Those who really knew Carl Richards by now are aware that he died on Memorial day. I knew Carl, fished with him, mailed him insects in a thermos bottle from Idaho, bought a piece of land by his on the Au Sable river, tied flies with him, argued with him, bought a little 35mm 'Rollie' camera because he liked his, put him up several nights on our couch during fishing season, and I watched him create flies. Carl was good at inventing things, he was unique, I liked that about him.

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"How long does it take to learn fly-fishing?
No one knows."
Grand poo-bah