The fishing department at the 117-year-old Goldstock’s is an important institution in eastern New York fly-fishing, and Horowitz now works at the same counter where the late, legendary Jack Fragomeni and Rudy Romania held court and advised generations of anglers on the ways of the trout and other fish. The casting is exercise that helps their bodies heal, and the on-stream camaraderie helps to heal their psyches. About 18 attended, filling the small room, to hear eight panelists discuss everything from condescending male attitudes to poorly sized waders and rod grips.Īnd then there’s Casting for Recovery, a national program that has taken thousands of breast cancer survivors on weekend fly-fishing retreats. This year, the Fly Fishing Show in Somerset, N.J., offered a women’s seminar for the first time.
maintains a blog dedicated to women in fly-fishing and carries a line of gear and clothing designed for women. Trout Unlimited offers a free one-year introductory membership to women and hosted a women’s fly-fishing retreat in Colorado for the first time (led by Schenectady native Erin Mooney, TU’s director of communications.) The Orvis Co.
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