Golf, fishing outing supports TU

Golf and fishing come together Monday, Nov. 9, to help Trout Unlimited improve its work to conserve streams in Connecticut and New York.

Bass and Birdies, a golf and fly fishing tournament, is set for 11:30 a.m. at Tradition Golf Club, 1027 Racebrook Road in Woodbridge.

Registration is $100 for a single golfer or angler, $200 for a team of two. Social distancing and masks will be required adherent to federal, state and Trout Unlimited guidelines. Click here to register.

Single golfers will be paired with a partner. Golfers may share a cart or walk the course.

In addition to shooting nine holes of golf, competitors will have fly fish in the ponds on the course, with every 12 inches of bass shaving one stroke off the golf score.

Check and warm-up start at 11:30, with lunch served outdoors. at 12:15, groups will be formed to fish a rotation through each of the three ponds on the course.

A shotgun start for the nine holes of golf is set for 1:45 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony and prize drawing.

Money raised will support the creation of a volunteer coordinator position for Connecticut and parts of New York in an effort to help groups bolster fundraising and perform more volunteer projects.