Beau Beasley
The Life-Changing Magic of Fly Fishing
For these dedicated anglers, casting a line brought new possibilities.
Fly Fishing Virginia Beaver Creek (Photography by Kyle Laferriere)
For Beau Beasley, it all began in the back of an ambulance. Beasley, a 23-year-old Fairfax County paramedic at the time, had responded to a call concerning an angler at Burkes Lake who […]
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