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Article: THE FLY-FISHING BUG CAN BE PRETTY CONTAGIOUS

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January 20, 2002
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Expert says joining club is best way to get started

CINCINNATI - What is it about fly fishing?

There's no other activity quite like it. It's more than fishing. It's more than getting outside. More than wading in a cool stream on a beautiful spring morning.

It's an activity - or maybe an obsession - of the mind.

Bobby Gray tried fly fishing about nine years ago because he was a little bored with conventional fishing for bass and crappies and wanted to try something different.

"I haven't picked up a spinning rod since then," Gray said last week.

A few months ago, Gray, a 49-year-old native of northern Kentucky, gave up his construction business to pursue fly-fishing full time. Now, as a ...

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