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Navy Lieutenant Joel Stewart with a mangar, a carp-like gamefish he caught in one of the ponds surrounding Saddam Hussein's royal palaces in Baghdad.
The Baghdad School of Flyfishing
By: Andrew Snyder
When Navy Lieutenant Joel Stewart was packing for deployment to Iraq, he made sure to include his fly rod. He was hoping that the man-made ponds outside Saddam Hussein's palaces would be full of fish so that in the middle of the war he could pretend to be back home in Montana, casting to trout. He was not disappointed.
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Navy Lieutenant Joel Stewart brought his fly rod to Baghdad hoping for something to remind him of his Montana home and ended up founding a fly fishing school for his fellow servicemen in the shadows of Saddam's palaces. Here's his story. For more information on the school visit Lt. Stewart's site, baghdadflyfishing.com. Reader Photo Galleries: August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 More Top Stories 50 Best Lures of All Time Trophies from Boone & Crockett Underwater Action Photos Beginner's Guide: Bowhunting Man vs. Catfish |
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