Drinks for Dinks

Fundraiser at TCO in Reading on Saturday.  TCO'sDrinks for Dinks

Come one, come all to support your Tulpehocken Creek fishery.  In its 3rd year, the "Drinks for Dinks" program raises money to continue the stocking and re population of Tulpehocken Creek, (The Tully), with fingerlings. These mini-trout are float stocked in the Fall, and will grow to nearly 8" by Spring. Alledgedly, some of these former 2013 troutlings have been landed pushing the 12" range! This fingerling program is important to the Tully as itproduces "almost wild" trout in both appearance and behavior.
Attending this event shows your dedication and support for the Tully. Prizes, raffles, BEER and food are all part of the day.  The proceeds from sales and the raffle all goes to stocking these munchkin trouts.
*This year our local Trout Unlimited Chapter has agreed to partner with us and match the funds raised to DOUBLE our yearly stocking!! This means we will stock about 3,000 fish this year... maybe more if YOU get off your duff and get here!

Event Details:

• Casting competition – All Day - $5 entry – winner gets $50.00 TCO Gift Card.
  Distance and a accuracy competitions. Rods choices between Orvis Helios2 5wt
  or the New Recon 5wt.
  
  
• Fly Tying Competition – All Day - $5 entry – winner gets $50.00 TCO Gift Card.
  The theme is steelhead flies. You are allowed 10 mins to search through the materials selection and tie a fly. The winner will be announced right before the movie, Winner will be picked by popular demand.
  
  
• Fly Tying Demos – 10am - 5pm - Frank “Chip” Swarner – Great Lakes Steelhead Flies
  Chip has been part of the TCO Family for years.  He will be tying his favorite steelhead flies.

• Fly Tying Demos – 10am - 5pm - All Day – David Troop – Musky Madness
  David is a local musky addict who ties flies for TCO. He will be tying his favorite musky flies.
  
  
• Swag Raffles – Patagonia, Airflo, Orvis, Scott, Hatch, Simms – Raffle will be throughout the day.
  Prize drawings will be held before the movie starts... around 7pm.
  
  
• Beer Tasting – Victory, TCO Beer, (Shane's Secret Stash), along with a couple other local brews.
  We will have 2 types of beer locally brewed by Shane and Jake from TCO Fly Shop - an IPA, and a Golden Kolsch.

• Movie – Leviathan - The lure of the unknown is what drives fly fishers to explore and to seek out the largest fish of a species, not for the trophy but for the challenge. LEVIATHAN documents epic fly fishing battles with these modern-day aquatic monsters in a global tour-de-force

Who's in?