jerry goldsmith wrote:
I was so impressed that on one of my west coast business trips, I
contacted
Mel and asked if he would spend a few hours with me at the casting
ponds in
Golden Gate Park. What a great guy. I paid for two hours of
instruction.
I met him at HIS HOUSE, he took me to lunch and HE PAID. We got to the
casting ponds at 1 PM. At 7PM I had to leave for dinner. He was still
going
strong and would have stayed till midnight. I could not get him to
take any
additional money
Mel and Fannie Krieger are really wonderful folks. Linda and I had the
pleasure of staying one night at their house which is just off the
north edge of Golden Gate Park and within walking distance of the
Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club ponds. When Mel moved to San
Francisco, his choice of location for his residence was VERY
deliberate! *grin*
Fannie is the Founder of the Golden West Women Flyfishers and the
International Women's Fly Fishing Festival. She is also one heck of a
chef!
Info about Mel and Fanny and their products/clinics/tours is available
at:
http://www.melkrieger.com/
Wes Wada
Bend, Oregon
