Bob Quigley passed away today around noon.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Bob was a very talented and generous old friend.

He taught many about trout, inects and flies.

One of his signiture flies is the "Quigley Cripple"......

He will be missed by many but never forgotten.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8DaxC2Sp2M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM0ik9wDWDE



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[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Many think of Fall River when they think about Bob Quigley.

Here is a cool old video clip about the Fall River and Bob.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN6ikhD_2Ms

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

"Bob passed away on Tuesday, June 12th at 12:23 pm at his new home in Central Point.

He was in the arms of his girl friend, and lifetime family friend, Shirley Wentworth, my wife Theresa and my daughter Michelle telling him how much we loved him and he just went to sleep. He fought a courageous battle with cancer for the last three years and the last year was exceptionally hard and painful for him.

Shirley and Bob bought a home right around the corner from me in Central Point and moved in last month and Bob had the fishing channel and sports channels on at all times. That was Bob's life, fishing, sports and friends and he did them all better than anyone I ever met. Bob was on the football and basketball team in school and was captain of the football team and Stanford and the Ducks were his favorite teams and he knew the stats on every player.

Bob's fly tying was second to none and he had the ability to know what the fish wanted no matter where he was at. Fresh water, salt water, oceans, lakes, rivers and especially spring creeks, Bob drilled them! His flies won the famous "One Fly Contest for several years. His Quigley Cripple changed spring creek fishing for everyone and his tying articles graced the pages of our most popular fishing magazines thru the years.

But there was one thing Bob was better at than his flyfishing and tying...and that was his friendship. I've had a lot of buddies in my life but Bob was my best buddy, hands down. Bob always thought of others first, even in the end. Every time I saw him he wanted to know how I was feeling and if I needed anything and that was just like Bob....and thats why we all love him.

Bob didnt like flyfishing clubs because he'd been in the San Francisco club many years ago and thought there was a clickish bunch of backbiters running the club that didnt know how to fish. So when I moved Bob over here from Brookings he told me not to ask him to join our club because he wasnt interested and I told him he was wrong, we had a wonderful club. After meeting several of you and attending a couple meetings he asked me if he could join too and right off the git go, he made a significant difference in our club. And he truely loved the club and the friends he met there.

Many of you got to be friends with Bob, or got a flytying tip from him, took one of his classes or went on one of our trips together so you know how special Bob was. Bob was a first class entertainer.

This year when you go fishing make it a point to catch a fish with one of Bob's " Quigley Cripples" and give that fish a big kiss for Bob......thats the way he'd want it.

Mike Ireland"

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[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Veteran professional outdoor photographer Val Atkinson put up some old photos of our old buddy, the late Bob Quigley.......

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ztnkiizm2z3npj7/eoTt2hBLua

Click on the first photo for a slide show of larger photos.

Bob had more good days on the water with good friends than most.

[Lincoln Gray]

The pictures are very cool! He will be missed!

[Terry Thomas]

Brings back some good memories.