Upper Andro Fall Two Fly Contest And Drift Boat Competition

Dear Fishermen and Fisherwomen;

Rescheduled for September

Due to the unseasonable rainfall and high water levels on the Upper Androscoggin River this past June, The Two Fly Contest and Drift Boat Championship have been rescheduled for the weekend of September 20 and 21. The contests will be held in conjunction with Bethel’s Harvest Fest.

Contestants may use only two flies during the event, which starts at 6:00 am on Saturday. Teams may launch from public launch sites from the New Hampshire border at Shelburne to Rumford Center. The contest concludes at 2:00 pm.

The Two Fly contest will test the skills of anglers to fly fish for the most and the largest of the three trout species, brown, rainbow and brook found in the Upper Androscoggin River from the New Hampshire border to Rumford Center. A fly is defined as made from natural or synthetic materials tied to a single pointed hook. No tandems or treble hooks are allowed. Teams of three including two anglers and a referee/oarsman must fish from an open boat-drift boat, row boat or raft. All fish must be released live.

Over $5,000 worth of prizes including rods and fishing gear supplied by Kittery Trading Post, L.L. Bean, Caddis and Cane, Sun Valley Sports and the Orvis Company will be awarded at Harvest Fest, Saturday afternoon on the Bethel Town Common.

The First Annual Northeast Drift Boat Championship will be held Sunday, September 21 at 10 am. Designed as a spectator event, the competition will test oarsmen’s skills at launching, navigating a course and rowing speed. Each drift boat must carry at least one angler, who must remain standing throughout the timed race. The launch will be from Bethel Outdoor Adventures on Route 2 and the finish line is at Davis Park in Bethel-a distance of a quarter mile. Prizes include drift boat equipment provided by Clackacraft.

Official contest rules and a registration form are available on line at www.upperandro.com or by phoning 1-877-851-7533. The entry fee is $150 for the boat and $50 for each team member. The registration includes a bag lunch and measuring tape. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Upper Andro Anglers Alliance.

Two-Fly Contest Information, Rules and Entry Form

Tom Remington