1999 Jackson Hole One Fly Event
Fishing is Luck!
"Fishing is luck," explained Sam Mavrakis the 1999 individual winner.
Using a different fly each day, Sam scored big and walked
away with the coveted title along with fly rods and other assorted gear.
Glorious sunshine and gin clear water greeted anglers for the One Fly
weekend. Everyone enjoyed one of the best weather weekends during the
One Fly history along with great fall river conditions. The trout were
going for the big flies, Club Sandwiches, Chernobyls and foam creations
that defy description. The fly that triumphed was the Amy's Ant, as
Frontier Fly Fishers team used the fly exclusively to vault them to
first place. In 1997 Frontiers were dead last in the Livingston event.
Carter Andrews scored big and gathered the Top Gun title making him a
two-time winner in both the professional and amateur category.
Jackson attorney and previous individual winner Peter Moyer set a
one-day record of 772 points on Saturday only to stumble the next day
with a 12-inch trout and a mess of tiny fish! Some people can't handle
success, Moyer commented, "even Tiger Woods has a bad fly fishing day."
1999 One Fly Event Winning Fly
Amy's Ant
The foam bodies strike again with Jack Dennis' variation of the
Chernobyl Ant. The Frontier Fly Fishers cast to victory with this high
floating ant pattern with all members using the creation.
Joe Bressler scored over 700 points on Saturday setting a new high point
score for the Professional Division using a two day old, used Amy's Ant
found on the floor of the guides car. He plans using the same fly again
this year after 4 days of use and literally over 100 fish. This durable
pattern combines the good visibility of elk hair with a Chernobyl style
body. The under body sparkles with silver-flash chenille and dyed
grizzly hackle. Brown round rubber legs add to the killer swimming fly
action to make this fly a new, popular addition to the One Fly winners.
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