His fly tying class was fun, but the best fishing skill I felt that he demonstrated to our class was that he could easily nymph trout after trout out of some of the muddiest water that Spring Creek had to offer. Since that time I have looked at muddy water as an opportunity for more than just bait fishing. Clearly, many people miss that opportunity because the muddy streams are usually vacant of anglers.
A few years later I was given the work assignment (fun little challenge) of attempting to age his famous Fishing Creek brown trout's scales.