VALLEY OF THE SUN CARP RALLY
Valley of the Sun Carp Rally
📅 September 19th, 10:00 AM – September 20th, 10:00 AM
📍 Valleywide | 24 Hours of Carp Fishing
The Valley’s biggest fly fishing event of the year is back.
The Valley of the Sun Carp Rally is your chance to put your angling skills to the test during 24 straight hours of carp fishing across the Valley—with prizes, community, and a great cause behind it all.
How It Works
Compete in teams of 2 and choose your strategy:
🎯 Catch the BIGGEST carp
🎯 Catch the MOST carp in 24 hours
Winning teams take home over $1,000 per angler—plus year-long bragging rights as the Valley’s carp champions.
💵 Registration
$200 per Team (2 anglers)
Each team registration includes:
- 2 Tickets to the Fly Fishing Film Tour (Sunday, Sept 20th at 4 PM)
- 2 Official Annual Carp Rally Shirts
- A Swag Bag featuring products from top fly fishing brands
AZGFD TROUT CHALLENGE
Celebrate 20 years of adventure, storytelling, and fly-fishing culture at the 2026 Fly Fishing Film Tour, hosted by AZ Fly Shop and Wildlife for Tomorrow at the Desert Botanical Garden.
This milestone tour features a brand-new collection of short films from around the world. Through stunning cinematography and powerful storytelling, the films explore wild destinations, remarkable fisheries, conservation efforts, and the anglers whose lives are shaped by time on the water. Whether you have spent decades fly fishing or are simply drawn to outdoor adventure, this year’s lineup offers an inspiring journey around the globe.
The Film Tour is also the culminating celebration of our Wildlife for Tomorrow fundraising events. Valley of the Sun Carp Rally winners and raffle winners will be announced during the evening.
Sunday, September 20, 2026
4:00–8:00 PM
Desert Botanical Garden
Every Film Tour Ticket Includes:
- Admission to the 20th Anniversary Fly Fishing Film Tour
- Same-day admission to explore the Desert Botanical Garden
- Access to the Garden’s evening nighttime experience
- Dinner during the event
- The announcement of the Valley of the Sun Carp Rally winners
- The announcement of raffle winners
- An evening with Arizona’s fly-fishing and conservation community
Please note that raffle tickets are sold separately from Film Tour admission and will be available from September 1 through September 20 at 4:00 PM. The Online Silent Auction also closes at 4:00 PM when the Film Tour begins.
Come early, explore the Garden, and stay for an unforgettable evening of films, community, and conservation—all benefiting Wildlife for Tomorrow.
