Kimberly Izar

Manny Zanger reels back his rod's fishing line at Junction Pool in Roscoe, New York, where he's just made the first cast of trout fishing season.

Roscoe is often considered the birthplace of U.S.

dry fly fishing.

Zanger, who is a renowned fly fisher, stands quietly along the waters, waiting for the perfect moment to catch a fish.

The state's Environmental Conservation Department stocks waters with 1.7 million trout from mid-March until early June.

For NPR News, I'm Kimberly Izar in Roscoe, New York.

Okay, we're ready to go.

And hopefully later on during the day, you see a fly hatch.

And when that occurs, it's lightning.

Manny Zanger reels back his rod's fishing line at Junction Pool in Roscoe, New York, where he's just made the first cast of trout fishing season.

Roscoe is often considered the birthplace of U.S.

dry fly fishing.

Zanger, who is a renowned fly fisher, stands quietly along the waters, waiting for the perfect moment to catch a fish.

The state's Environmental Conservation Department stocks waters with 1.7 million trout from mid-March until early June.

For NPR News, I'm Kimberly Izar in Roscoe, New York.