It’s hard to believe, but it’s time to “speckled trout fish” again… it seems like just yesterday that I was handing out the prizes for last year’s event.
This will be our seventh year since the event started and it’s been growing each year, with last year being our biggest yet, paying out over $6,000 in cash and prizes…with only a $50 entry fee per angler. This event is 100% payout– what comes in, goes right back to all the anglers! The event is for the whole family, no matter their ages, so if you trout fish at all you have a chance of winning. We don’t allow any full-time guides to participate in this event, so it keeps everyone on a level fishing field. Think about how great the speckled trout fishing has been the last two years, and it looks like trout fishing this year is going to be even better. And it’s anyones tournament to win!
What anglers like most about this event is that you fish on your own schedule, because you have from September 1 through January 4 to catch your prize fish. This trout challenge isn’t like most other speckled trout tournaments, as they’re one-day events. This format gives anglers a chance to fish when and how they can, night, day, boat, or shore, it doesn’t matter as long as the fish is caught on a rod and reel/hook and line outfit anywhere in North Carolina.
We give you a 24-hour window to weigh your fish, allowing time if we’re closed or if you’re fishing away from our area or have to work. We try our best to make this event friendly for the anglers. However, the event isn’t just about seeing who can catch the largest speckled trout. Each month we’ll also be running a “wild card” fish weight. We pick a weight and the winner will be the angler who weighs in a fish that gets gets that exact weight or the closest to that weight. We always make sure it’s a lower weight that we pick, so everyone has a chance. It gets exciting each month with anglers competing trying to get that exact weight. The winner will receive a trout rod valued around $50.
Last year, we added something new to the event with a “last place” fish. For the angler that weighs in the fish with the lowest weight in the event will received a prize valued around $100…and
that’s for finishing in last place!
So, come join the fun and spread the word about the 7th Annual Chasin’ Tails Outdoors Speckled Trout Challenge. Dog Island Artworks has teamed back up with us this year offering the winner of the
event a replica mount of their trophy fish. As you can see from the photo of last year’s winning mount, Dog Island Art Works does beautiful works of art and it’ll be something you’ll always treasure. Also, we’ll have one made for the “Speckled Trout Challenge Wall of Fame” to stay on display for everyone to see here in the Chasin’ Tails shop.