Scott Condon has great news this morning! Up on the Aspen Times.
If you have ever fished our rivers here in the Roaring Fork Valley, you know he's talking true. This is a huge boon to Basalt's economy. The news that there is a world class level of fly-fishing in Basalt will now go global.
Here's another great piece on local fly fishing today. Brought to us by Collin Szewczyk, down on the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.
Scott Condon:
"The town will host the Rocky Mountain regional qualifier for the U.S. National Fly Fishing Championships, according to both Basalt organizers and the U.S. Fly Fishing Team's website. The qualifier will be in Basalt on May 5 and 6. At least 32 top anglers in the Rocky Mountain states will appear and possibly more.
“These are top-flight fishermen,” said Warrick Mobry, owner of Frying Pan Anglers in Basalt.
The anglers will be involved in competition on a Saturday and Sunday, most likely with two sessions of two hours each on Saturday on the Fryingpan and Roaring Fork rivers, then another session on the streams and a session on Ruedi Reservoir on Sunday. Details will be arranged by the U.S. Fly Fishing Team after it examines the rivers and gauges conditions as the competition nears, Mobry said.
Mobry worked with contacts on the national fly-fishing team to build interest in Basalt. Once the team indicated that it was interested in holding a qualifier in Basalt, Mobry started working with Bennett Bramson, a past president of the Basalt Chamber of Commerce and a driving force on the Basalt Arts and Social Happenings committee...." (Read more? Click title)
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