You to Tim ,good job on the night before it was a good time, I plan on going back as much as possible this year. My brother lives in Monroeville , how far is that from you? Mabey we can plan a trip sometime. 

anadromous is right.  The whole thing was started so a few friends could get together and have some fun.  As long as I have anything to do with the One Fly, it will always be free, open to anyone who wants to come and fish and the fishing will be on public waters.  As Indy already said on one of these threads, it is like the mountain man rendezvous where people gathered together once a year to swap stories, tell lies, eat some good food, and enjoy each other.  We would of course, throw into the mix fishing.
 
For me, the simpler the better.  I live by the KISS rule - Keep it simple stupid...
 
I have some ideas about a more complicated fishing contest where not only is the fishing a component, but fly tying would be a part, casting, and maybe even knot tying.  It would be more of a complete package where you got points on all the various things and earned an overall ranking.  I would not like to discuss that here.

I think it would have lasted longer if the PSA didn't schedule the banquet the same day

Well dang, we,ll have to pitch horse shoes next year. lol

Hilbilly horse shoes! lol

Hmmm.... I think horseshoes could be an event in itself.  lol.  First break offs can compete for ringers.  I agree about the PSA banquet.  Definately felt like a super busy day, but very enjoyable.  

so that means we play horse shoes BEFORE we fish... keeps down the competition. LOL

It'd just mean less people on the streams then.   

Actually, I had a friend who was sitting down about 15' away from the horseshoe pit at one of the grad parties years ago.  One of my friend's dad was utterly wasted and throwing shoes.  He missed the pin, but he got my friends ankle.  It was nasty looking, but a great laugh after the matter. 

schle, i have heard a new term lately, combat fishing.  and now we have another, combat horseshoes........man, what a violent world

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So Indy...what's the best way to fish this wonderful fly I was given?

  If you are referring to the "One Fly" fly I like to fish it as a nymph.   Just enough weight to get it down and then twitch it back in a series of short movements.   Sometimes I'll twitch it up a riffle and then let it drop back about 2' and then twitch it again.  It's made so the soft hackle will flow back over the body.  Looks like some small critter chasing an egg.  Worked for me on the Friday before the "One FLy"

 
Worked for me last night on some mountain bows

If the current isn't moving it you should be.

I think it's great. I'm heading out in about 20 mins to my favorite native brookie stream. I'll take some pics and send them over if I do any good on his fly. Can't beat a small blood dot or pheasant tail though on this stream.