Although it is first of all name of a London suburb, for millions of tennis fans around world it is shorthand for sportsmanship, athletic prowess, and celebrity stardom. For half-a-million or so people who manage to see at least some of annual championship games in person, it also means a huge social event.

One of great things about championship tennis tournament played every summer at Wimbledon is that it's one of few major sporting events for which average fan (i.e, neither rich nor well-connected) stands a decent chance of gaining entry.

Interestingly, Wimbledon games ultimately owe their existence not to tennis but to another, more sedate, game that was all rage among Victorians: croquet. You see, private club that sponsors world's foremost tennis championship was founded originally as The All England Croquet Club.

Founded in 1868, club did not hold its first tennis championships until 1877. Those games were witnessed by a few hundred spectators in what is described as a "garden party atmosphere."

For a long time now club's name has been The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, and Wimbledon championships are attended by more than 500,000 people as well as carried to millions around world through mass media and Internet.

The tournament starts six weeks before first Monday in August and runs for approximately two weeks. Players from more than 60 countries regularly compete.

If you're planning to be in London during two June or July weeks when tournament is being played, getting in to see at least a match or two would be a marvelous experience for any tennis fan. So how can you score a ticket to this greatest of all tennis events?

About Trico:

The Tricos are prevalent in a majority of great trout fly fishing streams from Pennsylvania to west coast. They primarily hatch in morning, and primarily in summer. Although streams of Arizona and New Mexico can have hatches in February. The Trico is tiny, this adds to frustration of many fly fisher’s, it can be as small as size 26 hook, although they primarily are in 18-22 range. Besides their diminutive size, they can be recognized by their lack of hind wing.

On many rivers Trico hatch is multigenerational lasting several months into late summer or early fall. So trout see a lot of them, and a few fish get caught, making them even more selective. By far easiest Trico fishing is actual spinner fall. After laying of eggs, females die in swarms and fall into river, and then males closely follow. Hatching usually takes place early in morning or late at night. With spinner falls shortly after daybreak to mid-morning.

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