Lofaro, Skutley: What a turnout

Roaring Fork Conservancy (RFC) and the Roaring Fork Valley Fly Fishing Club (RFVFFC) would like to thank all the competitors, spectators, and sponsors that ensured a successful 8th Annual Iron Fly Competition on Saturday, Feb. 10.

14 Youth competitors and 12 Adult competitors provided a tough and fun competition! The evening began with a youth competitor bribing judges with homemade chocolate cupcakes! That’s the fun of Iron Fly – there are no rules until there are; bribing judges is allowed and so is cheating – all in effort to fundraise for youth and veteran fly fishing programs provided by RFC and RFVFFC.

Congratulations goes out to all the winners:

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Y̲o̲u̲t̲h̲ ̲D̲i̲v̲i̲s̲i̲o̲n̲
1st place: John S. (age 7)
2nd place: Hunter R. (age 12)
3rd place: Bija V. (age 13)

A̲d̲u̲l̲t̲ ̲D̲i̲v̲i̲s̲i̲o̲n̲
1st place: Joe Schuller
2nd place: Zachary Vrabel
3rd place: Brandon Soucie

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And, for the first time, father and son won first place in both divisions!

THANK YOU, again, to everyone who made this fundraiser possible, especially all the sponsors: Alpine Bank, Aspen Outfitting Company, Bank of Colorado, Brandon Soucie, Cheeky Fly Fishing, Colorado Mountain College, Crawford Properties LLC, Crystal Fly Shop, Fishpond USA, Five Oceans Sales – SIMMS, Flylords, Fryingpan Anglers, Green Drake Outdoors – Scientific, Anglers, Hookers, International Game Fish Federation, Kyle Holt, Obermeyer, Roaring Fork Anglers/Alpine Angling, Roaring Fork Conservancy,, Roaring Fork Fishing Guide Alliance, Roaring Fork Valley Coop, Roaring Fork Valley Fly Fishing Club, Ross Reels, Sam Merrill, Solitude Fly Company, Taylor Creek Fly Shop, Temple Fork Outfitters, The Tipsy Trout, Willits General Store, and Woody Creek Distillers.

Sincerely,

Rick Lofaro, executive director of Roaring Fork Conservancy

Tom Skutley, president of the Roaring Fork Valley Fly Fishing Club