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Thread: The Heydays of Fly Fishing in Nor Cal......1970s

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    Larry Kovi. Larry passed away in about 10 years ago. He was running the fly fishing dept. at Western Sporting Goods in San Rafael.

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    Thanks YubaMan

    He was a nice guy too.
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

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    Loose-shoe
    No, his name was Doug Park. A short Asian dude. Maybe the shop had a different name. I know it was on Clement St. I went there a number of times. He use to carry a lot of unusual materials, like JC...back when it was illegal
    I tied a few flies for Western Sports and another shop that was in the area.
    I'm trying to remember the name of the sporting goods shop in the Palo Alto area. This is where I met Brent Dawson' dad and started teaching Brent how to tie.

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    Smiths? It was just closing when I started working in PA.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jaysflies View Post
    No, his name was Doug Park. A short Asian dude. Maybe the shop had a different name. I know it was on Clement St.
    SF Fly Shop was definitely on Clement St. I suppose Doug Park could have been a previous owner. I dunno. Doug Matteo was an owner when I was going there. Doug Matteo was (is) a short, non-Asian dude (but big personality and even bigger attitude!). Glasses and a big mustache.

    Quote Originally Posted by jaysflies View Post
    I'm trying to remember the name of the sporting goods shop in the Palo Alto area.
    There used to be a shop in Los Altos called "The Midge Fly Shop". Not exactly Palo Alto but sorta close.
    “Behind mountains, more mountains.” - Haitian proverb

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    The midge was owned by Dave Beronio.

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    Actually, the word is "heyday" and has nothing to do with hay, the dried grass that is used as animal feed. Dictionary definition: Heyday = the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity

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    Thanks.......I will change it.
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

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    Quote Originally Posted by yubaman View Post
    Larry Kovi. Larry passed away in about 10 years ago. He was running the fly fishing dept. at Western Sporting Goods in San Rafael.
    He also had his own shop with his wife at the time in Larkspur Landing.. I still bump into Julia from time to time..
    Larry was a very nice gentleman...

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    You over looked Lani Waller.. Who might have been the first to have Video produced by 3M if memory serves me correctly.. Hell of a Steelheader and I think one of the first to introduce top water fishing for Steelhead..

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