For more info, click here. From the website: Tom Helgeson’s Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo will continue this year on April 1, 2 and 3 at a wonderful new location — The National Sports Center in Blaine. As you may have heard, Great Waters founder Tom Helgeson died in November after a brief battle with […]
My very good and long time friend, “Pete” Parker has died suddenly. His grand daughter Genna indicated that it was most likely a heart attack or stroke. Pete had been diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and had beaten it, being declared cancer-free in 2010. Pete will be remembered by many in the fly tying community. […]
Today was another good day at the Show despite the snow storm that swept in last night. After a morning’s casting class, I gave a casting demonstration and then a presentation of “Fishing the Film.” Then after a book signing I had a half hour to get around the Show and see a couple of […]
The Show was packed today. I offered a casting class from 8:30 to 11 this morning. The eight students did very well, indeed. By the time they left, they were curve casting, curve mending, reach mending, casting very nice loops, and even working on the double haul. This was followed by a busy hour signing […]
The Show opened this morning and the crowd poured in. When I went to the casting pond to give the first casting presentation of the day, I was expecting a crowd of 100 or less. Wow, there were over 250 people waiting at the pond, and they kept coming. It was great day, all day. […]
Perhaps you don’t know him by name, but you know his face. Arnold Richardson was “Norman” at the end of “A River Runs Through It.” A dedicated fly fisher, and as much in love with the sport as Norman or Paul, his aged face was the perfect embodiment of Norman. You can read his full […]
My friend, Marcelo Malventano. now has a site where one can purchase his fly art. have a look: www.mallardproducts.com
Jason is having a Christmas special sale on his designer T-shirts. I love mine and will be ordering a few more myself. The info is below. Jason’s Designer T’s (from his FF&W Blog) Yes, I suppose that FF&W should jump on the “Black Friday” bandwagon and offer something (we don’t have much) for a special […]
My old friend, Tom Helgeson, passed away on Friday, November 12th after a tough battle with cancer. Tom and I had known each other for many years, and I enjoyed writing for his magazine, “Midwest Fly Fishing,” and speaking at his shows in Minneapolis and Chicago. I’ll miss you my friend. For more information on […]
I started the day at 8 am by presenting a Bible Study on The Covenant Agreements to those exhibitors that wanted to attend. It was a great time. At 1 pm I gave a talk on “Really Matching the Hatch,” and finished the day with a demo on “Advanced Casting” at 3:15 pm. During the […]