A word to the wise: If you’ve never stopped at Dette’s Fly Shop in Roscoe, make a point to do so. Now in her 70’s, Mary’s quite a character, storyteller, sharp wit and authority on what’s hatching along with where and how to fish on any given day. Simply put, this is a living legend and a shop that will take you way back.. If you hit Roscoe on the way to our Lout gathering heading west on Route 17, simply continue on down the main drag (Stewart) after hitting up Orvis or The Little Store, go under 17 and past the ramp (that would head eastbound) and make a left on Cottage. Follow it around the bend to the house on the right, still faded yellow unless a miracle has occured. That’s where Mary lives and ties, sometimes along with her grandson. Get her talking and you may well have experienced the best catch of your trip…

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Given the number of Louts wading Friday in partial reflection of these hard economic times, the 2009 “glass” will have an appropriate theme. Initial working models have proven that magic marker runs when writing on paper cups, but the cups hold scotch long enough to consume at least five or six wee drams. Fear not: Further testing will continue each night until a suitable 2009 solution is found…    Doc