Dick Talleur passed away

[Normand]

from the interweb

Just received word that longtime contributor Dick Talleur passed away last night from congestive heart failure. We will all miss him very much.--Dave K.

[Chuck441]

Sad news. So many of the excellent "older" tiers, fishers, and authors have left us recently. Dick will be missed, but has left a large body of excellent work.

Chuck

[DaveMac]

That is very sad news. Dick was truly one of the finest contributors to our sport and a fine gentleman

[mnklagoon]

This is very sad. I wrote him a letter years ago when I was just starting to try and tie flies. He wrote back a very nice and very LONG letter! He was truly a kind gentleman.

[Bamboozle]

Many millions of years ago I happened on a copy of Fly Fishing for Trout, A Guide for Adult Beginners by Dick Talleur and it quickly became my bible and probably had the biggest influence on me as a beginner and where I wanted to end up as a fly fisherman. I constantly went to that book for guidance in my formative years. Later on I sent that book to Dick and he inscribed for me. Sadly, I lost that copy or lent it to someone but in any case it was MIA.

So later on I bought another copy and had the pleasure of meeting Dick at Somerset, (the ONLY reason I went there) and had him to inscribe my NEW copy.

I'll miss his knowledge and contributions but I'll never forget his influence on me.

[NJTroutbum]

Sorry to hear. He was a great influence on many fly tyers over the years....myself included.

[Joel D. Popham]

Prayers go out to his family. Best Regards....

[TyroneFly]

Sad news. My very first fly tying book was Fly Tyer's Primer by Dick Talleur. I emailed him a couple years back asking if he ever gets to the west coast to do some shows. We corresponded a few times since. A real fine gentlemen.

[cuttslam]

Damn. I hate to hear that. I'm not much of a tier, but what skills I do have can largely be attributed to his straight-forward, no-nonsense books. Thanks, Mister Talleur. My next glass will tip for you.