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Preserve Your Trophy

Don Trump Jr. with a Spring Silver Bullet, Caught and Released, while fishing with Walt Geryk. Carry a camera and a measuring tape and use this formula, which is fairly accurate, the weight = (length X girth X girth / 800 = lb.). This should give all the info needed for bragging rights without over stressing the fish. Once you land that trophy fish of a lifetime, it's your choice to kill and have mounted, but there is a better option. You can send a high quality photo and measurements to a professional taxidermist where they can make a reproduction of the fish that you caught and released.

When releasing a fish, then handle it as little as possible and return into the water ASAP! Don't hang it from the gill plate! Keep the fish in a natural horizontal position as possible. While releasing the fish, be sure to be facing it upstream in a slower current. This may require some extra time and effort on your part by moving of the fish slowly forwards and back to help the flow of oxygenated water through its gills, take your time for it's proper revival, which can take up to 8-10 minutes. You'll know when the fish is ready, it will have good balance and will aggressively start to pull away from your hands.

2007 Spring, Summer and Fall Seasons are just around the corner !
Plan your trip early, call now to reserve your days on the water.
Walt will also assist you in your lodging accommodations.

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Northeast Fly Fishing Guide Service
38 Elm Street
Hatfield, MA 01038

Walt Geryk
New York Licensed Guide
Reg # 955 Since 1985

Ph: (413) 247-5579
Cell: (413) 575-5421

Walter Geryk and Northeast Fly Fishing Guide Service takes no responsibility for the accuracy of these reports and can not be held responsible for
unforeseen changes in water flows and conditions. Always use your best judgment and approach with caution before, while and after entering the water.
"Plan for your safety just as you'd plan your fishing trips, carefully!"
My Services are for all levels of experience, from beginners to well accomplished fly rodders. Learn the beginning basics of nymph fishing using minimal split shots
to my advanced slack line mend, vertical tipping, and bead method. All using either floating or sink tip lines while you continue to advance your skills.
For everyone would like to learn and better understand the presentations and techniques required to take fresh and salt water trophy fish while dry fly and sub-surface traditional fly fishing.
"Leave the water a better fly fisher by day's end!"
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