ROSCOE, NY — Three casting competitions will be held as part of Summerfest 2015 at The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum (CCFCM) during the first weekend in August: on Saturday, August 1, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Sunday, August 2, from from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

Casting competitions are not fly-fishing competitions. They are simply distance and accuracy casting challenges to test one’s skills. All casters will have a chance to win, as each will receive a ticket for a random drawing to win several prizes.

The first competition is the fifth annual Hardy Cup Bamboo Rod Casting Tournament. Casters must provide their own rods, reels and flylines with 7.5-foot leader. The top three finishers will receive a Hardy fly reel. The winner’s name will be engraved on the Hardy Cup.

The second competition is the Hardy/Royal Wulff Fly Line Graphite Rod Casting Classic. All those who enter will cast a Hardy rod with Hardy reel, lined with a Royal Wulff Triangle Taper fly line, which will be provided. Winners will be engraved on the Classic Cup. There will be three divisions: youth (16 years old and younger); women only (17 and older); and men only (17 and older). Prizes will be awarded to top finishers in all three divisions.

The third competition will be the Tycoon Trophy Fiberglass Rod/’409’ Line Casting Challenge. All entrants will cast a Tycoon Tackle Fiberglass Fly Rod lined with a 409 fly line formulated just for casting fiberglass fly rods. Awards will be presented to the top three finishers. The winner’s name will be engraved on the Tycoon Trophy.

The Hardy and Classic Cups and the Tycoon Trophy all reside permanently at the CFFCM.

There will also be a Triple Crown opportunity. The top three finishers of the Hardy Cup Competition will be challenged to a cast-off. Casters will be invited to cast in the remaining two competitions for an overall score. The person with the highest total points will be declared Casting King of the Catskill Fly Fishing Center 2015.

All casting competitors in each contest will be judged on three casts: two for distance and one for accuracy. Each contestant will have up to six practice casts before completing three competitive casts. All lines are required to have a 7.5-foot leader.

Visit www.catskillflyfishing.org/2015/07/summerfest-2015 or call 845/439-4810.