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Thread: Chico Fernandez is one of my heroes......a great man.

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    Default Chico Fernandez is one of my heroes......a great man.

    In this interview he tells much of his life story.........amazing.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3N4vgUA5X8
    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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    Agree entirely Bill.IMHO there's three books about Bonefishing,and in no particular order,Dick Brown's "Fly Fishing for Bonefish" (1993..revised 200,Randall Kaufmann's "Bonefishing!" (2000) and Chico's "Fly-Fishing for Bonefish" (2004) and all contribute to the collective knowledge.Mr.Brown's 334 page original book is somewhat dated now but nonetheless essential reading (I don't have the updated version).Similarly Randall's 415 page tome covers it all and then some as it addresses Permit,Tarpon and Trevally.
    However Chico's effort gets my vote as it's "all killer no filler" and has the bonus of a short chapter on "The other Gamefish on the flats"

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    We were so fortunate to have Chico come to our fly shop over 20 years ago to teach us some of this techniques.

    We had a salt water flat school one day, one evening we had a salt water tying class.

    He stayed with us at our home in Davis, CA and it was so wonderful to have some 'one on one' with such a great man.


    All the best fly fishers like Chico still ask questions of my staff about what was new.

    Once you stop asking questions you are finished learning.
    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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