Member awards & Accomplishments

California Heritage Trout Challenge

(Six of ten required) Coastal Cutthroat, Coastal Rainbow, Lahontan Cutthroat, Eagle Lake Trout, McCloud River Redband, Goose Lake Redband, Warner Lakes Redband, California Golden Trout, Kern River Rainbow, Little Kern Golden Trout

• Chris McCann (2 awards, all 10 fish) 2018
• Rob Farris (2 awards, all 10 fish) 2018, 2024
• Mitchie McCammon (2 awards, all 10 fish) 2018, 2024
• Martin Plotkin (award, 2018)
• Kent McCammon (award, 2018)
• Scott Rosingana (award, 2024)

See California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife

Western States Native Trout Challenge

Expert (6 species, 4 states)

• Rob Farris, 2024 - Wyoming: Yellowstone Cutthroat, Utah: Bonneville Cutthroat, Oregon: Redband, California: Eagle Lake Rainbow, Kern River Rainbow, Lahontan Cutthroat
• Mitchie McCammon, 2024 - Wyoming: Yellowstone Cutthroat, Utah: Bonneville Cutthroat, Oregon: Redband, California: Eagle Lake Rainbow, Kern River Rainbow, California Golden Trout

Advanced (12 species, 8 states)

Master (18 species, 12 states)

See Western States Native Trout Challenge

Wyoming Cutthroat Slam

(All four required) Yellowstone Cutthroat, Colorado Cutthroat, Snake River Fine Spotted Cutthroat, Bonneville Cutthroat

• Rob Farris, 2023
• Mitchie McCammon, 2024
• Denis Haire, 2024
• Greg Blandino, 2024
• Betty Blandino, 2024
• Phil Reggiardo, 2024
• Jim Knecht, 2024

See Wyoming Cutthroat Slam

Wyoming Master Angler

Fish exceeding 18”, determined by species

• Mitchie McCammon, 2023 (18.5” Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, Slough Creek YNP)

See Wyoming Master Angler

Wyoming “XStream” Angler

Personal exploration of three designated remote Wyoming streams

• Mitchie McCammon, 2023
• Denis Haire, 2023

See Wyoming XStream Angler

FFI Casting Skills Development

Bronze Level	Silver Level	Gold Level
Greg Blandino	Jim Broadbent
Robert Nishio
Bill Potts
Denis Haire
Dennis Bell
Mark Spruiell

See FFI Casting Skills Development

Singing Reel Award (for exceptional TVFF service)

• 2015 Derrell Bridgeman
• 2016 Jim Broadbent
• 2017 Hal Wilson
• 2018 Daniel Kitts
• 2019 Martin Plotkin
• 2020 Rob Farris
• 2021 Mark Spruiell
• 2022 Dave Fontaine
• 2023 Mitchie McCammon
• 2024 Denis Haire

Yellowstone National Park, Volunteer Fly Fishing Conservation Program

2023	2024
Rob Farris	Rob Farris
Denis Haire	Mitchie McCammon
Gary Prince	Denis Haire
Mitchie McCammon	Phil Reggiardo
Alan Wyosnick	Jim Knecht
Todd Hyrn	Greg Blandino

See YNP Native Fish Conservation