There’s a famous quote that goes, “In victory I deserve it; in defeat, I need it.” While there’s some disagreement over who uttered it—some say Churchill, others Napoleon—it’s widely agreed that it was in reference to champagne and war. It also applies nicely to beer and fishing.
And if you’re a beer drinker, your fortunes have never been finer. Craft brewers are as prolific these days as mosquitoes on a trout stream in August, pumping out a dizzying selection of lagers and sours, IPAs and stouts—hoppy, malty sirens beckoning us to celebrate a day on the water. And when the fishing stinks, there’s no better way to drown our sorrows. As luck would have it, many of the West’s top fishing spots are within casting distance of some of the region’s…
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Game & Fish West (Digital) - 1 Issue, June/July 2024