Badger Fly Fishers Spring Opener
The Badger Fly Fishers held their spring opener On February 5th at the Raddison in Madison,. It was a fun filled day of talking, tying, and getting to see old friends again. The presentation room was filled with winter-weary Badgers looking for little virtual fly fishing experience.
One half of the crowd waiting for some winter relief.
The other half or the Badger contingent. For those of you who have had communications with my great friend, Henry Kanemoto, that's him giving the Star Trek victory sign--sorry Henry but there's still 6 more weeks of winter. sign
My very good friend and fishing buddy, John Beth, had a booth at the Show–the first time in the all the years (25?) that he has not been the Show MC. He featured his wonderful hand-made knives–about 40 of them. John is a craftsman of unusual quality, and his knives reflect not only his attention to detail, but his ability to achieve that detail. Here are three samples of his work. If you want to get John’s knife newsletter, email him at johnbeth@rucls.net.
The perfect gift for your Valentine.
A white hunter's knife for sure.
John makes dozens of knife blade shapes and lengths using everything from railroad spikes to harrow spring teeth to stainless Damascus and all the finest high-carbon steels, flint, and beyond. This is an example of his culinary skills.