The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

raved about flyfishing. he grew up in the midwest and learned to flyfish and tye flies as a kid. While in grad school in the early 80s, We bummed a few fishing trips off of his cousin, Wild Bill (who was working for a real living at the time). We fished mostly with spinning gear, but Tim would sometimes assemble his flyrod and take a few casts. A few years later, we were fishing up on the Upper Trinity, and Bill and Tim were using their flyfishing rods. Tim gave me a few pointers on casting, and "the rest is history." (Actually, the next year, Bill persuaded me to join him in a Piedmont adult school night class on flycasting.... AND THEN the rest is history.)