Fly Fishing Hall of Fame

2023 induction ceremony

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Join Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum, 1031 Old Rte 17, Livingston Manor (CFFCM) to honor its heritage at the 2023 Hall of Fame ceremony and dinner Saturday, Oct. 7. The ceremony will be held at the center from 4-6 p.m. and includes: presentation of the inductees: John Atherton, Arnold Gingrich, Will Godfrey, Frank Mele and Samuel Phillippe.

Presentation of historic inductees - Anglers from the United Kingdom, honored posthumously, who have left a lasting legacy on the sport of fly fishing: Thomas Barker, Thomas Bewick, Francis Francis, Edward West Harding, John Waller Hills, James Cecil Mottram, Alfred Ronalds, Frank Sawyer, William Clouston Stewart, and Robert Venables.

Lee Wulff Award for Conservation will honor President Jimmy Carter for a lifelong commitment to conservation and his connection to the early days of CFFCM - all within the week of his 99th birthday.

Dinner to follow at the Roscoe Mountain Club, 100 Fairway View Drive, Roscoe, at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate and fundraise for CFFCM, $75/person. Get your tickets at cffcm.com