Do you love to fish and love children?  Come out to the Upper Keys for this wonderful "Backcountry Challenge" benefitting Take Stock in Children Scholarships and local Rotary student scholarships.  Hosted by Key Largo Rotary Club this will be a catch--take big cheesy grin photos--then release event. This year's theme is "Be a Gift to the World".  You'll be on the hunt for trout, snook and redfish during this 3-day event. Prizes include First, Second and Third place Redfish, Snook and Trout in Adult division; Back Country Champion; Top Professional Angler in Pro Division; Top Guide and Youth Awards. 

**PLEASE NOTE that the information below is estimated based on 2015 information.  Please check THEIR WEBSITE to verify.**

The Captains Meeting, tournament kickoff and awards dinner are open to all. The weekend is set to begin at 5 pm, Friday, Sept. 23rd at Jimmy Johnson’s Big Chill, mile marker 104 bayside.  Get your bait, tackle and gear ready to begin fishing on Saturday morning and continue straight through 4 pm Sunday, September 25th. An awards celebration, with both live and silent auctions, will start at 6 pm.

Friday

Kickoff Party

Bar Opens at 5pm/Appetizers at 5:30pm

Captain/Angler’s Meeting at 6pm

Sunday

Dinner and Awards Banquet at 6pm

and

ONE OF THE BEST AUCTION OFFERINGS IN THE UPPER KEYS

Fifteen Trophies Awarded:

• • 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Redfish in Adult Division
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Snook in Adult Division
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Trout in Adult Division
  • Back Country Champion
  • 1st Place Redfish, Snook and Trout in Youth Division
  • Top Professional Angler in Pro Division
  • Top Guide

The tournament entry fee is $125 per adult angler and $50 per young angler. For more information or to be paired with a Captain, call Mike Shipley at (305) 304-0241. Interested anglers can also download an application at www.keylargorotary.org.