Fly Fishing President

[Diane]

Nobody ever said Obama was an outdoorsman but I guess he made a campaign promise when he was in Montana. So this weekend, according to some online news sites, while there with his family to spend time in National Parks, he went fly fishing. He spent a couple of hours in the pouring rain on the East Gallatin River with guide Dan Vermillion who runs the Sweetwater Fly Shop in Livingston. Vermillion said that Obama hooked up half a dozen times but didn't manage to land any. No camera crews or journalists allowed.

[Eric-WD]

Interesting, glad he got on the water, and it wasn't just a photo opportunity.

Perhaps he will like it so much he will be out with a 5 wt on the west lawn.

Bring on a new craze in America.

Nice article on the subject, states he has been practicing at camp David and is enjoying the sport.

http://news.aol.com/article/obama-fl...acation/623715

Now we need to get him to a fish in and perhaps have a swap and send him the flies.




Lets keep the politics out of this one people


Eric

[azcat1]

I can't wait to see/hear what the crazy PETA people are going to say about this!!

[gutbomb]

I think the cameras were forbidden because he learned his lesson when he let people film him trying to bowl.

[coughlin]

Gutbomb,
Lesson learned
Coughlin

[Plunker]

The pics available on the story posted by Diane, there were a couple of O'Prez walking with what appeared to be a Green rod tube with brass cap...
#218 and #222
One would assume Winston or Orvis????

Nice Gear to learn with...thanks to DCOS Messina.

I like to see some practice shots on the south lawn

[Bakerloo]

It looks just like my Winston rod tubes.

[randyflycaster]

Here's a question: Who was our greatest fly-fishing president?
Randy

[DruLeeParsec]

Here's a question: Who was our greatest fly-fishing president?
Randy

When Jimmy Carter ended his term he was asked what he will do next. He told the reporter "I think I'd like to learn to be a better fly fisherman."

Those of us who fly fish understand the difference between going fishing and "wanting to learn to be better". Yeah, he's a real fly fisherman.

[ScottP]

Hoover, Eisenhower, Carter (after the bunny attack), and George H.W. Bush (my neighbor took a 12 lb. false albacore right from under his feet when we were fishing at Harkers Island in 1998 ) all were/are fly fisherman. I think Hoover may have been the most serious of the group. I know he spent a lot of time on the Rapidan in Shenandoah National Park.

Regards,
Scott