Courtesy of Forbes Trail Trout Unlimited
Monty Murty of Laughlintown, right, receives the Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s Don Robb Memorial Award for service to the organization from President Larry D. Myers.
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When Monty Murty returned to Westmoreland County after retiring from careers in the U.S. Army and as a business consultant in Washington D.C., he rekindled his love of trout fishing and became more active in the local Trout Unlimited chapter.
“In particular, I love fly fishing,” said Murty, now 76. “I began fishing at my grandfather’s cabin off of Route 271 on the north fork of Mill Run in Ligonier Township when I was just 9 years old.