Fudr - 2016

[dcabarle]

Love it or hate it, it's a great time to get together with some friends or acquaintances that you haven't seen in a while. Unlike most of you, this has been my fly fishing opener for the past few years. For those of you not in the know, the FUDR hosts a fund raising event each year called the "One Bug" contest. Typically, I go to the event and take pictures. I've been doing this since 2009. This year was a little different. I was asked to guide a few contestants down the river and had a blast.

Kinda felt like a shitty guide though. See... normally after the dinner on Friday night, I fish on Saturday. I was asked if I wouldn't mind rowing a few contestants down the river. I asked if they had everything they needed and was told, "They have everything". So I left every one of my 6 million flies back in the car. Got to the river and they asked me what they should use. Soooo... I went down to the river and saw zippo. So what's you're numero uno fly on the WB on a cloudy day??? BWO 100% has never let me down. I looked through both contestants flies and found 1 fly I thought would be suitable, a BWO Parachute that I knew would be perfect. I wasn't so lucky in the gentleman's box. I picked the best fly I could find in each of their boxes but both of them were a bit taken back when I told them I didn't have any flies with me. I was told they would have everything! A few hours went by and the olives started popping along with a sporadic caddis and of course the paraleps and a few Hendrickson's. I was pretty happy seeing the olives and really damn happy when one of the contestants had a nice brown on for a few seconds with the fly I chose. Unfortunately, she lost the fly at 4pm'ish and was out of the contest. Pat, the other contestant was eager to change his fly but I insisted he keep it on until 8pm when the contest ended. The fly was a little large but hey... it was the best match to what was going on out there. Unfortunately, he didn't do so well. After contestant #1 lost her fly, she put on a little olive soft hackle and bagged a nice 15-17" cutty brown bow.

So here are some pictures from Friday/Saturday.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/22569391@N08/sets/72157667973949525

If any of you fish the Delaware, it's well worth the cash for the open bar, food, auction for some really great stuff (including one of John Parisi's hand made nets) and of course the experience. It's a fun event. Each year more people attend and it gets better. All proceeds are donated to the FUDR and their pursuit for more water... Yeah... the endless battle, but it's a nice evening. Click on the link, you might see someone you know.

 

[flyI4]

Love it or hate it, it's a great time to get together with some friends or acquaintances that you haven't seen in a while. Unlike most of you, this has been my fly fishing opener for the past few years. For those of you not in the know, the FUDR hosts a fund raising event each year called the "One Bug" contest. Typically, I go to the event and take pictures. I've been doing this since 2009. This year was a little different. I was asked to guide a few contestants down the river and had a blast.

Kinda felt like a shitty guide though. See... normally after the dinner on Friday night, I fish on Saturday. I was asked if I wouldn't mind rowing a few contestants down the river. I asked if they had everything they needed and was told, "They have everything". So I left every one of my 6 million flies back in the car. Got to the river and they asked me what they should use. Soooo... I went down to the river and saw zippo. So what's you're numero uno fly on the WB on a cloudy day??? BWO 100% has never let me down. I looked through both contestants flies and found 1 fly I thought would be suitable, a BWO Parachute that I knew would be perfect. I wasn't so lucky in the gentleman's box. I picked the best fly I could find in each of their boxes but both of them were a bit taken back when I told them I didn't have any flies with me. I was told they would have everything! A few hours went by and the olives started popping along with a sporadic caddis and of course the paraleps and a few Hendrickson's. I was pretty happy seeing the olives and really damn happy when one of the contestants had a nice brown on for a few seconds with the fly I chose. Unfortunately, she lost the fly at 4pm'ish and was out of the contest. Pat, the other contestant was eager to change his fly but I insisted he keep it on until 8pm when the contest ended. The fly was a little large but hey... it was the best match to what was going on out there. Unfortunately, he didn't do so well. After contestant #1 lost her fly, she put on a little olive soft hackle and bagged a nice 15-17" cutty brown bow.

So here are some pictures from Friday/Saturday.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/22569391@N08/sets/72157667973949525

If any of you fish the Delaware, it's well worth the cash for the open bar, food, auction for some really great stuff (including one of John Parisi's hand made nets) and of course the experience. It's a fun event. Each year more people attend and it gets better. All proceeds are donated to the FUDR and their pursuit for more water... Yeah... the endless battle, but it's a nice evening. Click on the link, you might see someone you know.

Great weekend Dennis. I think the benefit of time has changed most our perspectives, and many others when it comes to conservation on the River and the community of people who live to fish it. Politically, its a tough battle and sounds repetitive to the casual listener. However, to those who have been up there a while, you realize the comraderie and small battles won are both meaningful and powerful in bringing a group of otherwise strangers together. A lot of people care about the river and it shows on the Friday dinner. Beyond that, a weekend like the one we just had shows how good the fishing really is, and how it leads to a large group of skilled fisherman on the river. This weekend offered great fishing conditions and you saw a lot of 18'22' fish caught on dries, and a lot of guys who could throw a line. Its cool to see how a river shapes the fishing community that fishes the river. There is a lot of passion and , as a result of the difficult challenges the river offers, a lot of solid fisherman that learn on the river. U can learn alot walking around the room in a given night of the one bug. People can debate what is the best river in the east all thet want, but when it comes to the most passionate fishing community, the delaware takes teh cake. You have hundreds, if not thousands of people that come from all over the country to fish the river and show their support because the fact remains, there is only one river on the east coast that gives you the chance to throw dries to 20'' wild fish on a regular basis. Once u experience that u realize its a thing worth protecting and with the crowds has come the benfit of widespread support.

 

[WBDluver]

DC please cancell my trip i booked with you for June 10th
thank you

 

[dcabarle]

DC please cancell my trip i booked with you for June 10th
thank you

LOL! You know you dont' get your money back, don't you! I encourage anyone who was going to float with me to cancel their trips!

 

[dcabarle]

Great weekend Dennis. I think the benefit of time has changed most our perspectives, and many others when it comes to conservation on the River and the community of people who live to fish it. Politically, its a tough battle and sounds repetitive to the casual listener. However, to those who have been up there a while, you realize the comraderie and small battles won are both meaningful and powerful in bringing a group of otherwise strangers together. A lot of people care about the river and it shows on the Friday dinner. Beyond that, a weekend like the one we just had shows how good the fishing really is, and how it leads to a large group of skilled fisherman on the river. This weekend offered great fishing conditions and you saw a lot of 18'22' fish caught on dries, and a lot of guys who could throw a line. Its cool to see how a river shapes the fishing community that fishes the river. There is a lot of passion and , as a result of the difficult challenges the river offers, a lot of solid fisherman that learn on the river. U can learn alot walking around the room in a given night of the one bug. People can debate what is the best river in the east all thet want, but when it comes to the most passionate fishing community, the delaware takes teh cake. You have hundreds, if not thousands of people that come from all over the country to fish the river and show their support because the fact remains, there is only one river on the east coast that gives you the chance to throw dries to 20'' wild fish on a regular basis. Once u experience that u realize its a thing worth protecting and with the crowds has come the benfit of widespread support.

I agree, JC! Missed Joe C (but he donated a helluva box of sulpher patters) and a Tom K and a few others that were absent this year.

By the way, I heard you did pretty good. Did you win?

 

[flyI4]

I agree, JC! Missed Joe C (but he donated a helluva box of sulpher patters) and a Tom K and a few others that were absent this year.

By the way, I heard you did pretty good. Did you win?

I took second - I fished with the winner on saturday who was the man and a fun guy to share the day with. I also believe we had a record year in terms of fund raising so in all the event was a great success. Thanks as always for doing your part with the photos, ect.

 

[golden beetle]

I took second - I fished with the winner on saturday who was the man and a fun guy to share the day with. I also believe we had a record year in terms of fund raising so in all the event was a great success. Thanks as always for doing your part with the photos, ect.

Just to be clear, DC guided a pair of contestants in the one bug, but he didn't bring any flies aboard for them to use.

That's why he provided ect - electroconvulsive therapy - to the contestants that got stuck on his boat without any flies.

The pictures are probably great... Here's one...

 

[Future Fanatic]

Just to be clear, DC guided a pair of contestants in the one bug, but he didn't bring any flies aboard for them to use.

And it was a "one bug".
He only had to bring TWO flies...

 

[golden beetle]

I took second - I fished with the winner on saturday who was the man and a fun guy to share the day with.

I really enjoyed the dinner this year. As always, it was 100% class, and I wouldn't associate myself with FUDR if it weren't.

That said, I competed in the one bug for the first time this year, where I was paired with the guy who finished second, who was, to be honest, a bit of an asshole.