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.
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| 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!
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| 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...
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.
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| 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!
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!
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| 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.
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...
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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"
Jay Modry
Matt Dickstein
Team #5.....
"Gyros & Pierogies"
Mike Kontos
Calvin Kontos
Jeff Dybinski
Team #6......
"Castaways"
Brian Zinger
John Synnott
Team #7.....
"Finglorious Bastards"
Kyle Forest
Bennett Chadbourne
Team #8.....
"Fishizzlez"
Jeremey Restucci
Kyle Matzke
Team #9.....
"Fat Bass Turds"
Casey Thomas
James Russell
Team #10......
"Bash Badge Plus"
Ben Wilcox
Mike Woulf
Team #11.....
"Basscar"
Brenden Hare
Dana Evans
Team #12.....
"You're Killing Me Smallies"
Dillon Brooker
Dan Russell
Team #13.....
"Bar Flies"
Michael Hill
Chris Bernier
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
