2019 Mad Dog 2 Fly
The inaugural Mad Dog 2 Fly tournament was held on Sunday September 15th. We all met at the Fly Rod Shop in Stowe for the pre-fishing meeting, the weather was great and the 13 teams of two received the rules and measuring boards. Everyone then departed for the river and teams had 5 hours to fish the Winooski and it’s tributaries to record their best 6 Trout.
All the members of the inaugural Mad Dog 2 Fly tournament.
The prizes everyone was competing for!
Thanks to Douglas Outdoors for donating our top team prize of 2 LRS fly rods; Stone Reels for donating our second place prize of 2 – 5/6 weight reels; and The Fly Rod Shop for donating 2 Scientific Angler fly lines.
Umpqua Feather Merchants provided both the first and second place prizes of chest packs for the largest fish and The Fly Rod Shop for providing a tech long sleeve shirt for third place.
The vintage creel was the true trophy (think Stanley Cup of fly fishing) as each year’s winning team will have their name added to the creel. The creel will be on display at various TU events (like our banquet). When not on the road you can find it at the Fly Rod Shop in Stowe. Think about adding you name to this coveted prize next year : )
Once the dust settled the finishing order was:
1) Kevin Oxford and John Synott
2) Ben Wilcox and Matt Stedina
3) Jesse Haller and Ben Metcalf
4) Bob Hynes and Colin Cascadden
5) Andrew Peary and Carmine Ricciardi
6) Gary West and Mark Wilde
7) Joey Nailor and Steve Gonyaw
8) Ryan Whitney and Andy Masenas
9) Eric Dessureau and Garrett Nelson
10) Larry Halvorson and Zach Streeter
11) Tom Stickney and Brian Lang
12) Brian Ganley and Tim Traver
13) Tom Hurd and Shawn Nailor
The top team – John Synnott and Kevin Oxford.
The second place team of Matt Stedina and Ben Wilcox.
The third place team of Ben Metcalf and Jesse Haller.
In addition to the team prizes we recognized the top three largest fish. We had a tie at the top with 3 competitors catching 17 inch fish. We resorted to our tie breaker which was the next largest fish caught by each fly fisher. After the tie breaker John Synnott took the top prize followed by Matt Stedina and in third Kevin Oxford.
Top prize for largest fish John Synnott.
Second prize for largest fish Matt Stedina.
Third prize for largest fish goes to Kevin Oxford.
Bonus points were awarded to each team that returned with trash they had picked up that day while fishing. Below is a picture of what was brought in…the Winooski also benefitted from this event!
Thanks to The Fly Rod Shop for hosting us. We are already planning next years tournament on the Sunday following The Fly Rod Shop Show in September. See you then!