"Our nation desperately needs new, young leaders with a passion for protecting what is left of our incredible public lands."
He laid out a nice cast and began retrieving the fly with his eyes closed. I watched as an absolute tank of a rainbow trout raced up from the depths of the lake and hammered the fly. His hook set was perfect, and he was rewarded with one of the nicest fish I saw caught all summer.
For all the teaching I did this summer, I probably learned more. It is important that all of us anglers take a moment to realize that we do not have all the answers. Everyone has something to teach and about a million things to learn. I am proud to say that I learned something new from everyone I fished with this summer, even the ones who had never held a fly rod before.
The few weeks that I spent at FishCamp renewed my passion for learning as well as teaching and made me excited for the future of fly fishing. I have no doubt that the young anglers that I met this summer will be the same ones protecting our home waters and putting new fisheries on the map in a decade or two. Our nation desperately needs new, young leaders with a passion for protecting what is left of our incredible public lands. Those leaders are out there, and they have something to teach us.
Give back while on the go!
The next time you book a trip through The Fly Shop, you
can also support CalTrout.
CalTrout and The Fly Shop
have partnered to support our efforts to ensure wild fish
thrive in healthy waters
throughout California.
Through the 2% for Trout
program, 2% of your trip
cost will be donated to
CalTrout just by mentioning
us when booking.
To book your trip
call Pat Pendergast,
The Fly Shop’s Director
of International Travel
530-222-3555 or
www.theflyshop.com