The Catskill Chronicle

Fly Fishing Hall of Fame Induction and Memorial to Doc Fried

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY (July 27, 2013) – The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum presents their 30th Annual Summerfest on the weekend of August 3 and 4 at their museum on Old Route 17 in Livingston Manor, NY.

The weekend will include an Anglers Market/Canvas Paint Out/Arts and Craft Show/Jubilee Day and Hardy Cup Bamboo Rod Casting Competition.

The Anglers Market features over 100 tables of fly fishing and outdoors sports related equipment, collectibles, fly tying materials, old rods, reels, and everything else you cannot find anywhere else in a flea market setting on the lower field. Vendors set up their tents and tables early in the morning and are ready to go by 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and 9:00 a.m on Sunday. If you see it, buy it as it is mostly a one of a kind and if you turn your back, it will be gone.

Once again the CFFCM will host The Hardy Cup, a bamboo rod casting contest bringing in casters from Sullivan County to as far away as Japan. This exciting event consists of 3 competitive casts; two for distance and one for accuracy. You don’t have to be the best to enter. After casting for the Hardy Cup is completed, Hardy provides a Pig Roast barbeque. This no charge and everyone is welcome. On Sunday after casting has been completed, all winners will be announced at 1 p.m.

There will also be be a vintage fly fishing tackle and outdoors collectibles show; an anglers market that now includes local farm and home goods; hot sausage and peppers served daily; a jubilee day that celebrates everyone’s milestone ending in a 0 or 5 and Agnes Van Put’s 97th birthday complete with free cake on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.

This year, in cooperation with D&H Canvas, the regional monthly arts and culture newspaper, the CFFCM will host 15 artists for the first Catskill Paint Out, painting their own images of the area. (All Artists will be then featured in an Art Show to be displayed in Catskill Fly Fishing Center Wulff Gallery until December).

During the Summerfest, you can also visit the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum, The Wulff Gallery, and The Catskill Rodmakers Workshop.

At 3:00 p.m. on Sunday in the Wulff Gallery, there will be a celebration of the life of “Doc” Allan Fried, founder of Summerfest and friend of the community. Doc Fried’s family will be on hand.

Hours for the Summerfest are Saturday, August 3 from 8:30 a.m.  to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Listen to the sounds of the Kurpil Family Fiddlers on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.