Wyoming Fly Fishing
Fly Shop Helps Stop Spread of Whirling Disease
Flat Creek is visited by about 5,000 anglers a year and hosts an annual"One-Fly" fishing contest. Last year, the World Fly Fishing Championships wereheld there. ... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has presented an award to High Country Flies, a flyfishing shop in Jackson, Wyoming, for its proactive work to prevent the spread of whirlingdisease. During the recent annual banquet of Trout Unlimited in Jackson, RegionalFisheries Supervisor Carol Taylor presented a plaque to business owner Howard Cole. ... [Read More]
Public Lectures
Dusty Wismmath will give a slide show presentation on some of the best fishing experiences in North America. Dusty is a widely respected fishing guide and fly casting instructor. In 1997, he founded the Dusty Wissmath Fly Fishing School in the mountains near Mercersberg,PA. Dusty grew up in Missouri, started fly fishing when he was elevenyears old, and spent his school years highly distracted by the sport. He started guiding and teaching fly fishing in the early seventies whileworking on a degree in Wildlife Biology at the University of Wyoming. Dustynow guides a host of trout waters in the Mid-Atlantic region, including thespring creeks and limestone streams of the Shenandoah and Cumberland Valleys,as well as the freestone streams of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Dusty is a driving force in local conservation efforts and bringing new folksinto the sport of fly fishing. ... [Read More]
Recreation.gov
Newton Lakes are jointly managed by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The West lake is managed as a family fishery for Yellowstone Cutthroat trout and several warm water species including bluegill and crappie. The East lake is managed as a trophy fishery for Eagle Lake Rainbow and brown trout. It is well known regionally and nationally among serious fly fishermen. Hiking, wildlife viewing, picnicking, boating (10 HP motor limit) and swimming opportunities are available. Facilities include a solar-vented restroom, picnic tables and fishing pier. No overnight camping is permitted. The area includes 554 acres of land and 60 surface acres of water. ... [Read More]
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Advise on fly fishing locations in the Roosevelt, UT area? ... Flycasting ... Starter Fly Rod ... [Read More]
West Virginia DNR - Special Area Fishing Regulations
No trout shall be in the angler's possession while on stream sections designated as fly-fishing-only streams. ... Only artificial flies and streamers may be used or in possession on any of the fly fishing only streams. ... Only conventional fly fishing tackle may be used. Open- and closed-face spinning or spinning cast reels are prohibited. ... [Read More]
Utah History To Go - Woodruff Shows Twelve Wyoming Trout Just What Fly-Fishing Is All About
A man at the fort had told Woodruff there were very few trout in the streams and a good many pioneers were already in the creeks with their rods and lines, trying their skill baiting with fresh meat and grasshoppers, but no one seemed to catch any. That did not dissuade Woodruff from trying his luck: He was a better-than-average angler, and he was equipped with a fly rod. "I went and flung my fly onto the water and it being the first time that I ever tried the artificial fly in America, or ever saw it tried, I watched as it floated upon the water with as much intense interest as Franklin did his kite when he tried to draw lightning from the skies. And as Franklin received great joy when he saw electricity or lightning descend on his kite string, in like manner was I highly gratified when I saw the nimble trout dart my fly, hook himself and run away with the line. ... [Read More]
Sport Fishing - Ken Schumacher
Hello, my name is Ken Schumacher. I have enjoyed fishing as a hobby for most of my life. Sure, there have been years when I have done very little fishing, but it's a very rare year when I don't get out and do some fishing. Like most of my hobbies, my involvement can be somewhat cyclical. As I write this page, I'm definitely into a rather active phase, and almost all of that with a fly rod. I make no claim to be any kind of expert. I have been re-learning and getting back into fly fishing, a type of fishing that I first learned late in High School. It has very quickly become my favorite method and I've greatly enjoyed my rediscovery of this type of fishing. In 2003, I spent a lot of time fishing soft plastics as well. I think I have finally learned how to fish those. I especially enjoy helping others learn to enjoy fishing. It has been my pleasure to teach a unit on Fishing for the 6th grade classes from St John Lutheran School in Wheaton each year since 1998, during their Sept. week of ... [Read More]
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