2022 Islamorada Backcountry Tournament

The final results for the 2022 Islamorada Backcountry Tournament are in! Congratulations to all the winners and to everyone who participated in the tournament and thank you to all our sponsors. It was a great time to get together with old friends and to meet some new friends with the newest members who participated in the tournament. A big thank you to this year’s tournament sponsors Aloha Collection, Columbia PFG, Coolibar, Corkcircle, Cortland, Costa, Florida Keys Outfitters, Nautilus Reels, Papa's Pilar Rum, Seaside Glassworks, Shimano, SoFly, and Yeti.

Tournament Director Kim Harrison and her co-chair Gail Kennedy-McManus do such an outstanding job with our tournament this year. Thank you ladies!

 Awards as fellows:

GRAND CHAMPION - ANNE NEWCOMB – 4510 
2^ND RUNNER UP - JULIE HEBERT – 4290
3^RD RUNNER UP - BRENDA MOORE – 3655

FLY DIVISION CHAMPION - JENN PARKER - 2575
2^ND RUNNER UP - ANGIE LUCAS - 2480
3^RD RUNNER UP - JING TORN - 2380

HIGH POINT ANGLER DAY ONE & TWO – JULIE HEBERT

HIGH POINT ANGLER DAY TWO – BRENDA MOORE

NEWCOMER SPIN ANGLER – AUDREY KOOCHER

NEWCOMER FLY ANGLER – ELIZABETH JOHNSON

GUIDES

SPIN DIVISION - 1^ST RICHARD BLACK – 10,780 • 2^ND FRANKIE ORTIZ - 6880 • 3^RD BRIAN GWILLIAM - 5620

FLY DIVISION - 1^ST STEVE THOMAS - 4859 • 2^ND LINCOLN RODRIQUEZ - 4640 • 3^RD RANDY STALLINGS - 3975

TEAMS

1^ST PLACE TEAM – CONNIE O'DAY, ALYSIA DINNEEN, BRENDA MOORE - 9545

2^ND PLACE TEAM – JUDY AXELROD, JULIE HEBERT, JING TORN, - 8290

3^RD PLACE TEAM – AMY LOMBARDO, AUDREY KOOCHER, ELIZABETH JOHNSON - 7640

FIRST FISH – MARY P. WEINGART

LAST FISH – JING TORN & JULIE HEBERT - 2:53 PM

RECOGNIZED SLAMS

DAY ONE – KIM CLEMENT, POPPY BROWNLESS
DAY TWO – ANNE NEWCOMB (2), BRENDA MOORE (3)
DAY THREE – AUDREY KOOCHER