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For one reason or another, I haven't been fly fishing much in the past 3
years. I do miss it, and I also miss the ROFF trips.

This is a little sappy, but I do occasionally daydream of trips past and
fishing exploits with some of my ROFF friends. It does make me feel good to
know it's out there, whenever I can make it again.

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jeffc typed:
For one reason or another, I haven't been fly fishing much in the
past 3 years. I do miss it, and I also miss the ROFF trips.

This is a little sappy, but I do occasionally daydream of trips past
and fishing exploits with some of my ROFF friends. It does make me
feel good to know it's out there, whenever I can make it again.

Hi Jeff - good to see your posts. I've only fished three or four times this
year myself and after each session I need a few weeks to mend. If anyone
asks, I do NOT recommend getting older. By the time you get smart enough to
know better, it's too late.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

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jeffc wrote:
For one reason or another, I haven't been fly fishing much in the past 3
years. I do miss it, and I also miss the ROFF trips.

This is a little sappy, but I do occasionally daydream of trips past and
fishing exploits with some of my ROFF friends. It does make me feel good to
know it's out there, whenever I can make it again.



sept 29-oct 13 in graham county...?

jeffm

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nice to hear from you Jeff- I haven't been fishing or Roffing much
lately either. Maybe next year the weather and schedules will be more
favorable.

John H

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jh wrote:
nice to hear from you Jeff- I haven't been fishing or Roffing much
lately either. Maybe next year the weather and schedules will be more
favorable.

John H


see john...this is where the names can get a might confusing. jeffc
lives in raleigh...i live in greenville. he's the skilled
fisherman...i'm the stumbler/grumbler-fish-til-they-surrender fisherman.
i know he's been west a time or two, though i only recall his visit to
the henrys fork gathering. so, you've probably fished with both of us
(assuming of course that you are john h from missoula) at some point on
that trip, but with me more since we fished at rock creek and the
gallatin/madison/yellowstone areas. i'm the one who showed you fawn
lake's allure...g

anyway, again assuming you're that john...i too hope you'll get your
priorities straight and that both of us jeffs will see you next year. g

jeff

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On Aug 13, 9:43 pm, jeff wrote:
jh wrote:
nice to hear from you Jeff- I haven't been fishing or Roffing much
lately either. Maybe next year the weather and schedules will be more
favorable.

John H

see john...this is where the names can get a might confusing. jeffc
lives in raleigh...i live in greenville. he's the skilled
fisherman...i'm the stumbler/grumbler-fish-til-they-surrender fisherman.
i know he's been west a time or two, though i only recall his visit to
the henrys fork gathering. so, you've probably fished with both of us
(assuming of course that you are john h from missoula) at some point on
that trip, but with me more since we fished at rock creek and the
gallatin/madison/yellowstone areas. i'm the one who showed you fawn
lake's allure...g

anyway, again assuming you're that john...i too hope you'll get your
priorities straight and that both of us jeffs will see you next year. g

jeff

Ahh Fawn lake- now that was a trip. IIRC Jeffc has a cherry rod case
i built for one of the raffles- Rock Creek I think. But you are
correct, names and dates are blurry. I've been shooting a lot of
skeet the last couple of years for funsies. I try to do some fishing
in the spring before blow out- after blow out water temps have been
going up fast.

Did have a couple really nice floats on the Bitterroot, and one
exceptional float on the Blackfoot- same float we did on the Rock
Creek Clave- but it was much cooler and the Salmon flys were out in
force :-)

Major fires along Rock Creek right now, burning to the west of the
creek. Called the Sawmill fire complex. I believe you can still fish
the creek- hoot owl hours in force- but the road is closed to all but
residents and emergency vehicles.

I had hoped to make the proposed September in the park clave we
discussed last year, but alas it is not to be. Daughter Emily is
"with child" and is due mid sept. She is flying in today from her new
home in Kansas to stay with us for a couple months. Her husband was
transfered back to Missoula for a 3 month temporary recuiting post,
about 2 months after they bought their little house in Kansas.

john h

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jh wrote:



Ahh Fawn lake- now that was a trip. IIRC Jeffc has a cherry rod case
i built for one of the raffles- Rock Creek I think. But you are
correct, names and dates are blurry. I've been shooting a lot of
skeet the last couple of years for funsies. I try to do some fishing
in the spring before blow out- after blow out water temps have been
going up fast.

Did have a couple really nice floats on the Bitterroot, and one
exceptional float on the Blackfoot- same float we did on the Rock
Creek Clave- but it was much cooler and the Salmon flys were out in
force :-)

Major fires along Rock Creek right now, burning to the west of the
creek. Called the Sawmill fire complex. I believe you can still fish
the creek- hoot owl hours in force- but the road is closed to all but
residents and emergency vehicles.

I had hoped to make the proposed September in the park clave we
discussed last year, but alas it is not to be. Daughter Emily is
"with child" and is due mid sept. She is flying in today from her new
home in Kansas to stay with us for a couple months. Her husband was
transfered back to Missoula for a 3 month temporary recuiting post,
about 2 months after they bought their little house in Kansas.

john h


great to hear from you again john. seems the rumor of your alzheimers
was a bit exaggerated as you've pegged us correctly g...btw, that was
a beautiful bit of work on that case the wrong jeff won in the raffle (i
think it was him).

so how many grandchildren will this one make? ...and we seemed so young
up on fawn lake, didn't we? g

i haven't heard from chas about the september trip, and now my schedule
is clogged so looks like i'll miss it this year. i was looking forward
to learning a bit more from you guys about the lake stuff.

keep in touch...the years seem to go by faster now.

jeff

jeff

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On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:16:07 -0400, jeff
wrote:

IIRC Jeffc has a cherry rod case
i built for one of the raffles- Rock Creek I think.

It was the Henrys Fork Clave, John. I had a couple of very nice
floats with you that week and can not thank you enough.

BTW, your anniversary is coming up. d;o) Or is it your wife's
birthday? d;o( Regardless, come early September, buy her some more
flowers - roses. She deserves them. Hell, *I* should buy her some
roses for coming down and picking us up in the camper that day, and
making coffee for us. I don't believe I was ever as cold as I was at
the end of that float. That coffee hit the spot.

Dave

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On Aug 14, 8:27 pm, Dave LaCourse wrote:
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:16:07 -0400, jeff
wrote:


It was the Henrys Fork Clave, John. I had a couple of very nice
floats with you that week and can not thank you enough.

BTW, your anniversary is coming up. d;o) Or is it your wife's
birthday? d;o( Regardless, come early September, buy her some more
flowers - roses. She deserves them. Hell, *I* should buy her some
roses for coming down and picking us up in the camper that day, and
making coffee for us. I don't believe I was ever as cold as I was at
the end of that float. That coffee hit the spot.

Dave


Yeah- gonna be very busy fall- not only is daughter no. 2 due in mid
sept- her older sister Heather is due in December with twins. We go
from one grandkid to 4 in a little over three months. Grandkid no. 1
is soon to be 3- he was born very,very premature- and is perfectly
healthy now.

Yup anniversery comming up, and the big 50 for me also.

That was quite a float on the Henry's Fork. I remember the one big
bruiser you boated before we got caught in the deluge. That was a
great clave.

Maybe next year things will return to the normal state of confusion
and I can get my ass to a clave again.

Jh

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In article , jeff
writes
jh wrote:
nice to hear from you Jeff- I haven't been fishing or Roffing much
lately either. Maybe next year the weather and schedules will be more
favorable.
John H


see john...this is where the names can get a might confusing. jeffc
lives in raleigh...i live in greenville. he's the skilled
fisherman...i'm the stumbler/grumbler-fish-til-they-surrender
fisherman. i know he's been west a time or two, though i only recall
his visit to the henrys fork gathering. so, you've probably fished with
both of us (assuming of course that you are john h from missoula) at
some point on that trip, but with me more since we fished at rock creek
and the gallatin/madison/yellowstone areas. i'm the one who showed you
fawn lake's allure...g

anyway, again assuming you're that john...i too hope you'll get your
priorities straight and that both of us jeffs will see you next year.
g

jeff

I think you're the Jeff Miller who signed my ROFF 99 Fall Ball Cap :)
--
Bill Grey

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W. D. Grey wrote:
In article , jeff
writes

jh wrote:

nice to hear from you Jeff- I haven't been fishing or Roffing much
lately either. Maybe next year the weather and schedules will be more
favorable.
John H


see john...this is where the names can get a might confusing. jeffc
lives in raleigh...i live in greenville. he's the skilled
fisherman...i'm the stumbler/grumbler-fish-til-they-surrender
fisherman. i know he's been west a time or two, though i only recall
his visit to the henrys fork gathering. so, you've probably fished
with both of us (assuming of course that you are john h from missoula)
at some point on that trip, but with me more since we fished at rock
creek and the gallatin/madison/yellowstone areas. i'm the one who
showed you fawn lake's allure...g

anyway, again assuming you're that john...i too hope you'll get your
priorities straight and that both of us jeffs will see you next year. g

jeff


I think you're the Jeff Miller who signed my ROFF 99 Fall Ball Cap :)

indeed i am... born of betty jane bailey miller in west runton, shire of
erpingham, norfolk county, england those many years ago...and the proud
author of the signature that has found its way to my favorite welsh
trout fisherman.

.... isn't it about time you found your way over to this side of the
pond? i expect we might even be able to get wayno dislodged briefly
from his femme focus and his effort to "change" all of guilford and
rowan counties should you accept our open invitation to sample fishing
in the colonies.

hope the hat wears well, and the ink in my signature adds to the warmth
intended with all the others. it was the best of times...

jeff

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"jh" wrote in message
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Ahh Fawn lake- now that was a trip. IIRC Jeffc has a cherry rod case
i built for one of the raffles- Rock Creek I think.

Dang straight, I'm proud to own it, it's a gem.

Did have a couple really nice floats on the Bitterroot, and one
exceptional float on the Blackfoot- same float we did on the Rock
Creek Clave- but it was much cooler and the Salmon flys were out in
force :-)

Fishing Rock Creek that year was one of the best trips I've ever been on.

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"jeff" wrote in message
...
jeffc wrote:
For one reason or another, I haven't been fly fishing much in the past 3
years. I do miss it, and I also miss the ROFF trips.

This is a little sappy, but I do occasionally daydream of trips past and
fishing exploits with some of my ROFF friends. It does make me feel good
to know it's out there, whenever I can make it again.

sept 29-oct 13 in graham county...?

Not probable, but possible. And that's enough to give me something to think
about.... :-)

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"jeffc" wrote in message
...

"jh" wrote in message
oups.com...

Ahh Fawn lake- now that was a trip. IIRC Jeffc has a cherry rod case
i built for one of the raffles- Rock Creek I think.

Dang straight, I'm proud to own it, it's a gem.

As Dave said, it was actually Henry's Fork Clave, but I did go to Rock Creek
as well.

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In article , jeff
writes
I think you're the Jeff Miller who signed my ROFF 99 Fall Ball Cap
:)

indeed i am... born of betty jane bailey miller in west runton, shire
of erpingham, norfolk county, england those many years ago...and the
proud author of the signature that has found its way to my favorite
welsh trout fisherman.

I've only met Riverman (Myron) so he'll have to tell you what sort of
scoundrel I am :-)

... isn't it about time you found your way over to this side of the
pond? i expect we might even be able to get wayno dislodged briefly
from his femme focus and his effort to "change" all of guilford and
rowan counties should you accept our open invitation to sample fishing
in the colonies.

If that were only possible, but I'm afraid not :-( Lovely of you to
suggest it -
I'm a little scared of Wayno - I'm Tea Totaller y'see :-)

hope the hat wears well, and the ink in my signature adds to the warmth
intended with all the others. it was the best of times...

That HAT take pride of place - I may have to return it for Wayno to sign
it for me some day.

The best of wishes from South Wales

jeff

--
Bill Grey

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"W. D. Grey" wrote in message
...

If that were only possible, but I'm afraid not :-( Lovely of you to
suggest it -
I'm a little scared of Wayno - I'm Tea Totaller y'see :-)

ha ha. I showed up for the first time at a clave in NC thinking I might get
the crap kicked out of me, but they just gave a big swig of some moonshine
in a Mason jar, and everything seemed OK after that.

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"W. D. Grey" wrote

That HAT take pride of place - I may have to return it for Wayno to sign
it for me some day.

i would be honored to do so. and you have nothing to fear from me.
that is, unless you are careless in your monitoring of the local
divorcees...

The best of wishes from South Wales
--
Bill Grey

and the same from yr obt svt in the old north state,

wayno

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In article , Wayne Harrison
writes

"W. D. Grey" wrote

That HAT take pride of place - I may have to return it for Wayno to sign
it for me some day.

i would be honored to do so. and you have nothing to fear from me.
that is, unless you are careless in your monitoring of the local
divorcees...

The best of wishes from South Wales
--
Bill Grey

and the same from yr obt svt in the old north state,

wayno



Hiya Wayne hope you are well!
--
Bill Grey

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Hi, Bill. How is Ann and the boys?

I believe that everyone at the clave signed your hat, Bill. I mailed
several hats after that clave and they were all signed by lots of
folks. Of course it is easy to forget wayno. He's usually in a
corner sleeping it off. d;o)

Be well.

Dave

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In article , Dave LaCourse
writes
Hi, Bill. How is Ann and the boys?

Hi Dave,

We're all getting older and the "boys" is singular now - only Geraint
aged 8 is left. Gwilym had to be put to sleep due to what we think was a
brain tumour - that was three yeas ago. For those who don't know,
Geraint and Gwilym are Labrador retrievers :-)

Anne is fine except for a dodgy knee which prevents her coming on hill
walks (hikes) with me.

I believe that everyone at the clave signed your hat, Bill. I mailed
several hats after that clave and they were all signed by lots of
folks. Of course it is easy to forget wayno. He's usually in a
corner sleeping it off. d;o)

AFAIC make out the names a

Bill Crowe
Ken Fortenberry
Jeff Miller
Charlie (Choc?)
Dave LaCourse
Daytripper
Louie Laplac { :-) }
I.J (Indian Joe ?)
Wayne Knight
Waldo
Tom Brown
Steve Zimmerman

What a great collection of signatures - thanks again everyone.

Be well.

Dave


Hope you, Joanne and Henry are doing well also.
--
Bill Grey

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On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:37:52 +0100, "W. D. Grey"
wrote:

Hope you, Joanne and Henry are doing well also.

Sad to say that Henry died in Joanne's arms (on the way to vet
hospital) on March 5th of this year. It was very sudden and he didn't
suffer. Docs say it was a cancer that had its own blood vessels.
When these rupture, the animal dies from internal bleeding.

So, we now have Jenny, a female Golden, who is a quite a handful, but
absolutely adorable.

Be well, Bill.

Dave

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In article , Dave LaCourse
writes
On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:37:52 +0100, "W. D. Grey"
wrote:

Hope you, Joanne and Henry are doing well also.

Sad to say that Henry died in Joanne's arms (on the way to vet
hospital) on March 5th of this year. It was very sudden and he didn't
suffer. Docs say it was a cancer that had its own blood vessels.
When these rupture, the animal dies from internal bleeding.

So, we now have Jenny, a female Golden, who is a quite a handful, but
absolutely adorable.

Be well, Bill.

Dave


Sorry to hear about Henry - it is hard, but glad that you have Jenny to
keep you busy.
--
Bill Grey

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On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:06:53 +0100, "W. D. Grey"
wrote:

Sorry to hear about Henry - it is hard, but glad that you have Jenny to
keep you busy.

Right after my last post, Jenny was playing with me and bit me quite
deep on my right wrist. So far I haven't been able to stop the
bleeding. Joanne is in Georgia with family, so I had to limp along on
my own with the bandaging. Perhaps a trip to the emergency room this
afternoon........d;o(

Dave