![]() ![]() Women are now the fastest growing demographic in the sport of fly fishing © Peter Crosby / Lonely Planet A change in the watersĭespite its popularity with its new under-40 converts, fly fishing is a sport still largely dominated by men, with skills passed from fathers to sons.īut change seems to be in the waters. But unlike his family, he wrote off the sport, shunning the elitism he felt went along with it. ![]() Like many who come to the sport early in life, Tom grew up with a father, grandfather and brother who were all avid fly fishermen. Keeping the sense of rugged, outdoorsy authenticity but changing the image of the ‘fisherman’ to one that’s accessible to your average city dweller, who might not own a spot of tweed. With Livingston Manor Fly Fishing Club the pair (along with co-owner Mikael Larsson) have created a new take on a classic fishing lodge. ![]() Transplants from Brooklyn by way of the UK and Sweden, Anna and Tom speak for a growing trend in young people looking for something deeper than a vacation, slower than a Monday through Friday, and more connected – to people and the outdoors – than a phone signal. If I’m an example of a millennial newly drawn to the sport, Anna and Tom are its poster children. Visitors at the Livingston Manor Fly Fishing Club try their hand at casting © Peter Crosby / Lonely Planet The poster children of new-wave fly fishing Together we slowly fall under the spell of the river and our new-found sport, intoxicated by the ever-flowing Catskill Brewery beer and the magic of the manor's operators, husband-and-wife team Tom Roberts and Anna Åberg. The majority of the 16 others who are there for the weekend are under 35 a mix of men and women with whom I laugh easily between fly fishing and yoga lessons and talks by local conservationists and environmentalists. ![]() The pretense is fly fishing (a sport some know and practice), but for many – and certainly me – the manor provides a first date with a new means of being immersed in nature. Located in the heart of New York’s Catskill Mountains, in what has historically been a mecca for fly fishing, Livingston Manor Fly Fishing Club is a sort of summer camp for adults – a self-selecting group of mostly New York City residents who flee the metropolis’ maze for an adventure within driving distance. The beautiful Catskills Mountains have long been considered holy ground for fly fishers © Peter Crosby / Lonely Planet Casting off ![]()
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