Different fly patterns on display.
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Ryan McDonald displays items from his company, Finn Utility. "Fly fishing is something I grew up with. I have my grandfather's fly tying kit. It's the connection. I get a little emotional, open a bottle of wine, and tie some flies."
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A pile of flies, ready to hook some trout.
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A freshly created ladybug dries in a vice.
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Gift that keeps on giving: Ryan McDonald's grandfather's hand-me-down fly tying gear.
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And also with you.
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Guide and instructor Marla Blair. "I met two guys in a bar in '89, they took me fly fishing for the first time. The second day I went I caught my first fish with a pattern I tied the night before."
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Jeff Currier teaches a rapt audience the finer points of casting into the wind.
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Legendary fly tier Page Rogers adds a little color to one of her creations, after exclaiming "It's like an 80s haircut!" while demonstrating how to afix the tail.
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Grahame Maisey, an energy sustainability consultant who was selling vintage English hooks and lines. "It's my hobby gone awry. People are more passionate about this than they are saving the planet."
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A variety of reels on display.
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Ryan McDonald displays items from his company, Finn Utility. "Fly fishing is something I grew up with. I have my grandfather's fly tying kit. It's the connection. I get a little emotional, open a bottle of wine, and tie some flies."
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The tools of the trade, a lineup of fiberglass and graphite rods await new homes.
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Scott Joiner, the author and photographer's brother, tries his luck casting in to the Swift River in western Massachusetts.
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