Where it all started…

When you work at a fly shop, you hear it all. “I once caught a 40’’ laker and when I took my phone out it flopped.” “I hooked up to a trout so big it was towing my boat around the lake.” “I broke off a carp the size of a VW bug…” You get the idea.

One day at Anglers All fly shop a chat about angling opportunities during spring runoff season popped off over a few cold ones during happy hour. As the conversation evolved, we started dreaming up the potential for a multi-species fly fishing only tournament. We dreamed of an event that would bring much needed shine to some underrated fish in Colorado such as bass, carp and the lesser known trout species. In a country where Largemouth Bass fishing is king we aim to immortalize fly fishing and show the conventional world that flies can fool bass, as well as other species effectively.

In the Spring of 2016 Anglers All hosted the first species focused fly fishing tournament and every year the event has grown in reach and popularity. Fast forward 5 years and the crew behind the popular Mile High 25 has branched out into a series of events across the country under the alias “25 ON THE FLY.”