Pamela's Story: A Memorable Fly Fishing Encounter

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West Virginia fly fishing enthusiast Pamela Caldwell Dunlap shared her story of fly fishing on the north fork of the south branch of the Potomac River, when she met a noted fly fishing editor when she was trying to net a rainbow trout.

By Pamela Caldwell Dunlap

So all weekend I'm carrying around a magazine in my sling pack hoping to get an autograph.

It never happened.

So on Sunday after the girls checked out and headed home I went fishing over the mountain.

I've got a fish on and he keeps digging, fighting and running when I tried to net him. A gentleman comes up behind me and asks if I need help.

"Sure!" I say.

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After he nets the fish I ask him to pose for a picture with me.

Everyone meet ...

Ross Purnell, Editor of Fly Fisherman Magazine. "Better than any autograph!"

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Catch Data

• Taken At: North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac

• Taken On: 04/23/2017

• With: Pamela Caldwell Dunlap/Ross Purnell