Building on the success of last year’s event, our 2024 Classic proved even better. In terms of attendance and monies raised, it will go down as the 3rd most successful festival / conclave in the 18 year history of the GCC.
But those are the measurables. In terms of the mission of our organization – education, community, and conservation – it may have been the best we’ve ever had. So far, all of the attendees, presenters, exhibitors and tiers at this year’s event have expressed a desire to return next year!
The pinnacle of the celebration came Saturday evening at the showing of the Fly Fishing Film Tour. Two separate films featured GCC members who were on hand to address the audience. Capt. Danielle Davidson – our GCC 2022 Fly Angler of the Year – was featured in “Triple Trouble”. The pursuit of tripletail on fly and efforts to learn more about, and conserve, this unique species. Also, Capt. Gabrielle Barnes was featured in “Line in the Sand”. Gabby and her husband and many other Andros residents trying to save their delicate ecosystem – and world class fishery – from attempts to mine large parts of the island.
You never know what may happen at a GCC film showing… we even had a birthday celebration with Danielle bringing out cake and cupcakes for her husband Nobles birthday. The crowd sang “Happy Birthday” and enjoyed delicious cake!
We couldn’t have done it without the help of some GREAT sponsors, donors, exhibitors, fly tiers, instructors, and crew of volunteers! The Classic website will be updated shortly with photos and some info that we had missing due to last minute changes. We’ll continue to show the 2024 information – especially our Sponsors and Donors – for the next several months. We’ll transition the website to the 2025 Classic early this Fall and begin registrations on January 1st.
