fly-fishing

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In his 1998 book “The Virtues of Aging,” he urged retirees to remain active and engaged, and he followed his own advice, continuing to jog, play tennis and go fly-fishing well into his 80s.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

Richard Harpin, co-founder of Homeserve, explains how an earring taught him a business lesson as a young entrepreneur, when he ran a fly-fishing business, for our CEO Secrets series.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

Such was the renown of the Cowichan River, flowing east on Canada’s Vancouver Island, that its fly-fishing conditions were posted in fishing clubs in London.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Hwang’s naturalistic artwork reminds the fly-fishing reader to be more “mindful that fishing isn’t possible without a healthy river system,” says Karla Olson, books publisher at Patagonia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023

Or to Mummy: “Last year Sam told me there’s a fly-fishing kit in the boathouse; do you know where it is?”

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart