The Fly Fair (the original!) which was supposed to be held this spring (May 6 & 7) in The Netherlands has been cancelled. The first Fly Fair was held in 1985 in a tiny town called Hattem and since then the idea has been copied many times by other fairs all over the world.It seems that there is a serious lack of commercial interest from the (Dutch) shops who attend the fair and pay a big part of the bill. The reason behind this boycott is still not spoken out loud, but it is suggested that one (or more) of the initiators of the Fly Fair has mixed commercial interests.
Well, it's just all too bad for all the people who were looking forward to some good old fashion fly fishing fun. We'll see what happens next year.
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