LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — The Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum will hold its annual Summerfest weekend on Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2. The gate will open at 8:30 a.m. on both days. There will be over 100 tables of fly-fishing books, gear, collectibles, tying materials and more. Past exhibitors have included Beaverkill Trout Hatchery, Sullivan County Sportsman, Kurpil Family Fiddlers, local distilleries, Asthalters Maple Syrup, ceramic artists and handcrafted jewelry makers.

Even the youngest of kids can tie a fly, play a game or color a page that will find a place on any refrigerator. Center supporters Bob Selb, Carmine Lisella, Wayne Grauer, Jerry Girard and a host of other fly-tackle experts will be there to help you identify just about anything related to fly-fishing that you may have discovered tucked away in attics or basements.

The event is an opportunity to celebrate milestone birthdays in the fishing community. This year, Agnes Van Put will be 99. A birthday celebration will be held on Sunday, August 2 at the Center, complete with cake. Van Put continues to work weekends in the gift shop and museum at the Center, and there are no retirement plans in her future.

For the second consecutive year, the Trout Unlimited Women’s initiative will present a program on our waters, conservation and environmental issues, on Saturday, August 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Wulff Gallery with a sampling of Catskill Brewery’s latest craft brews.

A casting competition will be held on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. On Sunday there will be a kids’ fishing derby and the Great Willowemoc Fish Race.

For more information, call 845/439-4810.