Somerset Flyfishing Show - Name Tags/DRF

[WB Catechumen]

The following name tags have been printed. You can pick them up Friday after 12:30 at the DRF booth. If I'm not there, just ask for them.
While you are there and your pockets are still full of that "Walkin around money" why not become a member of the DRF? In a Nutshell..... The $30 you spend will go a long way towards supporting an organization that in addition to the Delaware River Basin Commision, The Nature Conservancy, The Watershed Advisory Council, The Subcommittee for Ecological Flows and others, are trying to:
1. Ensure an adequate supply of suitable quality water to restore, protect, and enhance aquatic ecosystems and wildlife throughout the Delware River Basin.
2. Ensure an adequate and reliable supply of suitable quality water to satisfy domestic, municipal, industrial, and agricultural water needs using supply and demand management techniques.
3. Ensure adequate and suitable quality stream flows for flow-dependant recreation activities throughout the Delaware River and its tributaries.

That was the "long and short of it" HOWEVER - many of the issues that are on the table and open for discussion FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME are very complex. BUT - the end results IF the DRF, and other supportive groups are successful will mean a more stable habitat and tail water trout fishery for you, your children, and your childrens children.

Name Tags


Willowhead
Mark J. Romero

Andre Valenti

Dennis Cabarle

Joe T.

Gary B.

Andy B.
Andy Brasko

NJ Flyguy

Sawkill
Bob Pace

BJ Miller

Flycast
Joe McFadden

Arnold Zipf

Hondo

Bugman

Fly Ty R

Mike M.
Mike Mitzen

Harry Z.

Bruce C. (Fixer)
Bruce Corwin

Jeff S.
Jeff Sanders

Bill A.
Bill Anderson

Bestbugz
Don Varga

Superhunter
Calvin Blair

Pop
Micky Varga

Kenny Joe

Ahab
Paul Metzger

 

[rford]

Please add Ralph Ford,

Thanks!

 

[WB Catechumen]

Ralph,
You've got a tag

 

[WB Catechumen]

The print shop is closed but there will be two blank tags if anyone else wants one.

 

[Eagle Claw]

What time did we say we were meeting at the bar in the hotel ?

 

[WB Catechumen]

Was it Sunday at 5?
How about Sat AND Sun at 5 for those coming on Sat?

 

[njflyguy]

I like the 5 both daYS IDEA SINCE MY PLANS CHANGED AND i'LLO BE THERE sAT INSTEAD OF sUNDAY....

 

[Eagle Claw]

I thought it was originally around 12 or 1----we better get it right

 

[Eagle Claw]

I checked my prevoius posts and it looks like it was Sunday at 12 at the bar in the hotel.

 

[Jeff S]

Sorry to have to be a no show on Sunday. Last minute change of plans compelled me to attend the show today. Hope to catch up with youse guys later in the season.

Jeff Sanders

 

[willowhead]

GUYS, it IS at 12 NOON on Sun. NOT!!!!!! 5 P.M. The show will be over at 5 P.M. and i will be busy tearing down three booths and loading up in the freezing cold wheather. You sure as hell aint gonna see me in no bar after dark when i have to drive to Roscoe. Also i tye flies at the CFTG table at 5 P.M. on Sat. It's at 12 NOON on Sun. always has been, always will be. LOL, mark

 

[WB Catechumen]

18 of 26 guys picked up their tags. - Not Bad
I met Dennis C., Kenny Joe, Harry Z., NJFlyguy, Flycast (We didn't get a chance to talk) Sawkill, Andre (Nice to meet you) hope we get to fish some day, Willowhead, Hondo and BJ Miller (It was good meeting you)
Andy B. (Sorry you didn't get your tag Andy, I know you were busy. Next year I'll deliver yours to you at your tying table.)

If they helped any of you to meet other members while walking around - Good
If not - oh well
Ralph Ford, Bestbugz, Mike M., Ahab - What happened? Didn't get to the show?

I didn't get to the bar at 12 today, had stuff to do. I worked 4 hours each day in the booth this weekend and was running around the rest of the time. Helping out where I could.

On behalf of the Delaware River Foundation I would like to thank those of you who either signed up as members or bought raffle tickets for the rod raffle.
Most of the money generated goes to conservation projects like addressing erosion problems and enhancing spawning areas in the adjacent tribs, in addition to help fund a flow study that will be the foundation of a flow plan that is beneficial to all end users in the Delaware River Basin.
For those of you (Ed) that would like to still become a member or buy some tickets for the rod raffle, you can do so on line at the DRF site. We are giving away 31 very nice rods in July including rods from T&T, Powell, Winston, Sage, etc. $20 a shot. Check it out

 

[GARYB]

I only had a couple of hours Friday @ the show but I did pickup my nametag and met AndyB and Willow(Mark) which was cool. Hope to meet up with everybody else this spring up in the Catskill.

 

[willowhead]

Jon, besides seeing you and of course Andy at our booth, i did get to meet up with quite a few guys from this site. It was really nice meeting them all. The thing we had set up for the bar in the hotel at noon was a complete FLOP! Although it was very nice meeting Arnold. No one else showed up. I find that detestable..... j/k. Guess they just all had stuff goin' on. So much for meetings in the bar at noon. After the last two bombing.......i aint planning no more. Glad i renewed my membership in the DRF. And see you soon for tying i hope. mark

 

[Bruce C]

Hey Jon. Thanks again for the name tag. I was working most of the day at Fishy Fullum's booth or tying flies with the Joan Wulff Fly fishers on Saturday. I finally took a break and stopped by the booth at about 4:30 in the afternoon and had a nice conversation with Judd.

Sorry Willow,
I didn't spot you around on Saturday. I'll have to catch you at the new shop. I'm tying at the Catskill Guild get together in april.

See you on the stream...

Bruce

 

[willowhead]

Bruce, i had to cut the would be partner loose. So no new shop for me. Glad actually too. My gallery and school are enough. Don't wanna over do the work thing you know? LOL. I looked for you at the Joan Wulff booth and you had just left there, on Sat. I didn't get back from Roscoe on Sat. til like 3:30. For me, Somerset is a four day deal, so........hope you had a good time. I'll be tying in Idaho Falls, Idaho for the 11th annual Eastern Idaho Fly Tying/Fly Fishing Expo (my second year) on the same day as the CFTG Rondezvous this year, so i won't see you in April either i guess. Just make sure you get up here for the "Gathering" from may 31st thru June 6th. I tyed the first two Rondezvous so, i had to choose Idaho Falls over the Rondezvous for this year anyway. Take care, mark