I guess all good things come to an end. We got a call from our friend Tom Bolender, who owns Fishy Business, a fine fishing shop on Olympia's west side, that he is closing his doors. Competition from on-line sales, big box stores and lack of new fly fishers are the reasons.

Tom, ever the optomist, has interviewed witih Cabela's (the new store is on the way) for a job in the fishing department. I really hope Cabela's has the good sense to hire Tom, who has fished in this area all his life, knows the waters and the hatches, instead of someone from Iowa (or any state) who knows nothing about local fishing.

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