The Drake

Let The People Fish

When talking with fellow female anglers, conversations typically roam across a broad spectrum of topics. Yet they often—too often—land on the unavoidable dance with men within the fishing industry that many of us have encountered, either on the river or at our place of employment—the local fly shop. Why does sexism continue to pervade so many of these encounters when all we really want to talk about is fishing? My take on this improving-yet-prevalent problem

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