Tenkara Angler - Summer 2019

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The Savage Adventure

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by Mike Hepner

The OG and Gap Tiger had set their sights on the Savage River Forest for their annual spring 4-day camping and fishing trip, 2019 edition. An area that neither of them had been to and was spoken of by many others as unbelievable and a fishing paradise. We had heard enough from others and decided to put their theories and opinions to the test. Both of us came away with the same opinion... Unbelievable may have been an understatement...

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The trip out was an easy two hours that only felt like twenty, with the OG growing tired of Gap Tiger’s constant “are we there yet” questioning. Finally getting off at our exit we stopped for firewood, ice, beer, and local hoagies to avoid needing to make the first night’s dinner and allow us to solely focus on the camp set up. In a small town it is important to remember that not all the “Sweet Old Ladies” working the store are "sweet old ladies.” After getting overcharged and made to feel


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