Sportsman Fly Fishing Show (San Mateo, CA)

I visited the International Sportsman Show in San Mateo, CA yesterday. It
seems to be getting more sparse every year, as this time they combined some
of the hunting with the fly-fishing section. I was wondering why the
fly-fishing seemed to be a bit more crowded. In any-case, I got to meet Dave
Whitlock and Denny Rickards, two of the big names in Fly-Fishing world.
Somehow Denny must have enjoyed my company, we talked for over an hour
(mostly him doing the talking) about working the emerger patterns. I felt as
though I was getting a personal instructor and learned quite a lot about
emergers and how to fish them. In all I enjoyed the demos, and lectures,
not much for looking at tackle or new products, food is always overpriced
and unsatisfying, so this year I stopped off and had breakfast first. Not
many booths on international outfitters.
fwiw,
-tom