Guest Report post Posted February 27, 2004 in Kevin's defense...the man knows steelhead....ain't no damn doubt about that....and Kev...the Dr received his paperwork!! Thank you!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Kekel 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2004 I've only met a couple that I actually got to spend more than a minute speaking to them. Joe Humphries and Craig Matthews. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irish 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2004 I had the pleasure of meeting and working with many of fly fishing's "names" Most that have been mentioned in the above threads. I had the pleasure of spending a day with Jack Dennis in my cat. We were fishing for smallmouth bass in Western NC and it is all documented on a show titled Blue Ridge Bass. The show will air on Fly Fish TV, on the Outdoor Life Channel, on Sunday March 21, 2004. It is supposed to air at 10:00 am but check the listings. A good way to get up close and personal with these is to attend a Federation of Fly Fishers Conclave. There is one in Gulf Shores, ALabama and Bob Clouser will be there. And some of the finest tiers in the Southeast. Anyone who wants more information give me a shout. Irish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryanfly15 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2004 I am new to the sport and personalities of fly fishing, but I have met John Nagy, Karl Wexielmann and John Bodnar (Steelhead guys). I did recently meet Charlie Meck. I was most recently president on my local trout club and worked on getting him to come and speak to our club and do a book signing. It was nice to meet him. I had him sign a book to my daughter who was only 5 months old at the time. Someday she will know of him when she gets into fly fishing. I also meet John Randolph, editor/publisher of Fly Fisherman Magazine. He did a story on the Family Tyes group I am a part of and I had my pic. taken and was in the magazine with the story. Cool stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peddler 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2004 Lefty Kreh Kelly Galloup Chris Helms Joe Humphreys Bruce Richards Dave Whitlock Bob Summers Sarah Gardner Brian Horsley Bill Glaspie Rusty Gates Steve Southerd Craig Mathews Dennis Potter Enrico Puglisi (s) Sean McDonald Harvey Wall John (J.T.) Thomas Dave Duffy Dirk Fischbach Jack Gartside Dick Pobst Jeff McGowan Dan Catau... and many more to come I hope and more I'd enjoy seeing again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2004 Jim Teeny & Joan Wulff were the two "big" names that i have meet Rusty Gates & Steve Southard are pretty well know Mi shop owners that are popular and they are both very nice guys. Someone i have never meet but would love to get the chance is Bob linesenman hopefully some day i will get the chance to meet him. SD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted February 28, 2004 With just getting starting into the sport of fly fishing i really can't say to much.But if any of you have heard of the nameChuck Farneth.He is a cousin of mine.But as for that i consider all of ya celebs. tt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted February 28, 2004 Over the years I've met several, although a few only briefly: Lefty Kreh George Harvey Joe Humphreys Bob Clouser Ernest Schwiebert Dave Whitlock Bob Popovics Poul Jorgensen Frank Smoot - wildlife artist Gary Borger Ed Koch Charles Meck Joe Branham Tom Eggler - owner of the Gaines Company Bill Black - founder of Umpqua Feather Merchants Art Shenk Ann McIntosh -autographed copy of one of her books for me Silvio Calabi - Editor of Fly Rod & Reel magazine DL Goddard Janet Downey Nick Lyons - book publisher Ted Godfrey Tony Accardo- ownert of Accardo & Pecks Poppers Randy Swanberg - owner of Flycraft, Inc I've also talked to a few on the phone, including: Ted Leeson Randall Kaufmann Mike Mercer Ralph Delph Jeffrey Cardenas Chris Helm Gary Soucie Probably a few others, but I can't remember them all! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted February 28, 2004 Peddler, where did you meet Sarah Gardner? She's an old friend of mine! She worked at a local shop at one time. Sweet girl, and loves to fish! She also did some art work for me once. I've never met Brian, but know of him by his reputation & writing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eric 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2004 QUOTE (SDHflyfisher @ Feb 27 2004, 03:18 PM) hey eric i was at the same flyshop that day and saw dave the fly fishers in west allis wisconsin Right-on! Are you from the Milwaukee area as well? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peddler 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2004 QUOTE (Jim Hester in MD @ Feb 28 2004, 06:49 AM) Peddler, where did you meet Sarah Gardner? She's an old friend of mine! She worked at a local shop at one time. Sweet girl, and loves to fish! She also did some art work for me once. I've never met Brian, but know of him by his reputation & writing! I first met her at a rod show in Charlotte, then later at the Outer Banks during false albacore season. In fact, we just booked her for a guide trip out there this October for Fat Alberts. Her and her husband live down here during albie season and are considered the top guides. Gotta love their Jones Bros. boats! Is it true she was a neighbor of Lefty who took her under his wing and taught her casting? She does throw a line a country mile and can be seen on the Kreh video 'Lessons with Lefty'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SDHflyfisher 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2004 at that time i lived in franklin i now live in racine county Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted February 28, 2004 Peddler, I don't know about the neighbor part, but I know she spent a lot of time with Lefty and he taught her how to fly cast. She traveled around for a while, and worked down in the Fl. Keys at a fly shop, then returned to MD. I was told she had married Brian, and I see her name listed on fly show events & on articles she writes. She always was interested in fly fishing and she's made quite a reputation of her own! Glad to hear she's doing so well! When you see her, tell her I said hey! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osprey 0 Report post Posted February 29, 2004 Back in the late '90s I wrote a book, "Wisdom of the Guides: Rocky Mountain Trout Guides Talk Fly Fishing." It is a series of interviews of guides and photos I took of them. I interviewed about 30 guides for the book (only 11 made the final cut) and it was one of the wonderful experiences of my life. Among the notables were Gary LaFontaine, Al Troth (inventor of the Elk Hair Caddis) and Mike Lawson. I'm a Midwesterner but I lived in Dillon, Montana, when the book came out and I was there for seven years. Al Troth became a friend of mine, and I had several sessions of watching his production fly tying. Amazing to watch a master at work. The minimum order Al would accept was $500, payment in advance. Way, way out of my league. I have some Elk Hair Caddis he tied (I bought them at a TU banquet in Butte) and they fish all day. I don't know how he does it. I'm a fairly mediocre fisherman but I'm a helluva lot better one for having done those interviews. It was like 30 fishing & tying seminars of two or three hours each with heavy hitters. And darned nice guys. Gary Lafontaine sat in his living room and tied up a nymph to demonstrate a tying technique he was talking about. -- Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted February 29, 2004 osprey, I own a fly fishing bookstore and I am quite familiar with your book, I have sold that title many times. Here is a link to the book at my bookstore: http://www.outdoorgiftshop.com/product_inf...products_id=844 It's great to have you here!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
