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Fishing for trout in the Androscoggin River
GORHAM, N.H. - The little 7 1/2 foot, 2-wt. rod bent to the task as the 12-inch rainbow headed back behind the rock from where he had darted to take Steve's fly. The reel complained in a high-pitched squeal about the line being stripped from it's spool. My companion had to be very careful as we fished with only two pound test tippets that can break if you breathe on them wrong. He had set the drag so that the slightest pull would take line; when fishing with such light equipment, the contest becomes art and finesse not horsepower. The small fish was not going to give up easily. Several times he broke the surface of the stream, shaking his head and tossing rainbow-ladened drops of spring-fed water side to side. With practiced ease Steve let the trout tire himself out and then slowly brought him to bay, his handmade catch net with the rubbed finish twinkled in the sunlight as he slid it underneath the waiting fish.
FlyFishing Retailer World Trade Expo 2006 a Big Success
More than 2,700 of the fly-fishing industrys business people converged on Denver for FlyFishing Retailer 2006, and industry leaders are celebrating the brisk trade. It was one of the best shows weve ever had. We actually sold out of one of our new for 2007 products before the end of day two, reported Jim Bartschi, President of Scott Fly Rods. If you missed it this year, make sure to come next year. 126 credentialed media attended, including Shallow Water Angler Editor and Florida Sportsman fly-fishing editor, Mike Conner. .
Anglers hopping on buggy bandwagon
You're not seeing things; that tall grass really is wriggling, but not to worry, for there are no supernatural forces at work. The constant movement - and the rustling noise that accompanies it - is caused by thousands of tiny grasshoppers. Central New York had a heavy hopper hatch last summer, and this year's crop appears to be just as abundant. Fishermen, especially trout anglers, should take note, for when those jumpy insects start making crash landings on local streams, hungry browns, brookies and rainbows will hear the dinner bell ringing. Normally, I don't expect to see full-grown grasshoppers in any numbers until the third or fourth week of August, but they're running ahead of schedule this year. As soon as the water in Nine Mile Creek, Chittenango Creek and other rain-swollen streams drops and clears, live hoppers or artful imitations of the real thing should prove deadly.
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