Forum flyfishers, your opinion sought

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Idaho lands ESPN fly-fishing contest after being rejected by Montana. The event will be held on the Henrey's Fork of the Snake.

ESPN proposed holding a fly-fishing contest on Missoula area rivers as a qualifing test for its 2003 Great Outdoors Games, a made for TV competion in a variety of outdoor activities which will be held in July in Reno Nev.Montana F&G denied ESPN request to hold it. Now it will be held in Idaho.

I wonder what you guys think of televised fly-fishing contests?

In Montana public input ran 2 to 1 against.