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The Industrial Fly Fisherman

Thursday, January 21, 2010

As I pulled into the lot M.H was all ready on his tailgate pulling on some old pair of rubber boot foot chest waders. The type of gear you’d expect to see a sanitation worker dressed in as they set out to maintain tanks at the local Waste Management Processing Facility. Looking at [...]

Inside a National Fly Fishing Championship Event

Friday, October 30, 2009

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Well folks. Long story short: “heartbreak weekend.” I knew my odds at placing high enough to make the team were slim at best, but there’s always that little hopeful child deep in your soul that says: “maybe, just maybe! Tuesday: After ferrying my 4 year old off to PreSchool I race home and pack the car [...]

US National Championship State College, PA 2009 Results

Friday, October 30, 2009

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1 George Daniel – B USA 19 10860 16 385 2 Lance Egan – B USA 20 13660 21 400 3 Norman Maktima – A USA 22 11080 16 410 4 Mike Sexton – A USA 23 14400 22 370 5 Devin Olsen – C USA 24 18020 28 351 6 Brett Bishop – A USA 26 13200 19 440 7 [...]

Autumn winds & Wild Brown Trout

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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With Steelhead runs really starting to pick up on some local rivers I did the unthinkable: I went chasing 8” Wild Brown Trout in ankle deep water. I could almost hear anglers in passing cars yelling out: “You’re going the wrong way!” as I sped away from the coast. Fall is such a [...]

Point Totals for 2009 Team USA Championships

Sunday, September 20, 2009

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Here is the updated pointed totals with the SE Regional and the Rocky Mtn Regional points added in. Remember top 15 point totals will make Team USA. Point totals have been tallied from National Championship to National Championship. Next year’s point tally will include this year’s National so the only carry over [...]

Feast or Famine

Friday, September 18, 2009

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As the Fall 2009 Steelhead Season stutter steps toward our door we spend early mornings starving on the lower branches of our tributaries and then retreat to honey suckle summer upper branches to tango with little wild trout. Some men speak of “last outings” and “hanging up inland gear for the season.” I [...]

Volunteers needed for US Fly Fishing Championships 2009

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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Volunteers needed for United States Fly Fishing Championships State College, PA-The United States Fly Fishing Championships will be held in the State College Region October 24th through October 26th, 2009. The event is sponsored by the United States Youth Fly Fishing Team and the Central PA Convention & Visitors Bureau. Fishing waters that will [...]

Red, White, & Rainbows…

Thursday, August 27, 2009

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There is something majestic and true about catching a river born Rainbow Trout. They really only thrive when waters run clear, clean, and cold. Unlike the “everyman trout”, the staple of we low land people, the brown trout; they can not accommodate warm weather and pollution. They hold, often, in the choicest [...]

Remaining Qualifiers for 2009 Team USA Nationals

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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With hints of Fall all ready hitting nearby streams there are just a few events left to qualify for the 2009 Fly Fishing Team USA Nationals, October in State College PA. In addition to the 2 regional opportunities below there is also the Canada Nationals left on the horizon… not a qualifying event, but [...]

Secret GPS/Google Steelhead Maps

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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