Fly-fishing reaches great heights

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Gamekeeper turned angler
Jon Toft, an Englishman living in Switzerland for the past sevenyears, first discovered fly fishing working as a gamekeeper in hisyouth. Now he's turned his passion into a business, introducingbeginners to the sport and guiding more experienced enthusiasts.
"Access to fishing is very complicated in Switzerland and it tookme a couple of years to get to grips with how it works in thedifferent cantons."
"Some cantonal waters are open to all residents of the canton,other lakes and rivers are exclusively fished by clubs and you haveto join the club to fish them. Then there are other places, likeMelchsee, where anyone can come and buy a day ticket."
The fishing authorities of the cantons provide information aboutwhich lakes or rivers are open for fishing and whether there arerules for angling equipment. Sound of silence
Fishing doesn't have to be expensive, according to Toft. "You canspend 1,000 francs ($980) on a rod but it's also possible to getthe whole set up