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So, by the number of reports I’ve gotten about fishing in the Roanoke River, it’s clear that there are many more skilled trout anglers out there than I.
While I was getting skunked, as I admitted in my Sunday Roanoke Times column, everyone else (it seems) was roping them.
Matt Wimmer (with the rainbow) and his uncle, David Boothe, caught and released these great fish on Saturday and Wednesday, respectively.
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While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures.
Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism.
After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters.
Gorgeous Fish! One of natures most beautiful things is a sleek trout…. the speckles and colors are like a work of art.
Congratulations Matt and David on your fine catch!
Wow! Either of those would be the catch of a lifetime for me. For Matt & David, they are probably ‘good, but not great’. That just shows how skilled they probably both are. Congrats to both for their catches, and I envy you greatly! Keep up the great results!
Nice fish and bravo on the catch and release!
Im pretty sure this Matt guy is the really nice fella I met on the river the other day and watched him catch atleat a 4 1/2 pound brown. yes he is a very skilled trout fishermen and even give me one of his secret baits that I wont let out of the bag, Thanks again Matt. Maybe Ill see you again soon. Great catch Matt and David. ……
I’m very happy to see “catch & release”, I hope that everyone that sees these pictures truly appreciate when that means. Keep up the good work gentlemen.