2011 U.S. National Fly Fishing Championship

     Cherokee, NC— Team USA recently announced the location of this year's U.S. National Fly Fishing Championships. The event will be held in Cherokee, North Carolina. The dates for the championship event are May 19 to 22, 2011.

     The National Fly Fishing Championship event is hosted by the North Carolina Fly Fishing Team, in partnership with the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indian Fish and Wildlife Management Department and the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce. This is the first time the event has been in the southeast and May brings some of the best fishing in the region. The championship is expected to draw approximately 60 competitors, more than 60 judges and hundreds of spectators for the competition from across the United States and around the world.

Competitors for the 2011 National Fly Fishing Championships are awarded an opportunity

for competition in this national event based upon their placement at regional competitions, which

are held at different locations around the country. This year, regional competitions are being held

in the following locations:

• SW Regional, Santa Fe, NM - November 7- 8, 2010
• SE Regional, Nantahala, NC - February 19-20, 2011
• NE Regional, State College, PA - March 12 -13, 2011
• NW Regional, Bend, OR - March 26 -27, 2011

     Paul Bourcq, Vice President of the N.C. Fly Fishing Team, is getting his team prepared

for the tournament and said, “I’m looking forward to what is going to be a great competition.

And late May brings the best fishing in the mountains.”

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