Agreed
Ralph is the real deal. I don't what he thinks of me back then finding out some secret spots but meeting him 12 years ago at a friends house and getting the autograph on my copy I felt...well honored. See you again someday Ralph and maybe one day on the Yuba.
Ned
Originally Posted by
Ed Wahl
There I was, a young gung ho new flyfisher back in the 80's. I was happy, I was content. Then one day I got to looking through a copy of Ralph's Sierra Trout Guide while shopping in the Fly Hutch.
Things just went downhill from there. I got stoked on Ralph's descriptions of the high Sierra and the fish that dwelt there. They seemed so exotic, so remote, so damn interesting that I couldn't stop thinking about them.
So I got a taste. Then another. Then a few high country trips and before I knew it I was hooked. I'd become a junkie. I've got a monkey on my back and I blame Ralph for it.
And I can't thank him enough.
Ralph, should I ever run into you with a bit of warning I've got my first copy of your book, it's all dog eared, torn, and has a bunch of notes in it but that'd be the one I'd like you to autograph.
Ed
No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity
But I know none, and therefore am no beast
-William Shakespeare
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