Reuel (the lucky one) got to see a manatee, found
Stev's non-replaceable knife and caught fish every
day. No one else can say that.
Reuel's first sea trout
Reuel carries a ton of flies when he goes fishing,
but Saltydancindave needed a pickup truck to bring
his flies.
Dot Man's Heave Ho
Some caught fish, some like me did not. Oh well,
the one day they were hitting I had to run an
emergency call. MY LUCK.
Robert's first catch
We made new friends, face to face. We found out how
many people FAOL has in our local area. I was shocked.
Slenon's Ladyfish
Mike gave us casting lessons, flies, leader-making
lessons, and above all his valuable time. Mike
was commuting and had about a 2 hour drive but
was the first one at the cookout and the last
to leave. His schedule only allowed him to be
here on Sunday, but he was the hit of the party.
Photos of the cookout below!
Garret taught everyone how to tie flies. (he is 4)
but that did not stop him from giving a demo on how
to tie. A huge thank you to everyone man and woman
that took the time to make the kids feel special.
It may have been grandpa's greatest memory of the
Fish-In. The kids still talk about the friends
they made.
Breakfast: From left to right Bill (PureBs) & Jill Sorbie,
Robert Sutherland, Jerry Ray, Harold & Sue Hattaway, Dale Heilmann,
and Bob (Reuel) & Marilyn Hook
We ate at the same place every morning, the food was
ok but the people were great. For some reason I kept
getting more food than I ordered and Reuel kept getting
less. I think it may have had to do with fighting with
the hostess, but I am not sure.
I sat and listened to people discussing their passions.
It was not only fishing. But other things. Stev and
Reuel spoke at great length about a college they share
memories in. They also discussed the medical field.
Some of us talked about computers. Some talked about
their jobs. And we even had one teased about giving
directions. Sorry Bill.
Harold and Sue
I now understand why fish-ins are so popular, Jill
was here for some of the activities and now she and
hubby Bill (purebs) are talking about hosting one.
I guess somewhere in here I should list the people that attended.
Bill and Jill (purebs)
Mike Franz (miamivice)
Stev (slenon)
Bob and Marilyn (Reuel)
Jerry (Dotman)
Dave Brody (Saltydancindave)
Dale Heilman
Robert Sutherland
Mike and Sandy Andert
Chuck and Wilma (Chuck S)
Gerald and Kathleen
Kevin
Harold and Sue (Harold Hattaway)
If I forgot anyone please let me know,
I'll take you to my favorite spot.
In my mind the Fish-In was a huge success. Now
if I could just find a way to have one of these
every week and make a living at the same time.
A great big thank you from Harold, Jerry, Sue, Philip,
Stephanie, Garret, and Hannah. See you next year!
~ Harold and Jerry
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