TU's 11-Mile Challenge: Can YOU fish it?

Trout Unlimited’s 11-mile challenge

We can re-connect 11 miles of Southern Appalachian trout stream, but can you fish 11 stream miles in a season?

*REGISTER HERE*

Trout Unlimited’s Southeast Conservation Project will reconnect 11 miles of native brook trout stream in the Southern Appalachians this year by removing fish passage barriers at bad culverts.  Those 11 miles of connected water will make the best of our native brookies more resilient, longer lived, and better to fish.

If you’re driving 11 miles, you’re done before you clock in. Biking? See you in an hour. Hiking? A good day’s outing. But fishing every good hole and run for 11 miles? We challenge you to answer that question this fishing season by registering for TU’s 11-mile Challenge.

Prizes: Everyone who participates in the challenge by providing reports on their progress and sharing Challenge updates will be eligible for great gear prizes from sponsors including Hunter Banks Outfitters, Flymen Fishing Co., and Orvis, TU’s partner in the Orvis/TU 1,000-mile campaign. We’ll regularly post updates and reports on anglers’ progress on Southeast Conservation group page, the blog at TU.org and on Trout Unlimited’s Facebook page.

Join the Challenge in 4 easy steps:

1.     Register using the online form--it's easy and free!

2.     Start Fishing

3.     Track your miles however you wish (see instructions below)

4.     Let us know how you do

To register, simply sign up through our simple online form here.  Then start fishing in the Southern Appalachians, an area covering Southwest Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina.

Track your miles however you wish. Use your GPS, a smartphone app such as Map My Tracks or Run Keeper, or simply use a map and log your miles on paper. When you reach 11 miles, just let Southeast Communications Specialist Tara Granke – tgranke@tu.org - know and then get back to fishing!  Miles will be reported based on the honor system.

We’ll celebrate the efforts of all participants – from those who cover 11 mile or more to those who come up a bit short - in December at the WNC Fly Fishing Expo. 

Help with tracking your progress:

Please try to be as accurate as possible when recording miles measuring to the tenth of mile.

How to measure distance in Google Maps:

1. Open Google Maps and find your starting point on the map.
2. Right-click on your starting point.
3. Click Measure distance from the pop-up menu.
4. Click along the stream path, ending with your ending point.
5. [Optional] Drag a point to move it, or click a point to remove it.
6. Look under the search box for the total distance in both miles (mi) and kilometers (km).
7. When done, click the X in the card under the search box or right-click on the map and select Clear measurement.

Android Apps

My Tracks (Google) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.maps.mytracks&hl=en

Run Keeper https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fitnesskeeper.runkeepe...

iPhone Apps

GPS Tracks https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gps-tracks/id425589565?mt=8

RunKeeper  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/runkeeper-gps-running-walk/id300235330?mt=8

Rather use pen and paper?

Mark it on a paper map, and bring it by the office and we’ll help you add it up!

Below is a printable version of the Official Rules...have fun!

11MC Official Rules.pdf