Fly Fishing Fair

Sean Visintainer, guide and owner of Silver Bow Fly Shop, releases a wild westslope cutthroat trout, a signature species for North Idaho fly fishing streams.

Molly Semenik admits to being intimidated as she walked into her first International Fly Fishing Fair and began mingling with champions of the sport.

“I was still dreaming about being a fly fishing guide in 2000,” she said. “I didn’t know anything about the Federation of Fly Fishers.

“But I stuck it out. I would meet somebody at a class and get introduced to somebody else and pretty soon I realized I was surrounded by some of the nicest and most talented instructors anywhere.”

Then she became one herself. Rich Landers, SR

The 2012 International Fly Fishing Fair  opens today for a three-day run in the Spokane Convention Center. Do you enjoy fishing? Where’s your favorite spot?