It's was posted on FB by Emily Whitlock that Dave had a massive stroke while working on his boat yesterday. I met Dave in my early years at a lot of fly fishing shows around the country. He did a colored pencil drawing on my Fire Tiger crank bait pattern and I also purchased one of his famous bass drawings.
I also remember talking with Dave about carp fishing. Back then not too much was said about carp fishing, and he said it didn't matter, that meant more carp for us too catch.
He was a great gentleman and a asset to the fly fishing industry
I'll miss him