How Scavenger Fly will unite anglers (and catch them more fish) through social media sleuthing.
NO MATTER HOW dialed in you are on your home river, there will always be days when you struggle. Maybe you need a bigger streamer than you packed. Maybe you just don’t have the right bug to match a hatch. Now, imagine that hidden close by is a communal fly box only certain anglers know about. Inside is a stash of patterns left by other fishermen. There’s even a notebook with entries about why a fly was added, and perhaps how or where to use it. You grab a fresh bug or two, leave a few of your own for the next guy in need, and just maybe your day turns around thanks to a favorite tie from a fellow angler.
If Aaron Przybylski, the creator of Scavenger Fly (scavengerfly.com), has his way, such boxes will exist on every river in the country. And since finding one plays into the modern angler’s addiction to Instagram, his plan might just work. Part treasure hunt, part community driver, and part angling advantage, Scavenger Fly may be the smartest merger of fishing and social media yet.
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