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Show ttirk Iteconl July 13, 1995 Section B Page Bl TIm , AM o nsaniF Moooo-ve over Texas long-horns long-horns trot to Coalville. see Street Beat, B5 The completely true, really big fish story V V " by LISAANTONUCCI Record staff writer Guess what? I caught a fish! A big fish! A 17-inch 17-inch German brown trout and on a dry fly! I've told everyone my mom, my sister, sis-ter, the guy at the video store, the bartender, bar-tender, the guys in my Sunday foursome, basically anyone who would listen to my first true fish tale (if there is such a thing as a "true" fish story). As my dad and I were driving down to the lower Provo, I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into or if I would even like fly fishing, but after that day I must say I am hooked! Although it was new to me, fly fishing fish-ing is a relatively old sport. It originated originat-ed in Europe in the 1 800s where it was considered a gentleman's gentle-man's sport and even royalty participated. partici-pated. Eventually, fly fishing made its way to the States, and although many of the standards and ethics the Europeans adhered to have disappeared, dis-appeared, you can still find excellent people peo-ple in the sport. My guide, Mark Forslund of The Fly Shop in Park City, can't say enough about the sport. He was like a kid in a candy store at the prospect of teaching me the ropes. He said he especially liked to teach you can get proficient enough at it after 90-95 percent of the time. But it's that five one or two sessions with a guide that you to ten percent, when you get to use a dry can go out on your own. However, it never fly, that makes the sport so intriguing. Dry gets boring because there is always room for improvement and always something to learn. There's much more to the art of fly fishing fish-ing than the presentation. Beyond the beautiful rhythm of the cast, which everyone every-one was enamored with in A River Runs Through It, you have to learn to read the water, the fish and the bugs. There's . wu'jii('MmMu . . mmmmmt M women because they often pick it up faster enough to hatch. lots of bugs, and they all have some crazy name. I caught my fish using a pale morning morn-ing dun (I'm working on my lingo). Entomology is the study of insects, a science necessary to successful fly fishing. Bugs lay their eggs in the water, which then rise to the surface as they mature than men. "There are no barriers between gender or age or strength," he said. "The sport requires patience, perserverance and conviction con-viction it's really an individual sport, and you feel the personal achievement when it all comes together." Another great aspect of the sport is that Trout are very opportunistic. When the larva begin to rise underneath the surface of the water, the fish will feed on them. This is when you use nymphs flies that go under that water (thanks to little sinkers) and hopefully match what the trout are eating. Nymphing is how fly fishing is done flies are used when "the hatch" finally occurs, and the flies are on the water's surface sur-face to dry their wings before taking off. "There is nothing more exciting than watching the jaws of a big trout come to the surface to take your fly," said Karl Jacobson of Jans' fly shop. "It's also a great sport because it doesn't' require a lot of work it's not a physical sport." Jacobson com pares fishing to golf as far as it being a leisure sport, and like golf, it can become technical. The casting itself can be learned in an afternoon, but takes a lifetime to perfect. Lucky for us, trout only live in beautiful places, so it's not such a bad place to spend a lifetime. As Forslund said, most of what makes the sport so special is being in the element of the trout. To surround sur-round oneself with such beautiful scenery is a great means of relaxation. "Fly fishing is a complete removal from what life is about now," said Forslund referring to the hectic schedule most people experience. experi-ence. "It's so beautiful, and you have to concentrate on so many other things while you're fishing that everything else goes right out the window." This I can attest to. There is a twinge of excitement with every cast, not to mention the anticipation you feel while reeling him in waiting to see just how big that fish is that's had the poor fortune of trying to eat your hook for lunch on your hook (Did I mention my fish was about 17 inches long? And weighed about two pounds?). I read once where a day spent fly fishing fish-ing is a day you don't have to count in your allotted time on earth. Count me in. TYT K5t;--iytgC3 BIG V He's U I W .he's I If u Clvwl and he's ZC-chock out ' 1 s 1 ' 5! Stallone in I I Joj) Judge Dredd. Edd Ctincaid profiles i The Queen of a A f II ,.v IV KM m celebration of W4 DKcaA( mm with the gang from " D IT 7f C IT (jKLHoL in Tommy tune's latest. 10TH MOUNTAIN: 1 FrM- They didn't steal the 1 M(H) they sign |