Fishing is a lot like life. When we’re small, we can’t do a lot for ourselves.
When we’re beginning fishermen, it’s the same. But, in both cases, there’s
usually a caring person who takes our hand and shows us the way. Murf was
that person for many of us on the VFB from beginning fly tyers to old and
grizzled guys like me. In his "off list emails", he taught me not to get
so exasperated by
wayward posts to the list. More than once, he said
to me “Jimmy, the guy was kidding. Cut him some slack.” Murf had a way of
chewing me out and “making me like it”. That’s a rare quality today.
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Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.), TOWA, TF&G Contributor, GRTU Past VP. Past Pres. McGregor Rotary. Freelance Outdoor writer, humorist, half-assed Texan and collector of classic bamboo fly rods and classic golf clubs
Author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting Club", ©
JIMMY D's Fly Fishing Website:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html
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"Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly fisherman as the ability to read a defense is to an NFL Quarterback."
Jimmy D. Moore - © [2004]
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