2024 Award Honors Mike Mercer
On Saturday, November 9, 2024, the Northern California Council of Fly Fishers International (NCCFFI) will host its Hall of Fame Event to present its 2024 Hall of Fame Award.
The Hall of Fame Award is given to individuals in recognition of their contribution to excellence in fly fishing. The 2024 recipient will be Mike Mercer, one of the world’s leading fly designers with original flies like Mercer’s Missing Link, the Psycho Prince Nymph, the Poxyback Microstone Stonefly Nymph, and the Tungsten Swing Caddis Fly, among many others.
Mike grew up fly fishing, has worked at The Fly Shop since 1978, and has written articles for Fly Fisherman and many other publications over the years. Mike’s book, Creative Fly Tying, has become a “must-have” for trout fly fishers & tyers. In addition, Mike has been a guide on many of Northern California’s famous trout waters, including Hat Creek and Fall River, along with traveling & fly fishing internationally in Chile, Argentina, Kamchatka, New Zealand, and many tropical saltwater locations.
The Hall of Fame Event includes a reception, dinner, and a silent and live auction featuring great angling trips and gear. Tickets are $160 per person and are available here.
DETAILS
DATE: Saturday, November 9
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center, Lafayette
TICKETS: $160 per person
About the NCCFFI Hall of Fame Event
David Draheim, then a member of Mount Diablo Fly Fishers, created the Hall of Fame Event to honor fly fishers who have given so much to the sport of fly fishing and helping our fisheries, and as a way to generate funds for conservation efforts in Northern California. The Hall of Fame became a major event starting in 1982 based upon an organized process of NCCFFI clubs submitting award candidates to a knowledgeable selection committee that then chooses the best of the candidates for the award.
Past Hall of Fame Award recipients include Fanny and Mel Krieger (1993), André Puyans (1995), Ralph Cutter (2000), and Dan Blanton (2002).
For more detailed information about the Hall of Fame Event, please click this link.
