Member awards & Accomplishments

SINGING REEL AWARD

The club president gives the Singing Reel award to a member who has displayed outstanding service to the club over the previous year. Here are the most recent winners of the award:

• 2024: Al Mansky
• 2025: Gary Prince

BIG FISH AWARD

The Big Fish trophy is awarded to the member who catches the longest freshwater California fish during the calendar year. Here are the most recent winners of the award:

• 2025: Victor Polverino

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

• Ken Brunskill (2 awards, all 10 fish) 2018
• Rob Farris (2 awards, all 10 fish) 2018, 2024

• Kent McCammon (award, 2018)

• Mitchie McCammon (2 awards, all 10 fish) 2018, 2024
• Chris McCann (2 awards, all 10 fish) 2018
• Martin Plotkin (award, 2018)
• Scott Rosingana (award, 2024)
• Steve Cross (award, 2025)

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

UTAH CUTTHROAT SLAM

(All four required) Yellowstone Cutthroat, Colorado Cutthroat, Bear River Cutthroat, Bonneville Cutthroat

• Phil Reggiardo, 2025
• Jim Knecht, 2025

See Utah Cutthroat Slam

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

Yellowstone National Park, Volunteer Fly Fishing Conservation Program

2023	2024	2025
Rob Farris	Rob Farris	Rob Farris (IR)
Denis Haire	Mitchie McCammon	Mitchie McCammon
Gary Prince	Denis Haire	Denis Haire
Mitchie McCammon	Phil Reggiardo	Phil Reggiardo
Alan Wyosnick	Jim Knecht	Jim Knecht
Todd Hyrn	Greg Blandino	Greg Blandino

See YNP Native Fish Conservation