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Michigan Fly Fishing
Posted by: Harry Bell (---.dhcp.aldl.mi.charter.com)
Date: April 25, 2013 12:23AM

I am taking the plunge and am looking for fly casting lessons. Ilive near Kalamazoo. Anyone aware of places and/0r individuals offering lessons? I know only of Schmidts up in Manistee. Looking for something closer to home. Thanks

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Re: Michigan Fly Fishing
Posted by: Jeremy Johnson (---.lightspeed.gdrpmi.sbcglobal.net)
Date: April 25, 2013 12:30AM

I was just in the D&R sports center out on W. Main today and there was a flyer on their window that looked to be right up your alley. You'd have to run up there and check it out for yourself, as I really didn't pay too close of attention, but it might be a start.

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Re: Michigan Fly Fishing
Posted by: Harry Bell (---.dhcp.aldl.mi.charter.com)
Date: April 25, 2013 12:47AM

Hey Jeremy. You a rod builder?? Thanks for the tip. I'll get over there tomorrow.

Harry T. Bell

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Re: Michigan Fly Fishing
Posted by: Randy Kruger (---.cbpu.com)
Date: April 25, 2013 03:27PM

Hi Harry, Did you make it to the Round-up.. If so, I missed you.. I am building a 4 wt 7 1/2 fly rod as we speak...

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Re: Michigan Fly Fishing
Posted by: gary Marquardt (141.211.151.---)
Date: April 25, 2013 03:40PM

Yep randy i'm wrapping up a 7'9" 4 wt, a 7 1/2' 4 wt cane, gotta finish rewrapping an old Shakespear "Jim Dandy" then it's off to finish planeing my PHY Para 15 before a trip to Yellowstone this summer. i thinki'm going to lock the doors to the shop next week and not reopen them until September unless someone asks really nicely.

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Re: Michigan Fly Fishing
Posted by: Don Morse (---.dhcp.aldl.mi.charter.com)
Date: April 25, 2013 03:53PM

Harry and his wife made it...they were late and left early, but we enjoyed having them!!!

Gary...I'm gonna stow away in your luggage.

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Super Tight Lines......Don

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Re: Michigan Fly Fishing
Posted by: gary Marquardt (141.211.151.---)
Date: April 25, 2013 03:54PM

Don, Take a number :)

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Re: Michigan Fly Fishing
Posted by: gary Marquardt (141.211.151.---)
Date: April 25, 2013 04:02PM

Actually Don, the Yellowstone trip is a 25th Anniversary gift from the wife.
Harry, see if there is a T.U chapter in your area. sometimes they do classes.
If you were closer I'd just meet up and give you a bad lesson.

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Re: Michigan Fly Fishing
Posted by: Harry Bell (---.dhcp.aldl.mi.charter.com)
Date: April 25, 2013 09:28PM

Three hour plus drive . Did the best we could. Had ANOTHER stop after. Was a LOOOOONG day but well worth it. Really enjoyed the Roundup. Anything I can do to help out, Don, let me know.

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Re: Michigan Fly Fishing
Posted by: Harry Bell (---.dhcp.aldl.mi.charter.com)
Date: April 26, 2013 12:08AM

Again....I am in need of fly casting lessons. Anybody??? I've sent out numerous inquiries as I've searched. Seems my topic was D i i i i i i iverted.!!

Harry T. Bell

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Re: Michigan Fly Fishing
Posted by: Randy Kruger (---.cbpu.com)
Date: April 28, 2013 09:53PM

Harry, get with me some time, and we can go thru some basics.. also have a couple of two handers we can work with. If you can snap a towel, you can fly cast..

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Re: Michigan Fly Fishing
Posted by: Harry Bell (---.dhcp.aldl.mi.charter.com)
Date: April 28, 2013 11:11PM

Thank you so much for the offer. I will of course come to you. This week is busy. We can shoot for next week. name a time and place.
H

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