Wildflowers, like yellow lady's slipper, pink phlox and blue-eyed grass lure butterflies, and there is so much fresh mint that just walking on the bank kicks up its scent. Roseborough suggests to Mustin, who had been using sulphur parachutes. I spotted ants crawling along the bridge at lunch time. It turned out to be a good tip, which helped Mustin land 12 trout. Mustin is another veteran who comes to fish on his own, and pick up pointers from Roseborough and his instructional team, which includes Earl Shapiro of Carrick, Tom Zacoi of Peters Township, and Rich DiStanislao of Kittanning.
Beginners get constant attention.
By Saturday night, Unkovic, whose husband Robert had purchased the classes for her in preparation for a fishing trip in Idaho, had developed new appreciation for the rigors of proper casting. The knot tying she learned at a table proved trickier on the stream, when she was standing in water and balancing a rod. You only know you've goofed when you lose your fish. Lynn is happy, he says, if he casts one out of 20 flies to where he wants it. He usually fishes alone at Beaver Creek, near Nemacolin, since he likes solving problems on his own.