I was sadden when I read in the Tuesday St. Paul Pioneer Press, that Tom Helgeson had died at the age of 71 from pneumonia, a complication of the lung cancer he has battled since July. Editor and Publisher of the "Midwest Fly Fishing" magazine, and founder for the "Great Waters Fly Fishing Expo"! Tom was at the center of the Fly Fishing Community in the Twin Cites, and 5 State area. His Midwest Fly Fishing Magazine, help fly angler's over the central United States.

Chris Niskanen, a outdoor writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, has collected numerous tributes and memories from Tom Helgeson's friends and posted them on his blog, Outdoor Now, along with photos from the Pioneer Press archives. Which you can view by visiting

http://blogs.twincities.com/outdoors...-to-tom-h.html

Tom will be missed by thousands of brothers and sisters of the long rod.....and we will be eternally in debt for the wonderful work and mentoring done by Tom Helgeson!