Get Ready for the NEW "20 Days in September" Contest!

The finalists from the Orvis 2024 contest produced some fantastic photos that captured a number of species and quite a lot of on-the-water experiences.

Though astronomical summer time doesn’t finish till September twenty first, the youngsters will quickly be heading again to highschool, and the nights are rising more and more crisp. It’s a time to replicate on how nicely you spent the longest days of the 12 months.

Again in 2014, I had a troublesome summer time, fishing-wise, so to make up for it, I set myself a aim: to go fishing 20 days throughout the month of September. Thus was born the “20 Days in September” Venture. I had a lot enjoyable—and loved my time on the water a lot—that I opened up the venture to everybody and turned it into a photograph contest that I ran on the Orvis Fly Fishing weblog and social media. For the subsequent 10 years, the competition attracted an increasing number of members, lots of whom advised us what a blast that they had making an attempt to finish the problem.

The competition is GREAT enjoyable. Every year it’s inspired me to seek out new native waters and revisit lengthy uncared for “fishin’ holes” so as to add selection to the month. It’s additionally inspired me to get inventive once I’ve needed to do non-fishing associated journey. I’ve managed 20+ every of the previous two years and actually, actually look ahead to doing it once more.
—Mike Sepelak, Pittsboro, NC

Get Able to Fish!

I’m excited to announce that “20 Days in September” lives on as a partnership amongst MidCurrent, Orvis, and Scientific Anglers. Right here’s the way it works:

Make an trustworthy try to get on the water 20 instances throughout September. After all, these don’t must be full and even half days of angling. Simply 10 casts are sufficient to rely on any given day. So steal time at any time when you’ll be able to: earlier than work, at lunchtime, after work, or . . . (cough) throughout work. On weekends, get in a number of casts round household time, youngsters’ sports activities, or yard work. You don’t have to finish the 20 days to win.
This isn’t nearly trout. Any species and sorts of water are eligible—from bass and pike in lakes, to stripers and bonefish in saltwater, to carp in canals. For those who can catch it on a fly, it’s sport. The one limitation is that the fish should be caught throughout the month of September 2025.
Take footage of your fish, the water, your fellow anglers, the flies you’re utilizing, or the rest. To advertise good fish dealing with, pictures might not present trout held out of the water. With a lot low, heat water across the nation, we wish to be certain that trout are launched as rapidly as doable, with no further outing of the water for pictures.
Put up your pictures to Instagram with the hashtag #20sepdays and tag @midcurrent, @orvisflyfishing, and @scientificanglers. (Solely pictures utilizing the hashtag and all three tags might be eligible!)
On the finish of the month, we’ll undergo all of the pictures and choose 10 finalists. Then we’ll allow you to vote for the winners!