RIP Mr. Jorgensen

Wayne Knight wrote:
http://flyfisherman.com/northeast/rrpouljorgensen/

Another master leaves us with the memories.

An excellent tyer who would give a novice a lesson and make the novice
feel like he taught the teacher.

I have a story about the time I met Poul Jurgensen at his home in
Roscoe, NY. I was given his address by the folks at the Fly Fishing
Museum and was asssured that he welcomed visitors. Now, I was very
excited by this. A basketball fan can not simply knock on Michael
Jordan's door, but here I was about to meet a big star in my realm.

Poul lived on a sort of cul-de-sac, sharing a driveway with another
house. His house was very small, but nicely kept up with a fancy sign
out front with his name on it. Now, in my very naive mind, A superstar
like that should have a big house. The impression i got was that the
small building was his fly tying shop and the big house was his
residence. Such was not the case. As it turns out, being a famed fly
fisherman is not a lucrative career. Many of the famous fishermen I
have met since lived very simply, but got to fish a lot and in many
fancy places. It is the tradeoff of a certain lifestyle for money.

So I had a lovely visit with the man. His walls were covered with
artifacts, many from other well-known fishermen. I bought a couple of
his flies and discussed fly tying, heard some of his stories. Wanting
to pay him a compliment, I said, "Well, this is a nice little shop you
have here."
Poul looked indignant and said, "This.....is.....my......HOME!!!"

Oops.

Pete Collin