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Of the many activities in which one could partake during the Of Of the the many many activities activities in in which which one one could could partake partake during during the the summer months, fishing provides chance for any outdoor ensummer summer months, months, fishing fishing provides provides aaa chance chance for for any any outdoor outdoor enenthusiast thusiast thusiast to to to enjoy enjoy enjoy nature. nature. nature. Based off of stone inscriptions, scientists believe that fishing Based Based off off of of stone stone inscriptions, inscriptions, scientists scientists believe believe that that fishing fishing rods date back to ancient Egypt, China, England, Greece and rods rods date date back back to to ancient ancient Egypt, Egypt, China, China, England, England, Greece Greece and and Rome where they were referred to as “angles,” hence the synonym Rome Rome where where they they were were referred referred to to as as “angles,” “angles,” hence hence the the synonym synonym for fisherman, “angler.” A fishing permit is required to fish in the for for fisherman, fisherman, “angler.” “angler.” A A fishing fishing permit permit is is required required to to fish fish in in the the state of Wyoming. state state of of Wyoming. Wyoming. To fish anywhere other than American Indian reservations To To fish fish anywhere anywhere other other than than American American Indian Indian reservations reservations and Yellowstone National Park all an angler needs is standard and and Yellowstone Yellowstone National National Park Park all all an an angler angler needs needs is is aaa standard standard license and conservation stamp, which must be bought with the license license and and conservation conservation stamp, stamp, which which must must be be bought bought with with the the license. Yellowstone and reservations require special permit license. license. Yellowstone Yellowstone and and reservations reservations require require aaa special special permit permit that that that can can can be be be picked picked picked up up up on on on location. location. location. Either of these licenses can be bought for either day of Either Either of of these these licenses licenses can can be be bought bought for for either either aaa day day of of fishing or an annual pass that will cover the fisherman for fishing fishing or or an an annual annual pass pass that that will will cover cover the the fisherman fisherman for for the entire year. The non-reservation/Yellowstone licensthe the entire entire year. year. The The non-reservation/Yellowstone non-reservation/Yellowstone licenslicenses can be picked up at any local fly store such as the West es es can can be be picked picked up up at at any any local local fly fly store store such such as as the the West West Laramie Fly Shop on Snowy Range Road in west Laramie. Laramie Laramie Fly Fly Shop Shop on on Snowy Snowy Range Range Road Road in in west west Laramie. Laramie. The proper equipment is always essential when tackling someThe The proper proper equipment equipment is is always always essential essential when when tackling tackling somesomething like fishing. thing thing like like fishing. fishing. There are two basic types of fishing. There There are are two two basic basic types types of of fishing. fishing. One One One is is is spin-cast spin-cast spin-cast fishing, fishing, fishing, where where where the the the fisherman fisherman fisherman is is is usually usually usually on on on the the the shore or on boat and casts line into lake or river using bait shore shore or or on on aaa boat boat and and casts casts aaa line line into into aaa lake lake or or river river using using bait bait that resembles minnows or small fish. that that resembles resembles minnows minnows or or small small fish. fish. The other, fly-fishing, requires different kind of rod, and bait The The other, other, fly-fishing, fly-fishing, requires requires aaa different different kind kind of of rod, rod, and and bait bait that resembles flies or other small flying insects. that that resembles resembles flies flies or or other other small small flying flying insects. insects. While fly-fishing the fisherman will cast the rod in many short While While fly-fishing fly-fishing the the fisherman fisherman will will cast cast the the rod rod in in many many short short jerking motions used to resemble the movement of flying injerking jerking motions motions used used to to resemble resemble the the movement movement of of aaa flying flying ininsect. sect. sect. Perez Perez Perez said said said he he he prefers prefers prefers fly fly fly fishing fishing fishing because because because it’s it’s it’s the the the form form form of of of fishfishfishing that can be done all year, there’s always place to partake in ing ing that that can can be be done done all all year, year, there’s there’s always always aaa place place to to partake partake in in it, fish are more drawn to flies and tail waters –– rivers rivers that run out it, it, fish fish are are more more drawn drawn to to flies flies and and tail tail waters waters – rivers that that run run out out of of of dams dams dams – –– provide provide provide excellent excellent excellent fly fly fly fishing fishing fishing in in in the the the winter. winter. winter. He said when fly fishing, his rod of choice would be five or six He He said said when when fly fly fishing, fishing, his his rod rod of of choice choice would would be be aaa five five or or six six weight (meaning the weight of line or lure required to flex fullyweight weight (meaning (meaning the the weight weight of of line line or or lure lure required required to to flex flex aaa fullyfullyloaded rod) standard graphite rod of about nine feet in length. loaded loaded rod) rod) standard standard graphite graphite rod rod of of about about nine nine feet feet in in length. length. For spin-cast fishing, Perez said he would want For For spin-cast spin-cast fishing, fishing, Perez Perez said said he he would would want want aaa six and half foot rod with medium to fast action. six six and and aaa half half foot foot rod rod with with medium medium to to fast fast action. action. There There There are are are many many many places places places around around around Laramie Laramie Laramie to to to fish. fish. fish. Popular places to find fish are the North Platte and Big Laramie Popular Popular places places to to find find fish fish are are the the North North Platte Platte and and Big Big Laramie Laramie Rivers, and also the lakes in the plains. Mountain lakes provide Rivers, Rivers, and and also also the the lakes lakes in in the the plains. plains. Mountain Mountain lakes lakes provide provide fishing opportunities in the summer, and also in the winter for fishing fishing opportunities opportunities in in the the summer, summer, and and also also in in the the winter winter for for fans of ice fishing. fans fans of of ice ice fishing. fishing. When fishing in this area, fisherman can expect to catch mostWhen Whenfishing fishingin inthis thisarea, area,aaafisherman fishermancan canexpect expectto tocatch catchmostmostly Brown Trout, with Rainbow Trout coming in close second. ly ly Brown Brown Trout, Trout, with with Rainbow Rainbow Trout Trout coming coming in in aaa close close second. second. Many Many Many anglers anglers anglers feel feel feel the the the best best best policy policy policy to to to uphold uphold uphold when when when fishing fishing fishing is is is the the the catch-and-release policy. catch-and-release catch-and-release policy. policy. This is where, after catching fish, the angler lets the fish go This This is is where, where, after after catching catching aaa fish, fish, the the angler angler lets lets the the fish fish go go instead instead instead of of of bringing bringing bringing it itit home home home to to to eat. eat. eat. Though feelings about the concept of catch-and-release difThough Though feelings feelings about about the the concept concept of of catch-and-release catch-and-release difdiffer from fisher to fisher, both are widely accepted among experifer fer from from fisher fisher to to fisher, fisher, both both are are widely widely accepted accepted among among experiexperienced enced enced fisherman. fisherman. fisherman. “I’m firm believer in the catch and release program,” Perez said. “I’m “I’maaafirm firmbeliever believerin inthe thecatch catchand andrelease releaseprogram,” program,”Perez Perezsaid. said. “But I’m not against keeping few to consume as long as they get eaten.” “But “ButI’m I’mnot notagainst againstkeeping keepingaaafew fewto toconsume consumeas aslong longas asthey theyget geteaten.” eaten.” The The The best best best times times times of of of the the the year year year to to to fish fish fish are are are the the the early early early summer summer summer and and and dididirectly before and after run-off. rectly rectly before before and and after after run-off. run-off. Fishing is the hardest when rivers are at their deepest. Fishing Fishing is is the the hardest hardest when when rivers rivers are are at at their their deepest. deepest. The best days to fish are windless, overcast days in the early The The best best days days to to fish fish are are windless, windless, overcast overcast days days in in the the early early morning or early evenings. morning morning or or early early evenings. evenings. Midday is usually too hot for the fish to be anywhere near Midday Midday is is usually usually too too hot hot for for the the fish fish to to be be anywhere anywhere near near the surface, making catching them much more difficult. the the surface, surface, making making catching catching them them much much more more difficult. difficult. When When When fishing, fishing, fishing, remember remember remember that that that the the the proper proper proper equipment equipment equipment and and and condicondiconditions are needed to provide optimal results. Perez said the keys tions tions are are needed needed to to provide provide optimal optimal results. results. Perez Perez said said the the keys keys to fishing success are to “understand the fish, understand their to to fishing fishing success success are are to to “understand “understand the the fish, fish, understand understand their their habitat, habitat, habitat, and and and have have have patience. patience. patience. Patience is definitely the big one.” For any questions on fishPatience Patience is is definitely definitely the the big big one.” one.” For For any any questions questions on on fishfishing, visit the West Laramie Fly Shop on Snowy Range Road in ing, ing, visit visit the the West West Laramie Laramie Fly Fly Shop Shop on on Snowy Snowy Range Range Road Road in in West Laramie. West West Laramie. Laramie.
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Of the many activities in which one could partake during the summer months, fishing provides a chance for any outdoor enthusiast to enjoy nature. Based off of stone inscriptions, scientists believe that fishing rods date back to ancient Egypt, China, England, Greece and Rome where they were referred to as “angles,” hence the synonym for fisherman, “angler.” A fishing permit is required to fish in the state of Wyoming. To fish anywhere other than American Indian reservations and Yellowstone National Park all an angler needs is a standard license and conservation stamp, which must be bought with the license. Yellowstone and reservations require a special permit that can be picked up on location. Either of these licenses can be bought for either a day of fishing or an annual pass that will cover the fisherman for the entire year. The non-reservation/Yellowstone licenses can be picked up at any local fly store such as the West Laramie Fly Shop on Snowy Range Road in west Laramie. The proper equipment is always essential when tackling something like fishing. There are two basic types of fishing. One is spin-cast fishing, where the fisherman is usually on the shore or on a boat and casts a line into a lake or river using bait that resembles minnows or small fish. The other, fly-fishing, requires a different kind of rod, and bait that resembles flies or other small flying insects. While fly-fishing the fisherman will cast the rod in many short jerking motions used to resemble the movement of a flying insect. Perez said he prefers fly fishing because it’s the form of fishing that can be done all year, there’s always a place to partake in it, fish are more drawn to flies and tail waters – rivers that run out of dams – provide excellent fly fishing in the winter. He said when fly fishing, his rod of choice would be a five or six
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Of the many activities in which one could partake during the summer months, fishing provides a chance for any outdoor enthusiast to enjoy nature. Based off of stone inscriptions, scientists believe that fishing rods date back to ancient Egypt, China, England, Greece and Rome where they were referred to as “angles,” hence the synonym for fisherman, “angler.” A fishing permit is required to fish in the state of Wyoming. To fish anywhere other than American Indian reservations and Yellowstone National Park all an angler needs is a standard license and conservation stamp, which must be bought with the license. Yellowstone and reservations require a special permit that can be picked up on location. Either of these licenses can be bought for either a day of fishing or an annual pass that will cover the fisherman for the entire year. The non-reservation/Yellowstone licenses can be picked up at any local fly store such as the West Laramie Fly Shop on Snowy Range Road in west Laramie. The proper equipment is always essential when tackling something like fishing. There are two basic types of fishing. One is spin-cast fishing, where the fisherman is usually on the shore or on a boat and casts a line into a lake or river using bait that resembles minnows or small fish. The other, fly-fishing, requires a different kind of rod, and bait that resembles flies or other small flying insects. While fly-fishing the fisherman will cast the rod in many short jerking motions used to resemble the movement of a flying insect. Perez said he prefers fly fishing because it’s the form of fishing that can be done all year, there’s always a place to partake in it, fish are more drawn to flies and tail waters – rivers that run out of dams – provide excellent fly fishing in the winter. He said when fly fishing, his rod of choice would be a five or six weight (meaning the weight of line or lure required to flex a fullyloaded rod) standard graphite rod of about nine feet in length. For spin-cast fishing, Perez said he would want a six and a half foot rod with medium to fast action. There are many places around Laramie to fish. Popular places to find fish are the North Platte and Big Laramie Rivers, and also the lakes in the plains. Mountain lakes provide fishing opportunities in the summer, and also in the winter for fans of ice fishing. When fishing in this area, a fisherman can expect to catch mostly Brown Trout, with Rainbow Trout coming in a close second. Many anglers feel the best policy to uphold when fishing is the catch-and-release policy. This is where, after catching a fish, the angler lets the fish go instead of bringing it home to eat. Though feelings about the concept of catch-and-release differ from fisher to fisher, both are widely accepted among experienced fisherman. “I’m a firm believer in the catch and release program,” Perez said. “But I’m not against keeping a few to consume as long as they get eaten.” The best times of the year to fish are the early summer and directly before and after run-off. Fishing is the hardest when rivers are at their deepest. The best days to fish are windless, overcast days in the early morning or early evenings. Midday is usually too hot for the fish to be anywhere near the surface, making catching them much more difficult. When fishing, remember that the proper equipment and conditions are needed to provide optimal results. Perez said the keys to fishing success are to “understand the fish, understand their habitat, and have patience. Patience is definitely the big one.” For any questions on fishing, visit the West Laramie Fly Shop on Snowy Range Road in West Laramie.
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Flying ... to Catch a Fish W.C. Smith
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Of the many activities in which one could partake during the summer months, fishing provides a chance for any outdoor enthusiast to enjoy nature. Based off of stone inscriptions, scientists believe that fishing rods date back to ancient Egypt, China, England, Greece and Rome where they were referred to as “angles,” hence the synonym for fisherman, “angler.” A fishing permit is required to fish in the state of Wyoming. To fish anywhere other than American Indian reservations and Yellowstone National Park all an angler needs is a standard license and conservation stamp, which must be bought with the license. Yellowstone and reservations require a special permit that can be picked up on location. Either of these licenses can be bought for either a day of fishing or an annual pass that will cover the fisherman for the entire year. The non-reservation/Yellowstone licenses can be picked up at any local fly store such as the West Laramie Fly Shop on Snowy Range Road in west Laramie. The proper equipment is always essential when tackling something like fishing. There are two basic types of fishing. One is spin-cast fishing, where the fisherman is usually on the shore or on a boat and casts a line into a lake or river using bait that resembles minnows or small fish. The other, fly-fishing, requires a different kind of rod, and bait that resembles flies or other small flying insects. While fly-fishing the fisherman will cast the rod in many short jerking motions used to resemble the movement of a flying insect. Perez said he prefers fly fishing because it’s the form of fishing that can be done all year, there’s always a place to partake in it, fish are more drawn to flies and tail waters – rivers that run out of dams – provide excellent fly fishing in the winter. He said when fly fishing, his rod of choice would be a five or six weight (meaning the weight of line or lure required to flex a fully-
loaded rod) standard graphite rod of about nine feet in length. For spin-cast fishing, Perez said he would want a six and a half foot rod with medium to fast action. There are many places around Laramie to fish. Popular places to find fish are the North Platte and Big Laramie Rivers, and also the lakes in the plains. Mountain lakes provide fishing opportunities in the summer, and also in the winter for fans of ice fishing. When fishing in this area, a fisherman can expect to catch mostly Brown Trout, with Rainbow Trout coming in a close second. Many anglers feel the best policy to uphold when fishing is the catch-and-release policy. This is where, after catching a fish, the angler lets the fish go instead of bringing it home to eat. Though feelings about the concept of catch-and-release differ from fisher to fisher, both are widely accepted among experienced fisherman. “I’m a firm believer in the catch and release program,” Perez said. “But I’m not against keeping a few to consume as long as they get eaten.” The best times of the year to fish are the early summer and directly before and after run-off. Fishing is the hardest when rivers are at their deepest. The best days to fish are windless, overcast days in the early morning or early evenings. Midday is usually too hot for the fish to be anywhere nearthe surface, making catching them much more difficult. When fishing, remember that the proper equipment and conditions are needed to provide optimal results. Perez said the keys to fishing success are to “understand the fish, understand their habitat, and have patience. Patience is definitely the big one.” For any questions on fishing, visit the West Laramie Fly Shop on Snowy Range Road in West Laramie.
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