On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:42:36 -0700 (PDT), DaveS
wrote:

On Aug 23, 9:59*am, "JT" wrote:
For anyone one that ever met Doug over on Rock Creek or at the Merc., I'm
sad to say he has passed on.

http://missoulian.com/lifestyles/hom...346e-a941-11df...

JT

Persicio's place was/is (?) a trip even before he owned it. I remember
going in there in the early 1980's. A couple of booze hounds were
pushing some "hand tied" flies harder than any Newark windshield
washer at a ghetto traffic light. I looked at the "flies" and could
not help cracking up. There appeared to be chicken**** still on some
of the flies.

Yep, genuine hand-tied of local materials too. Wow. Here were guys who
tied EVEN worse than me!!!. I could not stop laughing at what I
thought was a well orchestrated "play the dude" exercise. BIG mistake.
Anyway, I didn't slow down till I got to Phillipsburg. Persicio was
irreverent but he was an improvement for sure.

Dave

Since we moverd West and I started fishing Riock Creek 12 years now
Doug always had some pretty good local fly tyers and good info on the
web and in person on Rock Creek conditions
We both grwe up in NYC
Doug was a nice man

If the weather was bad we would stay at the motel next to the fly shop
Rates were fairly inexpensive - a room that slept 3 or 4 w cooking $70

Hiis grandson John and his wife Carolyn will continue to run the fly
shop - I hope in the same relaxed and friendly and knowledgeable
ambiance

We just came back from a successful fishingh and camping trip w the
grandkids w / one day of gem minimg near Phillipsburg- Gem Mountain

There is also a great OLD hotel - Broadway Hotel ion Phillipsburg
Its a niice area that we have gortten to know fairrly well as I have
gotten to know the ways and places, and holding spots around the Creek


Fred