Fly Fishing Letort Spring Run

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Bob Mallard. Fly Fishing Letort Spring Run

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45 . Letort Spring Run

Location: South-central Pennsylvania, about a 1-hour ride from Harrisburg; a 2½-hour ride from Philadelphia; a 3-hour ride from Pittsburgh; and a 1½-hour ride from Washington, D.C. Full-service airports are available in all four cities.

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Vermont, the Neversink River is to New York, the Rapid River is to Maine, and the Madison River is to Montana. Being at the Letort just feels different—like something very important happened there. You can sense the presence of those who came before you more than anywhere else I have ever fished.

Fly-fishing legends such as Vince Marinaro, Charlie Fox, Ed Koch, Ed Shenk, Alfred Miller (aka Sparse Grey Hackle), and Lefty Kreh all honed their skills on Letort Spring Run. Mere mortals like the rest of us learn just how much our fly-fishing skills need honing on the Letort. To say that the Letort is a difficult stream to fish would be a gross understatement—like referring to Mount Everest as “a tough climb.” I have fished such

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