Fly fishing for all levels
HOUGHTON — Fishing may be one of the more popular hobbies in the Copper Country, but one of the subsets of that hobby — fly fishing — is fairly rare in the area. The Copper Country Chapter of Trout Unlimited is trying to change that, holding a Beginners Fly Fishing Day Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the East Houghton Waterfront Park.
The CCCTU’s annual event is for all ages, and is meant to promote a largely ignored option for fishing in the Western U.P. The teaching will be very hands-on Saturday, and prospective fly fishers will be able to cast in rivers and lakes in no time.
“We have a short introduction, but what we really want to do is introduce people to the fly-tackle setup and to fly casting,” said Jeremy Shannon, vice president of the CCCTU. “We try to ... just let people go. We give them rods they can practice with either on the grass or the water, and we have quite a few volunteers so most people get one-on-one instruction.”
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