Al's fly auction?

I have been thinking about the fly auction that was held for Al Campbell. Since alot of us sent some flies in I was wondering how things went. Were there any pictures taken, and if the goal was met. I believe that I heard the mention of a bench being placed by one of Al's favorite streams.

Thanks for any info,
Seege

FIREMAN,
I remember this coming up this past Fall and the person that was handling this responded that they had many "irons in the fire" at that time and I think they were going to have something going on this this spring. Not sure but I think they were moving, remodeling their home or something and would let us know this Spring when they had the time to go forth 100% with this project. Needless to say, it is going to happen and we need to just be patient and wait for it. I am, like you, anxious to see the flies and how the outcome of the sale went. I plan to try and purchase some of the flies but not the flies I sent.

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Warren

Thanks for the info.
Seege

I sent flies too. I believe it was PDEITER who ramrodded the whole thing. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. And will accept correction gracefully. I trust the bench is still in the works, and just wait patiently to hear. If it happens, and I believe it will, then it WILL happen. If it doesn't, worrying or grousing won't change anything. I imagine some politics may be standing in the way, and PDEITER most likely has his hands full. That being said, Al is still in my heart. Bench or no bench, his legasy lives on.


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Life, is the time He gave you to determine where you want to spend eternity.
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Lotech Joe

Here is an email I received from Paul back on August 17, 2005:


OK all I've been very remiss in sending out this final email on the fly submissions. My excuse is that the second story addition permit for my house finally came through after a full year long process of city hoop jumping and I've jumped into it whole heartedly while I had some time to devote to it.

There was admittedly some confusion as to the time frame of my turning the flies around for sale. I gave myself the whole winter to arrange for the sale of the flies but I didn't make that public because I felt it would affect the timeliness of the submissions (i.e. dragging it out forever). I hope to conclude the whole process and maybe install the bench by next summer, but at this point I have no idea what hoops might drag on on the Dakota side of things. So in short don't look for anything to happen too quickly but be assured once I'm ready to go with sales EVERYONE involved will be notified.

We didn't end up with 100 sets of flies but I think 84 will do quite nicely. I suspect that the large number of "drop outs" is due to email issues more than people choosing not to participate. The collection is quite impressive and I have no doubt Al would be quite pleased with all of your efforts; I know I am.

If you don't wish to receive any more of these emails (pertaining to future events please reply and let me know)

Have fun
Paul

Here's the list.
01 Al Beatty Humpy
02 Al Corey Flash Back PT
03 Mark Adams Adams
5/26
04 Michael Johnson Al?s Hopper
05 Mark Steffens Michigan Soft Hackle Caddis
06 Steve Crosby Woven Stonefly Nymph
07 Ronn Lucas Sr. Full Dressed Salmon
08 Capt. Barry Evans Mini Gurglers
09 Richard Zieger Pheasant Tail Nymph
10Randy Flynn Woven Mite
5/31
11 Mike Harsh Polar Royal Wuff
12 Sarah Sanford Mother?s Day Caddis
13 Dave Barstys Adams Humpies
14 John Gordon Dirty Damsel
15 Byron Zuehlsdorff Jackrabbit Special
16 Byron Zuehlsdorff Mosquito
17 Bruce Fowler Blue Damsel Dry
18 Bruce Fowler Pheasant Tail Nymph
19 John King Grizzly King
6/5
20 Roy Christie Easy Peasy USD March Brown
21 Kerry Pitt Predator
22 Warren Patterson Purple Pizazz
23 Bob Widmaier Green Bean Nymph
24 Wayne W. Graff PMD Emerger
25 Brad Sherrick SWHAPF
26 Rich Crook Crackleback
6/11/05
27 Steve Lusk Poppers
28 Peter Frailey Conehead Combo
29 Joe Sanders October Caddis
30 Richard Lewis Fast-trac
31. Chris Laramie Copper John
32 Betty Hiner Deerfield Special
33. Chad Copsy Al?s Caddis Pupa
6/19
34 William McCorkle Mohair Leech
35 Cluster Midge Marty Empringham
36 Loren Williams Light Cahill
37 WC Hitt Crawfish
38 Ed Schuurman Sulphur Parachute
39 David Parker Muddler Minnow (needs cards)
40 C.J. Klenske Royal Squirrel
41 Jim Bernstein Sand Eel
42 John G. White Olive Gil Buster
43 Ailsa McIntosh Foam Caddis
44 Jeff Winikoff Red Butt Dry (needs one more card)
7/9/05
45 Bruce Norikane Rio-Grande King Trude
46 Eric Bridges Cream Honey Bug
47 Roger Murry Tom Thumb
48 Jim Riemersma EEE Nymph
49 Hans Weilenmann CDC and Elk
50 Dennis Garrison CDC PMD
51 Joe Margiotta Matuka
52 Ron Eagle Elk Sioux Sunrise
53 Lee Soares Candied Minnow
54 Harold Hattaway Clouser
55 Don Rolfson Royal Trude
56. Richard Essegian Gray Drake Squirrel (needs cards)
57. Pat Higgins Eastern March Brown
58. Al Corey Extended Body Mayfly
59. ? Mayfly Dry
60. ? SHWAPF
61.? Bunny emerger
62 ? San Juan Worm
63 ? Elk Hair Caddis
64. ? Deerfield Special
65. ? PDM Nymph
66. ? Baetis Nymph
67, ? Black Beetle
68. ? Ray Charles Fly
69. ? Bloodworm


70. Matt Frondorf Flash Soft Hackle
71 Jim Williams Becker Lake Special
72 Floyd Warren Olive Caddis
73 Richard Connors White Wullf
74. Danny Gober Foam Frog
75. Jim Slattery Hendrickson
76. Jim Slattery Triple Threat Caddis
78. Jeremy Barela Thread Midge
79. Dean S. Vogt Springs Wiggler
80. Elliott Warshaw Al?s Foam Hopper
81. Gordon Cordova Helgramite
82. David Fix Hendrickson Dark
83.Paul K Smith Maxfield
84 Paul Dieter Tulle Seducer

ok Call me stupid but I just started comming here. Did something happen to Al cambell? Sorry I am not informed. I actually found this site due to Al I read a article he had and this link was on there.

Al Campbell passed from a brain tumor on April 28th, 2005. It is all here: [url=http://www.flyanglersonline.com/ldy/ldy050205.html:46e7b]http://www.flyanglersonline.com/ldy/ldy050205.html[/url:46e7b]

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LadyFisher, Publisher of
FAOL

Sorry for the late reply. I'm just getting caught up on the boards.

The auction will be running sometime this spring (check with Paul D for more details). Everyone will get plenty of notice when the flies go up on the block, I'm sure.
The Memorial Bench target placement will be the Cleghorn Springs Hatchery on the west side of Rapid City, where there will be lots of exposure.
Al was a great man and a true friend to many, even to some who never even met him face-to-face. To this day, he is still deeply missed by many.


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Elliott W.

I tie flies to give the fish something to laugh about.