North Idaho Memories: Fernan fishing in 1949
From left, Fernan fishing buddies Ron Erickson, Woody Liebe and Ron Boothe are seen in 1950.
Photo courtesy of Ron Boothe
These cutthroat trout ran from Lake Coeur d'Alene through the "mill stream" past Rutledge Mill into Fernan Lake.
Photo courtesy of Ron Boothe
Two boys are seen fishing off the dock during the Fishing Derby at Fernan Lake in 1956.
Photo courtesy of the Museum of North Idaho
After experiencing the fly-fishing frenzy on the Coeur d'Alene River these past years, it occurs to me that there might be some interest in the early fly-fishing I experienced before the "cutthroat preservation era," and perhaps some nostalgia in this aged Idaho native.
The Old Mill Stream
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