Anglers use the Euro-nymphing technique to drag their flies downstream slightly faster than the speed of the current
in order to draw reaction strikes. (Photo by Joann Randall)
While many of the anglers competing look exactly like you’d expect—dressed head-to-toe in the newest 1980s fishing garb, wielding the best rods and the finest reels—one individual stands out from the rest. His vest is not the style typically worn by competition anglers. He has green rainboots over trousers while others are wearing waders and wading boots, and his fly rod…let’s just say...