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Festival season and cabin fever.

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Check out the weekend wade for the latest in fly fishing Festival updates! Just got the Dates for the 2nd annual Heartland Fly fishing expo







This 2 day expo features Speakers, Seminars and Demonstrations to include various topics about local fishing, Fly fishing basics, Streams and Reservoirs in the midwest. Talks on Traveling and flyfishing, and fishing for Steelhead. They will also feature Fly Tyers from all around who specialize in various forms off tying expertise. the festival will have alot of various speakers on subjects on casting, fly fishing on a budget and fishing local.

I know the group that I am part of will have alot of members there and will be tail gating at the expo. I'm also considering doing something to add to the expo. Let me know if you will be there and hit me up on your next #THEWEEKENDWADE #WADEFORIT

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