Park Record | 1941-06-05 | Page 3 | Youth, 16 Outstanding Fly Caster in Country

Youth 16 Outstanding Fly Caster in Country MINNEAPOLIS MINN Sixteen Sixteen Sixteen- year old Colin Samuelson Minne Minne- Minneapolis Minneapolis Minneapolis apolis high school youth ranks as one of the greatest bait and fly cast cast- casters casters casters ers in the nation A member of the American All fly team and rated as one of the five best rod and reel experts in the na nation na- na nation tion Colin began practicing with a arod arod arod rod in 1936 Discouraged by lack of strikes while fishing near Fort Dodge Iowa a Samuelson began trying to hit objects ts floating in the water A month later he purchased a rod and reel of his own and began practicing practicing ing on regular casting targets