Golfdom, January 2013
On the Fly W hen golf course executives take time off what do they do Some take a busmans holiday and play golf at different courses They may do it to see what the competition is doing or just to break away from their own stomping ground for a while Others however prefer to wile away the hours another way by fly fishing on the river Ive been fly fishing since I was about 14 or 15 years old says Trevor Burlingame superintendent at Chautauqua Golf Club Chautauqua N Y My mom and dad gave me a fly rod for my birthday and I just started doing it As a teen Burlingame headed to a local golf course and trolled for pan fish and bass in the streams Today he prefers to fish for trout once catching a 31 inch steelhead on a Lake Erie tributary Fly fishing is reeling in more and more superintendents who are drawn by its adventure and solitude By Tim Killeen River life Burlingame is not alone in his love for the pastime Fly fishing stories are being told at chapter events across the country Some of these luckier fishermen such as Joe Stribley superintendent at Yellowstone Country Club Billings Mont revel in the midst of some of the countrys most renowned trout streams I told my wife about 12 years ago that Id like to give fly fishing a try Stribley recalls The next thing I knew she presented me with a complete outfit Now what do I do I thought Stribley is able to go trout fishing on eve Continued on page 38 January 2013 Golfdom 37 Golfdom com istockPHoto
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