Firefighter’s Hobby Turns Into a Reel Book: Fly Fishing in Virginia
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Beau Beasley spends his work days in his Fairfax County, Va., firehouse, where he and his fellow Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2068 members spring into action at the sound of the alarm to douse a blazing home or tend to injured accident victims.
It’s no wonder that after a 0-60 mph, start-and-stop workweek, Beasley might be looking for a change of pace. He finds that alternative universe in a stream or river with a fly rod in his hand.
The 25-year fire-fighting veteran says he began fly fishing after a patient he was transporting to the hospital offered to teach him how.
It has brought thousands of hours of enjoyment to my life.
In the years since, Beasley has become so adept at the art of fly fishing—far more complicated than throwing a worm, a hook and a line into the water—he is now a respected author and expert on fly fishing.
