Golfdom, January 2013
fresh catch Avid Continued from page 37 nings and weekends spending most of his fishing time close to home The Bighorn River is among his favorite spots even in the winter Thats not to say he wont travel His eldest son Hayden has worked as a guide in Alaska and now does his trout fishing in Chile Stribley joins him there from time to time Fly fishing can be very much like a short game in golf requiring finesse and accuracy Stribley says Its quite a challenge and once the fish is caught being able to release it back to Its just you and the trees the water gives a real sense of accomplishment When Burlingame casts his flies and releases his catches these days its far from Stribleys turf often in Pennsylvania or on the Great Lakes tributaries It takes my mind off my job he says Theres a lot of solitude out there Its just you and the trees and the stream It forces you to be at peace for a while Going out alone has its advantages but for Stribley fishing with good friends can make a trip more fun Stribley never really had a bad experience fly fishing even considering a horseback trip in which he rode out with an ear impaled with a trout fly The doctor looked at it and said it was no big deal he sees a lot of that Most importantly to any fly fisher that is he was able to salvage the fly a nice size 10 Jack Cabe No harm done Ken Mangum CGCS Director of Golf Courses and Grounds at the Atlanta Athletic Club had a boss about 7 years ago who insisted he join him on a trip to a private fly fishing club That was enough to get Mangum started Fly fishing is one of my favorite things to talk about he says Now Mangum manages to take a few days for a trip each year and fly fish with friends many of whom are in the golf industry as well His buddies Gary Grigg Darren Davis Lon Fleming and Eric Shoemaker all feel the same way about it Good vibes Mangum says hes lucky to be close to some productive water such as the Chattahoochee River only about 5 minutes from his office Ive taken some very nice fish out of there he says Mangum observes that many people in the golf business fly fish A number of tour pros even fly fish on the course ponds when they get a chance Mangums favorite places are the Big Horn fly fisherman Ken Mangum CGCS shows off his prized catch a 19 inch rainbow trout It takes my mind off my job Theres a lot of solitude out there 38 Golfdom January 2013 Golfdom com
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