I miss all those folks and with fondness. Tony and Alan Fish were (are) the best of the best. Nice to see Byard lurking. I was just reviewing my hackle the other day and still have hackle from the hackle swaps we used to do. I wish I could come this year but we have so much going on this year that it will have to wait. I miss the early time with this group and as Byard mentioned with the old flyfish@ group. Hope all of you stay healthy and well.
Mike Bliss On Sun, Mar 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM Gary L Webb <[email protected]> wrote: > My wife and I would love to get back again. On our only trip there Tony > tied us one of his Froggies. But she is in a wheelchair these days. So we > don't do many long trips. > > On Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 8:31:07 PM UTC-6 Byard Miller wrote: > >> I see my name has been mentioned. The memories of VFB and Fkyfish@ are >> fondly and often in my mind. Sadly a scenario not to be repeated. By those >> of us involved I presume. We’ve lost many so close to our hearts. I hope we >> meet up with them all again when our time comes. >> >> On a personal update I’ve recently left behind snow shoveling and grass >> mowing for the south east climes of Arizona. Sadly no nearby trout or any >> fishing opportunities. But other interests fill in those voids and I can >> always venture into other near or far waters. I would like to seek out an >> Apache Trout sometime soon. >> >> It’s nice to see there are some still monitoring the ancient VFB list. >> >> Regards to all my special friends! >> >> Keep tyin’ … Byard >> >> Sent from Byard's iPhone >> >> On Mar 8, 2025, at 2:31 PM, 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> I will not make SowBug this year. >> Rick >> >> On Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 01:31:59 PM CST, Neville Gosling < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> I agree, Rick Ziger has done an exemplary job of keeping the facebook >> group alive but it is not doing particularly well. Why? I think that there >> are so many other groups and diversions online and new people coming online >> will never have what we had when VFB was very popular when Byard Miller >> started it. >> >> Thank you Rick……… >> >> Neville (Nev) Gosling >> >> > On Mar 8, 2025, at 10:54, Rene Zillmann <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Hi Nev, >> > >> > you are right, we lost a lot of members from the list and even the >> Facebook group is rather quite, even if Rick tries to keep it alive. >> > >> > I'm really looking forward to the trip. Everything is setup, flights, >> car, lodging. Hopefully we will not get ill in advance of the travel. >> > >> > Best wishes >> > >> > Rene´ >> > >> > >> > On 3/8/25 18:33, Neville Gosling wrote: >> >> Have a good time at the Sowbug Rene and enjoy fishing in Arkansas! I >> was there in 2011 and really enjoyed it. Unfortunately the original VFB >> members like Tony Spezio, Alan Fish and others have passed away, but the >> sowbug itself should still be very good and enjoyable. >> >> >> >> Unfortunately, with Trump in power and his plan to annex Canada, I >> likely will never visit USA again and I will move back to England if Trump >> is successful. >> >> >> >> Best wishes…….Neville Gosling, Greater Vancouver, BC Canada. >> >> >> >>> On Mar 8, 2025, at 09:21, Rene Zillmann <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Gang, >> >>> >> >>> not sure who is still reading the list, but anyway. >> >>> >> >>> This plan became reality, we will enter the airplane in less than 2 >> weeks, stay 2 days in Mempohis and than drive to Mnt.home to do some >> serious fishing and than be at the sowbug. >> >>> >> >>> Who else will be there? I know from Peggy, Bruce Whittle. and Jeff >> Hines. Anyone else? >> >>> >> >>> Best >> >>> >> >>> Rene´ Zillmann >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On 2/20/24 15:51, Rene Zillmann wrote: >> >>>> Folks, >> >>>> >> >>>> maybe I do it again. Son is just talking me into going to the sowbug >> 2025 with him, and spend also some time for serious fishing. It is a father >> and son trip, not so much father and child. And my 4th visit at the event. >> >>>> >> >>>> We are in an very early phase of investigation, so the outcome is >> not clear, and we also might do something very different. >> >>>> >> >>>> Anyway: Current plan is to fly in one week before the Sowbug, fish a >> very nice area for trout or warmwater, go the Sowbug. We need to return on >> Saturday, so we could only spend 2 days at the sowbug. >> >>>> >> >>>> Currently we are looking for an area for this initial fishery, as it >> is early in the year we are looking somehow South. One Idea is: Fly to >> Memphis, drive to Great Smokey Mountains (Near Knoxville) Do some Fishing, >> drive to the Sowbug, Attend Sowbug and return to Germany via Memphis. 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