BUSINESS FEATURE Living Waters Fly Fishing Lifelong enthusiast o ers training courses for beginners C hristopher Johnson said he began shing in elementary school when his father and grandfather would take him on shing trips and he found a love for shing. He later learned how to y sh on his own, and by 2006, he started working as a y shing guide. Johnson decided to open his business, Living Waters Fly Fishing, in 2008 in Round Rock. Johnson and his sta help customers during each stage of y shing, from preparing lines to guiding them on trips. Living Waters Fly Fishing o ers guided trips through Brushy Creek and the Llano, San Marcos, San Gabriel and Salado rivers. At the retail shop—located near downtown Round Rock—Living Waters Fly Fishing o ers an array of y shing gear, including rods, lines, hooks, feathers, reels and clothing accessories. Johnson said the shop also o ers free training courses for beginners that include learning how to tie knots, the process of y tying and how to properly y sh in local rivers. “You come to learn how to cast; you learn your tackle; you learn your knots; you learn where to sh and what sh species are out there,” Johnson said. He said Living Waters focuses on three pillars for its business model: conservation, community and education. “We want people to feel like family when they walk in here; that’s what our goal is,” Johnson said. The business also wants people to love y shing and keep doing it. “We’re going to tell you where to go; we want to be there to help you; and if you have a great time and enjoy the shery in our backyard, then we’ve got another advocate for it, where you’re enjoying it, and you want to protect it,” Johnson said. BY CHRISTOPHER GREEN
Chris Johnson, owner of Living Waters Fly Fishing, opened his business in 2008. (Christopher Green/Community Impact)
Christopher Johnson said fall is a great time to try y shing due to the metabolic rates slowing down in sh, causing them to feed a lot before winter. Types of sh to catch in the fall include: TAKING THE BAIT
Bass
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Rio Grande cichlid
Living Waters Fly Fishing o ers a variety of y shing feathers, which are used to oat or sink in order to make a sh think that it is an insect to feed on.
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Living Waters Fly Fishing 103 N. Brown St., Round Rock 512-828-3474 www.livingwaters y shing.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., closed Sun.
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