Submitted by chris_hunt on Tue, 2012-10-02 11:21 High Desert Anglers - 620 Stonefly Society - 048 Utah - 9UT Vote Up Down -20 + GOPR0640.jpg 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. P1140816-225x300.jpg 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 Angler161 Paul HoldenCharlie Card Guy JardineNick Jackson Bryan Smith Rick Krannich Largest Trout Fisherman Length Team NamePaul Holden20" Cache AngersCalvin Hazlewood20" WY TU Bucking Fish Most Trout Fisherman Number Team NameLance Egan19 CabelasColby Crossland19 Three Rods and A Pregnant Hooker Biggest Loser (first person to lose their fly) Fisherman Time Team NameSteve Forsberg10:25 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 City93 Bob DibbleeBrandon Feller Jeff Wagner TeamTotal ScoreCabelas136 Cache Anglers161 Can't Afford Two Fly's55 Holland & Hart109 Hyde Drift Boats81 Jones Waldo I127 Jones Waldo II71 MOTIV Fishing90 O.M.C.71 Park City134 State Street Irregulars97 Stonefly Society of Utah110 Three Rods & A Pregnant Hooker155 Winston Rod Co. / Western Rivers Fly Fisher155 Wyoming TU Bucking Fish96 Guide NameTeam Name Guide ScoreDirk JagerCabelas85 Guy CollettCabelas51 Charlie CardCache Anglers87 Nick JacksonCache Anglers74 Dave WhiteCan't Afford Two Fly's16 David SchneiderCan't Afford Two Fly's39 Gene GauterieHolland & Hart36 Ryan RussellHolland & Hart73 Bobby LangHyde Drift Boats64 David GrossHyde Drift Boats17 John SpargerJones Waldo I59 Matt LucasJones Waldo I68 Brad LovejoyJones Waldo II34 Charles TattonJones Waldo II37 Jacob BowdenMOTIV Fishing72 Kenny HerronMOTIV Fishing18 Dave DibbleeO.M.C.52 Rod SellersO.M.C.19 Brandon FellerPark City93 Robert HerreraPark City41 Jordan GillespieState Street Irregulars78 Roger SmithState Street Irregulars19 Darren BowcuttStonefly Society of Utah57 Luke WilsonStonefly Society of Utah53 Eli KolesThree Rods & A Pregnant Hooker78 Travis GillespieThree Rods & A Pregnant Hooker77 Ben SomsenWinston Rod Co. / Western Rivers Fly Fisher73 Scott BarrisWinston Rod Co. / Western Rivers Fly Fisher82 Benton LuntWyoming TU Bucking Fish80 Wylie ThomasWyoming TU Bucking Fish16