Re: Casting was: [VFB] Fishing report

[mark romero]

Sure "takes me back" Wes, lol. Don't know that i can spot Mel in that pic 
though. You know he always has that floppy hat on. I let him cast my Gatti 
rod in Livingston, Montana once, and he had never cast a Gatti. He was 
amazed. Then a bunch of guys started passing around Bamboo rods to try. Boy 
i can't wait til Aug. Why don't you guys try and make it to the Conclave 
this year? It's the 40th annual, and in Livingston again.....gonna be 
special. I've got two days reserved on DePuy's already. Misa is comming with 
me for the first time. My 4th Conclave and the first i went to was in 
Livingston so i'm really lookin' forward to takin' Misa to some great 
"spots" i know. She leaves from Bozeman the day after the Conclave is over 
and flies to Newark to change planes for Sweden and the Championship. I fish 
my way home. Next year i plan to go with her to the Championship for the 
first time. It's in Portugal. I may have to sacrifice the Conclave (in 
Bozeman) in order to do that. "Choices." Better get a reservation for a room 
NOW if you got eyes. We're at the Best Western. mark.....

From: Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Casting was: [VFB] Fishing report
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 06:51:00 -0700
Here' a photo of a Mel Krieger casting clinic on the casting ponds in 
Golden Gate Park. There's a flyfishers' club house adjacent to the ponds.  
Great facility.

http://image06.webshots.com/6/7/93/20/75679320DSYkok_ph.jpg

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*