South Platte Pro-Am Carp Slam - August 22nd 2009

If you haven’t signed up yet for South Platte Pro-Am Carp Slam you can and should do so now. Even if you are not a local, it sounds like a good excuse to plan an end of summer getaway.

from the official site

It’s a fly fishing tournament where the finest professional and amateur anglers in the region (and beyond) match wits with the wily and elusive common carp. Carp are one of the most difficult freshwater fish to pursue on fly - meanwhile the urban South Platte River running through downtown Denver is one of the finest carp fisheries in North America.

The purpose of the tournament is to raise money for the reconstruction / rehabilitation of a roughly two mile section of the South Platte River below Chatfield Reservoir.

So now you know. It sounds like a good cause, a fun day, and credit needs to be given for the great name. The name alone is enough to get me running to check my diary.

see ya there :-)

Via Michael Gracie