Once every possible length had been tried, the only way to impress the world was through colour: rainbow-hued Mohawks, stripes and wings.

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However, as Lions players are unlikely to be made available next season for the new Rainbow Cup it will be the following September and October before it gets under way.

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Over the years, I gradually worked my way downstream from the West Branch to the big riffles and eddies of the Main Stem, where wild rainbow trout, more tolerant of warmer temperatures, reign supreme for the 35 miles between Hancock and Callicoon.

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