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| The 1961 Orvis catalog featured a full-color jumping brook trout. |
Over on the Classic Fly Rod Forum, Greg Reynolds shows off an impressive collection of post-1940 Orvis catalog and flier covers.
The first annual
Irish Fly Fair will take place in Galway next month. Some of the world’s top fly tyers will be on hand to show off their craft, and professional casters will demonstrate how to catch trout, salmon and other species. The
Irish Times offers more details.
The steelhead population in the San Lorenzo River—which flows through Santa Cruz, California—was listed as threatened in 1997, but this year’s number of smolts has
exceeded all expectations. Although it’s too early to identify a trend, these numbers may bode well for steelhead populations all along the Central Coast.
