Nation's first fly casting tournament held in Utica, New York
A fly casting tournament, the first in the nation, was held at Utica, New York under the auspices of the New York State Sportsman's Association. Local angler George Lennebacker was the winner. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
Joseph Nathan Kane, ed., Famous First Facts (New York: H.W. Wilson Company, 1981), 269.