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Email Address Check
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Titelines »
11/02/22 14:52
Hi All,
Need everybody to check their email address you use for the forum. Turns out there are quite a few folks who have old email addresses that...
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Last post by flyfishermann1955
11/07/22 19:08
Vulgar language on the forum
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Titelines »
07/21/20 13:29
Lately there has been a lot of language being used on the forum that is expressly prohibited by the forums rules. Quoting the applicable secton:...
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Last post by Titelines
03/06/22 10:00
Lee Gomolchak
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3creeks »
08/04/23 14:58
I read on social media and on the rod maker's email list that Lee Gomolchack of Gray Hackle rods passed away. He was such a great guy and a...
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Last post by thomasrodco
08/23/23 08:13
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Last post by ibookje
08/06/23 08:08
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Last post by Pentalux
07/24/23 16:36
Steve Sobieniak - Caveman
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blackdog »
09/27/22 13:43
I just read this on Facebook. I counted Steve as a friend and a fine rod builder. Steve posted as Caveman on this board.
“It is with great sadness...
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Last post by BigTJ
07/24/23 09:56
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Last post by jeffkn1
07/13/23 14:55
BRUCE HANDLEY PASSING
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bamrod77 »
04/24/23 10:29
It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Bruce Handley this morning, April 24, 2023.
Many of you have known Bruce for his activity on...
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Last post by bluesjay
06/30/23 23:45
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Last post by PAGH
06/23/23 19:08
Greg Hoover
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PA Limestoner »
05/17/23 13:22
Sorry to learn that Greg Hoover passed away last Friday, May 12, 2023. He was a great fly fishing entomologist at Penn State University. He was a...
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Last post by Bugtussel
05/18/23 18:18
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Last post by reelsmith
05/11/23 12:08
IBRA Bamboo Journal April issue
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Morenoboo »
05/05/23 13:50
Dear Friends
Just to inform you that the latest issue of the IBRA Bamboo Journal is noe online
You can read it at te following link
Happy...
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Last post by Greg Reynolds
05/05/23 15:37
Arlington Commons Show
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salmonid1 »
04/27/23 13:10
Strangely, no one has reported (unless I missed it) a show this weekend on the Arlington Commons grounds in Arlington, VT. Although the show goes all...
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Last post by salmonid1
04/27/23 13:10
Bob Roland has passed away.
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by
Short Tip »
04/24/23 07:41
Fellow members, I bring the sad news that Bob Roland, aka Reels4me here on the CFRF, passed away in his sleep late last month. I only just learned...
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Last post by Kenneth
04/24/23 11:08
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Last post by gespliesste
03/06/23 07:08
Michigan Fly Fishing Show
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carl otto »
02/27/23 10:36
Coming up on the Michigan Fly Fishing Expo in Warren, Michigan at the Macomb Community College outside of Detroit this coming March 11-12 (Saturday...
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Last post by carl otto
03/13/23 07:57
Speech by Per Brandin
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Anders Johannesson »
01/11/23 09:52
On the next VRG Virtual Rodmakers Gathering there will be a speech given by Mr Per Brandin.
Date: Jan 28 2023
Time: 09:00 Pacific time in the...
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Last post by Fcs
02/20/23 12:48
Frank Moore - RIP
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roycestearns »
01/26/22 16:26
In case you hadn't heard, Frank Moore has passed at 98
WWII veteran (Normandy vet)
The keeper of the North Umpqua R steelhead sancturary
Here's a...
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Last post by canesterdf
02/13/23 21:26
Per Brandin
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Random Casts »
02/12/23 14:53
Has anyone gone to Per Brandin’s site lately? If you haven’t you should.
Richard
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Last post by ibookje
02/13/23 11:48
EDISON FLY FISHING SHOW
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carl otto »
01/24/23 09:22
There will be several of the bamboo fraternity exhibiting in Edison this week. COVID having kept several of us away the past two years. It is my hope...
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Last post by Drossi
02/02/23 12:51
New Website
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sniper-g »
01/30/23 14:34
I have finally made a website to showcase my 4-piece bamboo rods made with bamboo ferrules. 2 tips of course. Please check it out.
Thank you,
Chuck...
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Last post by Brian K. Shaffer
02/03/23 09:29
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01/29/23 12:50
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