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Thread: Veteran fly fisher Larry Cullens passes away......

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    Default Veteran fly fisher Larry Cullens passes away......

    Larry was a locally famous west coast fly fisher.

    He mentored many of us with his extreme knowledge of the wonderful sport of fly fishing.

    He was a hero to many of us less skilled anglers.

    Larry had a wonderful life right up to his recent stroke which hit him pretty hard.

    I was lucky to be able to go Tarpon fishing in Mexico with Larry a few years back.

    Many of us in the fishing world with miss him and think of him often.

    We will think of the good old days when were will will mention him in our past adventures.

    You can see Larry speaking of the good old days of coastal fly fishing for salmon and steelhead in the great movie, Rivers of a Lost Coast.


    Larry fished with a group of top local Nor Cal fly fishers back in the day.

    In the 1970s Al Perryman, Cal Guin, Jim Potter, Al Fong, Forrest Oldham and Larry Cullens were top fly fishers chasing mostly big fish like Steelhead, salmon and Stripers from small prams.

    They were Baby Boomers who fished the north coast streams for salmon and steelhead with many of the Greatest Generation.

    I was lucky to be able to fish around them because of one of my mentors, Al Perryman.

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    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

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    Bill

    Very sorry to hear about Larry....I fished with Larry for years on the Rogue and the Smith.

    Carl Blackledge

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    Thanks Carl,

    Like many of us, Larry had a lots of good days on the water.
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

    567 Barber Street
    Sebastian, Florida 32958

    Fly Fishing Travel Consultant
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    Email: billkiene63@gmail.com
    Cell: 530/753-5267
    Web: www.billkiene.com

    Contact me for any reason........
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    Here is a nice video showing one of Larry's tide water flies......

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_X7XJEOWiU
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

    567 Barber Street
    Sebastian, Florida 32958

    Fly Fishing Travel Consultant
    Certified FFF Casting Instructor

    Email: billkiene63@gmail.com
    Cell: 530/753-5267
    Web: www.billkiene.com

    Contact me for any reason........
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