I'll start with Dennis "Mac" McNulty fishing in Norton Creek, the private trout stream where about a dozen of us fished today. Dennis did quite well in this catch-and-release stream full of plunge pools and stocked rainbows. Heck I saw him catch 2 fish even after he had snapped the tip off the bamboo Phillipson rod he was using.
Colby Sorrells gave a very helpful fly casting clinic Thursday morning on the lawn where the casting tournament will be held on Friday.
Part of the crowd watching Colby, although it appears there was some daydreaming going on at the time.
Enjoying some downtime out on the patio at Buckberry.
This afternoon, members who had displays set up talked about what they brought. It was really interesting and sure to become an education annual event. Here's Jim Schottenham talking about the unique collection of Sellers reel parts, including some original notes, drawings and the pattern for the wooden turned reel knob.
Butch Carey hefted the big tuna reel in his display, an unmarked, unidentified but well-made machine.
A really amazing treat after fishing today was a rare visit to the home of Earl Worsham and his wife Margit Brooks-Worsham. Earl was a longtime friend of the late reelmaker Stan Bogdan. Earl not only laid out his Bogdans for us to paw over, but told some great stories about Stanley, who was quite a character. Ya gotta love those reels (which Earl uses for salmon fishing, I should note).
Here's Earl:
And some of his reels:
