2024 DPC Registration Open!

  

We're very excited to announce the 2024 Ditch Pickle Classic "Catch-Photo-Release" Fly Fishing Tournament on Lake Champlain!

The 2024 DPC based out of Swanton, Vermont will be held on June 22nd-23rd on beautiful Lake Champlain.  The DPC is open to anglers of all ages and skill levels.

2021 DPC Champs - Bash Badge Plus

You don't need a big fancy bass boat to fish the DPC either! Kayaks, canoes and motor boats are all permitted. The DPC is a team event and we make every effort to pair people up with team mates and fill empty seats in boats. 

Each team will have 1-3 anglers and, if you want to be a 1-man team, you will be responsible for the team entry fee of $100. If you are your own 1-man team, you must still have a co-rider to assist with photographic documentation of your catch! We're allowing more than 1 team to fish from a boat as long as it's within reason.

Spectators may ride along or pilot a boat for a team.

Don't be scared off if you don't have a boat! If you have a strong desire to fish in the DPC but have any apprehension what-so-ever, please send us an email to DitchPickleClassic@gmail.com and we'll do whatever we can to make it happen for you! The sooner we hear from you, the sooner we can get you set up!

Frequently Asked Questions - CLICK HERE

Official Tournament Rules - CLICK HERE

Register Your Team HERE

Calvin Kontos - Top Junior Angler of 2021

2024 Prize Categories...

- 1st Place Team-

- 2nd Place Team-

- 3rd Place Team-

- 1st Place Individual-

- 2nd Place Individual-

- 3rd Place Individual-

- 1st Place Paddler-

- 2nd Place Paddler-

- 3rd Place Paddler-

- 1st Place Junior Angler (under 18)-

- Jr. Rock Bass Award-

- Largest Northern Pike-

- Best Exotic Fish (Bowfin, Gar, Carp)-

- Dink Award (Smallest Bass)-

- Breakdown Award (it happens every year!)-

*Big Pickle (Largest Bass / Largemouth or  Smallmouth)

* Seperate $ Pool

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Tournament Weekend... 

Check in...

On Saturday the 22nd, we will have our check-in at the Headquarters for the Missisquoi Wildlife Refuge on Tabor Road. Click HERE for directions and info about the site.

Checking in at the refuge headquarters (2015)

We will be open for check-in as of 8:30am on the 22nd. 

Check-in hours = 8:30 - 10am
Lines in @ 10am!!

We encourage all competitors to arrive early for check-in!

The headquarters has plenty of parking for boats/trailers, and it is very close to our designated launch at the Larry Greene Access.

The Larry Greene Access is located on Rte. 78 and directions can be found HERE.

Every angler must check-in and sign a waiver prior to launching!

Awards Venue on Lakewood Road

Awards Ceremony / Pizza Party...

We will hold the post-tournament pizza party/awards ceremony on Sunday 6/23 at the Lakewood Farm on Lakewood Road. 

Lakewood Rd. is directly across the street from the Larry Greene Access (see the map below.)  

The official tournament "Weigh-in/Awards Ceremony" will take place during the pizza party, so all entrants and spectators are strongly encouraged to attend regardless of how you did in the tournament!  There is no charge to attend and we'll do our best to make sure you don't leave hungry! BYOB!

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The Goods... 

This year the DPC is excited to once again team up with Predator Fly Gear to supply our custom 2024 DPC shirts to our competitors!
https://predatorflygear.com

PFG is a Vermont based company featuring the amazing artwork of Nick Mayer on Slick looking high performance fishing shirts.

We're also supplying each team with a captain's bag, filled with an assortment of products from the many other generous sponsors of the Ditch Pickle Classic! 

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The DPC Experience...

The Pickle has become a highlight of the season for many.  Several years ago, we expanded the event to a 2-day format to make room for more quality fishing and more time hangin' with buddies, soaking in the Lake Champlain vibes.  Take the DPC too seriously and you might miss the point, which is to have fun.  Don't come the the DPC for the win...come for the experience.

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Here's a list of folks that are down for the 2024 DPC experience... 

Team #1.....

"Popper Dropper"

Eli Martell-Crawford

Alex Skowron

Team #2.....

"The Basston Tea Party"

Evan Potter

Sean Sorrell

Team #3.....

"Dink-A-Licious"

Brandon Weaver

John Bond

Team #4.....

"Hog Island Strip Club"

Matt Dickstein

Jay Modry

Team #5.....

"Gyros & Pierogies"

Calvin Kontos

Mike Kontos

Team #6.....

"Castaways"

John Synnott

Brian Zinger

Team #7.....

"Finglorious Basstards"

Kyle Forest

Bennett Chadbourne

Team #8.....

"Fishizzle"

JeremeyRestucci

Kyle Matzke

Team #9.....

"Fat Bass Turds"

Casey Thomas

James Russell

Team #10......

"Bash Badge Plus"

Ben Wilcox

Mike Woulf

Team #11.....

"Basscar"

Brendan Hare

Dana Evans

Team #12.....

"You're Killing Me Smallies"

Dillon Brooker

Dan Russell

Team #13.....

"Bar Flies"

Chris Bernier

Michael Hill

Rick Zacher

Team #14.....

"Keep Fishing Simple"

Luis Ayala

Madre Ayala

Team #15.....

"Shaw's Law"

Jared Shaw

Tim Shaw

Team #16.....

"Team Anger"

Tom Anger

William Deming

Mike Sachs

Team #17.....

"Crappie Pro's"

Jeff Spaulding

Shane West Jr.

Team #18.....

"Basstro Physicists"

Matt Crawford

Henry Rackliff

Team #19.....

"Fly's Down"

Ethan West

Noah Abernathy

Team #20.....

"Dad's Weekend"

MathewRogerson

Nate Scott

Team #21.....

"Weather Permitting"

Dave Underwood

Jon Lindeberg

Team #22.....

"Bass Station Attendants"

Zach Rabideau

Kevin Ramirez

Team #23.....

"Boat Scoot N' Boogie"

Adam Lloyd

Casey Scolaro

Team #24.....

"Fishfull Thinking"

Shawn Ricker

Team #25.....

"Party at the Bass Tower"

Scott Edwards

Tim Birmingham

Team #26.....

"Pike Tyson"

Chalaun Blanchard

Ryan Fitzgerald

Team #27.....

"Go Bass or Go Home"

Steve Stanley 

Jonathan Debono

Team #28.....

"Bassin Barkeaters"

Chris Wiley

Nick Arnold

Team #29.....

"Lay Down Sally"

John Hurley

Erik Hurley

Team #30.....

"Hippo Hammers"

Patrick Sharrow

Rebecca Reynolds

Team #31.....

"Dinks R' Us"

Elton Bonneville

Scott Megan

Todd Megan

Team #32.....

"The Wilted Pickles"

Tom Carton

Jeff Heney

Team #33.....

"Shake n' Bake"

Alex Giroux

Stefan King

Team #34.....

"80 Grit Thumb"

Brendan Barden

Finn Barden

Team #35.....

"Paradise"

Joe White

Corey Barrows

Team #36.....

"Mountain High Fly"

CJ Freeman

Devon Gulick

Team #37.....

"Pond Potatoes"

Dan Kirsch

Kyle Travis

Team #38.....

"Dirk Pickler"

Tony Lewis

Kevin Welsh

Team #39.....

"Gone With the Wind Knots"

CV Howe

Seth Talmon

Team #40.....

"Gherkin Dills"

Robert Auen

Justin Hennard-Ruth

Team #41.....

"Basstards"

Dominic Scaglione

Maddie Mezitt

Sean Cook