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May 19, 2004
Frederick's Little Hunting Creek Featured on 'West Wing'
WTOPnews.com
THURMONT, Md. (AP) - Little Hunting Creek served as the backdrop for an on-location shoot for NBC's "The West Wing."
Baltimore fly fishing expert Theaux LeGardeur, who helped script fishing scenes, kept busy between takes Monday by tossing cicadas into the stream. Each was devoured instantly by the trout in the well-stocked section of the stream.
As LeGardeur prepared to teach actress Lily Tomlin the basics of fly fishing, he wore a few home-tied flies on his chest that resembled cicadas.
"I think we'll catch one today," LeGardeur told The Frederick News-Post. "Ladies are lucky at fishing."
Tomlin, who plays the president's secretary on the series, said she was enjoying the surroundings.
"I'm going to buy this place," joked Tomlin, referring to the remote lodge near the Camp David presidential retreat in Western Maryland. "Right now I'm haggling over the price."
Martin Sheen, who plays President Josiah Bartlet on the series, didn't fish, saying he didn't want to disturb the fish in their natural environment.
"I don't fish," said Sheen. "I think fish belong where they belong."
(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Posted by Jo at May 19, 2004 06:35 AM