UPDATE II: A Profile of a Young Fly Fisherman on the Rise

Matthew casts for cutthroats on the Crystal River. photo courtesy Will Lillard

[Editor's note: Young Matthew Owen's fly-fishing career has already generated a lot of interest here on OrvisNews.com. We were first introduced to him when blog reader Joe Milner sent us a picture of Matthew with a fine brown trout caught on a trip to honor his late father. That post inspired Matthew's fishing buddy, Walter Haze, to nominate Matthew as a "Trout Bum of the Week." And finally, the leader of fly-fishing expeditions for teens offered Matthew a scholarship for a trip to the Rocky Mountains after reading about him here.

Now, that expedition leader, Will Lillard, has sent us a great profile of Matthew from the newsletter of

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