IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
The 2026 Gabby will be held on Saturday, April 18th. Attendance is not mandatory but it is expected!
Campers are encouraged to attend April 13-19, as site is reserved for those dates.
Our tournament is celebrating 50 years strong. Be sure to read Dane's preview below:
2026 Commemorative preview
The 2026 Gabby will be held on Saturday, April 18th. Attendance is not mandatory but it is expected!
Campers are encouraged to attend April 13-19, as site is reserved for those dates.
Our tournament is celebrating 50 years strong. Be sure to read Dane's preview below:
2026 Commemorative preview
Gabby Sophomore named 2025 Gabby Champion.
Be sure to check out our pics from 2024
"The Gabby" -- An Institution and Inspiration for 52 Years
The Gabby Hayes Memorial Trout Fishing Tournament has been held on Kettle Creek on opening day of Pennsylvania trout season every year since 1976, when the tournament was named by Founder Dane Konop and the first trophy was awarded. The so-called “Inspirational Gabby” was caught in 1969 by Pat Annegan and was followed by return trips to Kettle Creek every year since 1974. The Tournament was so-named as an honorific to famous actor Gabby Hayes originally from nearby Wellsville, New York who performed early in his career in the then-bustling logging town of Cross Fork, PA.
Click here to view Mike Shanks' GABBY FAMILY TREE
Click on photos on this website for a larger image.
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