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Keith Passant

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Mar 11, 2025, 9:45:12 AMMar 11
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Byard the Apache Trout sounds awesome. Hope you get to see one sir.  Are you still bird watching?
Those early VFB days were wicked good times. Hope you guys that get to the Sowbug have the best time.
Take care all
Keith

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Rick Zieger <rdzi...@yahoo.com>: Mar 10 01:40PM

Good to see some names I have not seen for a long time.  Hope you will post some flies that you have been tying. Rick 
On Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 04:03:32 PM CDT, Gary L Webb <glwran...@gmail.com> wrote:

My wife and I would love to get back again. On our only trip there Tony tied us one of his Froggies. But she  is in a wheelchair these days.  So we don't do many long trips.   
 
On Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 8:31:07 PM UTC-6 Byard Miller wrote:
 
I see my name has been mentioned. The memories of VFB and Fkyfish@ are fondly and often in my mind. Sadly a scenario not to be repeated. By those of us involved I presume. We’ve lost many so close to our hearts. I hope we meet up with them all again when our time comes. 
On a personal update I’ve recently left behind snow shoveling and grass mowing for the south east climes of Arizona. Sadly no nearby trout or any fishing opportunities. But other interests fill in those voids and I can always venture into other near or far waters. I would like to seek out an Apache Trout sometime soon. 
It’s nice to see there are some still monitoring the ancient VFB list. 
Regards to all my special friends!
Keep tyin’ … Byard
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On Mar 8, 2025, at 2:31 PM, 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail <vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
 
 
 

 
I will not make SowBug this year. Rick 
On Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 01:31:59 PM CST, Neville Gosling <nev.g...@gmail.com> wrote:

I agree, Rick Ziger has done an exemplary job of keeping the facebook group alive but it is not doing particularly well. Why? I think that there are so many other groups and diversions online and new people coming online will never have what we had when VFB was very popular when Byard Miller started it.
 
Thank you Rick………
 
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Bruce Whittle <brucew...@gmail.com>: Mar 10 05:34PM -0500

I agree with everyone’s sentiments. I miss so many people that used to participate in the list. I was so lucky to see Allan Fish a couple years ago when I was speaking at a conference in Indianapolis. I still have the CD that Mark from Louisiana did - music for Fly Tying and Feather Plucking, I believe. I enjoy watching tying videos made by Tony and Don and reading the books Jimmy wrote. I too still have a bunch of the feathers from the hackle swaps. I also have a mouse tied by Don that I won in his first rope dub contest. I live within a couple of hours of Rick but somehow we have still never seen each other outside of Sowbug many years ago. Time marches on but I have many fond memories of the Virtual FlyBox list and am glad Byard started that family. Best regards to all! I look forward to seeing Rene again in a few weeks! (And anyone else who happens to be in Mountain Home at the time)
 
Sincerely,
Bruce
 
Neville Gosling <nev.g...@gmail.com>: Mar 10 04:43PM -0700

Well said Bruce!
 
 
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Byard Miller

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Mar 11, 2025, 6:12:49 PMMar 11
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Hi Keith 

I do more birding these days than fishing. A major reason I made the move to SE AZ. The birding capital of the US. 
I will have to pass on Sowbug. Haven’t even managed to set up a tying room yet and it just wouldn’t be the same without Tony. He and many more are certainly missed!

keep tyin’. … byard

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