2025 Colorado Classic Tournament Rules

2025 Colorado Classic Fly-Fishing Tournament Hosted by High Plains Drifters

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025

Location: Any section of the Colorado River between Kremmling and Silt

Gear: Fly Fishing Gear Only

 

Pre-Fish Details (Optional) Friday, September 26th

Pre-fishing is allowed but not required. This is a chance to scout and shake off the rust if you'd like to.

Tournament Day - Saturday, September 27th

Fishing Hours: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

You may be on the water before 8 AM, but no lines in the water before 8:00 AM.

All fishing must stop promptly at 3:00 PM.

Check-In:

Guides/Boat Captains must check in at the Radium campsite by 4:30 PM.

Top Angler Award

Scoring:
Only netted fish count.

The boat captain will log every netted fish, the angler who caught it, and the catch time.

Angler with the highest netted fish count wins!

In the event of a tie, the angler whose last fish was caught earlier in the day will win.

Top Captain Award

To level the playing field among guides with different angler counts:

Guide Score = Total Fish caught on Boat / Number of Anglers

The highest average catch per angler wins the Top Captain Award!

Big Fish Award

Captains will measure and photograph the measurement of any fish they think may be a contender for the big fish award. Photos will be shown to the judges. Picture metadata will be checked to make sure the picture was taken during the tournament time frame.

 

Good luck, tight lines, and may the best angler (and guide) win!