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Flyfishing club marks 50th year

By Rich Landers
The Spokesman-Review — Jan. 8, 2007

Monday, January 8, 2007

SPOKANE, Wash. — Fifty years ago, a handful of men formed the Inland Empire Fly Fishing Club to mix camaraderie and education with the work of improving the stature of fly fishing throughout the region. That much has never changed. In the 1950s, club members could fill gas tanks for fishing excursions at around 25 cents a gallon. A good fly-fishing outfit could be put together for about $40, including an 8-foot glass rod for $20, a $10 double-taper dry line and a single-actio ...

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