Fishing - WY Dept. of Travel and Tourism's take on the subject

          Since this class and final project in general have sparked such an interest inside me to research the possibilities of working for the Wyoming Department of Travel and Tourism, I thought I'd take a gander at their website. While clicking around going from page to page I discovered an article about Fishing under the Activities category. At the top there is a slide show of about 5-7 different pictures of people fishing and catching fish all over the state. To the right of that there is a map of the entire state with several different pins in various colors signifying different places to hike and lodge. The opening line starts with a couple statistics that would catch any angler's attention. "With  4,200 crystalline lakes sand 27,000 miles of blue-ribbon, fishable streams, Wyoming is the ultimate fishing and fly fishing destination." The author, who is not mentioned anywhere on the page, did a fantastic job at including numbers to draw the attention of the reader, yet still presenting it in an approachable manner. It is evident that the target audience of this article is for travelers and tourists. It presents Wyoming as a place for all levels of anglers from beginners to experts. It mentions a couple well known locations to go trout fishing including Yellowstone and Grand Teton National park. It also reiterates the fact that Wyoming is not home to just trout, we have over 22 different species of game fish.
                 I think this targets is audience very effectively, it presents all the necessary information but yet has a very inviting tone that encourages people to come check out the fishing in Wyoming. I really enjoyed the fact that although they do mention fly fishing and some possible places to catch cutthroat trout, they also discuss all the other types of fish we have within the state and the reservoirs they can be found it. Even salmon can be caught within northern lakes in Wyoming which many people are unaware of. This does contrast with their pictures, since all the images pertain to fly fishing. The Dept of Travel and Tourism also makes a reference to the Wyoming Game and Fish Dept.'s Cutt-Slam. If an angler catches all four native subspecies of cutthroat trout they are able to earn a certificate. I will look up the full details later and inform ya'll. If you would like to check out the Wyoming Dept of Travel and Tourism's article on fishing, please check it out at: http://www.wyomingtourism.org/overview/Fishing/1517

My Grandmother and the five trout she caught in a lake nearby Laramie, WY.