For Matt Hanist: Memories...

[rrt]

I tried to respond on the comments part after your nice post about Memories of Armstrong's and Nelson's Spring Creeks, but I must have done it wrong. Imagine that.

Anyhow, that was a nice posting about a nice time in the past. We old codgers made some nice memories when we were young, and your was a nice reminder of things from days gone by. I'm sure Joe Brooks asking you for flies is something that you have long cherished.

Thanks for posting that up. It was a nice cause for reflection on my part, and I appreciate your writing it up for the PAFF home page.

(And your pics show that you were kind of close to being a "hippie"!)

;-)

 

[Dave_W]

Well said and I couldn't agree more. ^

Cool pics and stories from a unique time.

 

[turkey]

+1, such an enjoyable read. Thank you!

 

[larkmark]

Awesome stories Matt. I admire your free spirit.

 

[krayfish2]

Matt is a very seasonal angler, well experienced / traveled and a all around good guy. If you have not met the man, you're missing out.

I've had limited interaction with him but when I holler out... as I float down the river..... he always recognizes my voice and yells back. makes me wish I was born 20 years earlier and got to fish some of the places before they got so jammed up

 

[CRB]

++Excellent read.
Trout bum vehicles a GTO and VW bus boy have times changed.

 

[Jake41]

Thats a great story. Thanks for sharing your priceless memories.

 

[Acristickid]

Yes, nice story. A trout bum before there were trout bums. Matt- it’s seems you have more of that story to tell. Looking forward to the future volumes.

 

[falcon]

nice story indeed

 

[SmoothOperator]

Enjoyable read.......Also shows good character being able to take time off from work, knowing you have a skill set that you can use when you are ready to go back to working..... A lot of people are chained to a job , unsure if they could ever get another like it .....if they left.......