Who's Who in Fly Fishing - Hall of Fame Program
The Hall of Fame is not setup yet but collecting candidate info is in order. A business sponsor has approached us and we are formulating the approach but it may become an annual event where a "selection committee" seeks candidates and pulls candidates from the bios collected. One or more individuals will be recognized and added each year...photos and narrative of the individual will be displayed in the "hall". Every angler will have their strong point or several strong points that bring them to the top as a candidate...not just conservation, writing but guiding, rod building, agency, project healing waters, etc. Stronger candidates will have several top drawer qualities. The details to work out are the categories we will use and the process the committee will follow. Someone to lead this is needed, a volunteer. The following is a list of potential Hall of Fame candidates:
Pres. Jimmy Carter Plains GA Tyer, angler, writer
Ronnie Hall GA Early drift boat guide Hiwassee; Guide; The Fish Hawk
Jimmy Jacobs GA Game & Fish Publications
Monte Seehorn Gainesville GA Born in Lenoir, NC, USFS Coldwater biologist (retired);
Captain Gary Taylor Dalton GA Guide; 1st McKenzie-style driftboat in the southeast
Soc Clay Southern Shore KY Tyer
Margaret "Peg" Keller Wittman MD TU National BoT
Bernard "Lefty" Kreh Frederick MD born 2/26/1926
Frank Bragg Huntersville NC Edgemont club.; RRTU BoD, 1981
Commodore Casada NC Angler; Retired Carolina Woodturning Co.
Hayden Copeland Foscoe NC Guide; Appalachian Anglers
Theo Copeland Foscoe NC Guide; Appalachian Anglers; Twin Rivers club
Jack Cummings NC CFFC; RRTU
Carl Standing Deer Cherokee NC Angler; Qualla Reservation
Mildred English Charlotte NC RRTU
Faye Hughes Linville NC no internet
Paul Hughes Linville NC no internet
Dr. Cameron Keels Morganton NC Tablerock TU BoD; wife Joyce
Kelly McCoy Todd NC Tyer; RiverGirl Fishing Co fly shop
Duane Reaver Raleigh NC Artist
Joyce Sheppard Charlotte NC NCWF BoD; RRTU BoD
Stanley Tuttle Happy Valley NC Innovator tyer; Stanley's Tiger Tail, Stanley's Grizzly
Bill Hale Anderson SC Innovator tyer, known for Bill's Provider
Bobby Kilby Pawley's Island SC Fished 1,000+ NC streams
Walter Babb Sweetwater TN Tyer
Steve Moore Sevierville TN GSMNP Coldwater Biologist (retired)
Charity Rutter Townsend TN Guide, angler, writer
Ian Rutter Townsend TN Guide, angler, writer
Gerald A. Amy Woodstock VA Professional tyer; Known for Terrestrials
Walt Cary VA Popper Maker
Bob Guess VA Popper Maker ; Bob's Lucky Dog Lures
Harry W. Murray VA Professional tyer, Mr. Rapidan; owns Murray’s Fly Shop
Carlos Santos Charlottesville VA Cane rod builder
Harrison Steeves III Blacksburg VA Tyer; Author; Va Tech biology professor, VCTU
Hank Woolman Middleburg VA Cane rod builder and fly tier. Guided in Shenandoah NP
Marcia Woolman Middleburg VA Guided in Shenandoah NP & Yellowstone NP with Hank
Joe Messinger, Jr. WV Tyer; Dad known for the Irresistible
Louis Schmidt Bristol WV Past WVTU Chair
Ronnie Hall GA Early drift boat guide Hiwassee; Guide; The Fish Hawk
Jimmy Jacobs GA Game & Fish Publications
Monte Seehorn Gainesville GA Born in Lenoir, NC, USFS Coldwater biologist (retired);
Captain Gary Taylor Dalton GA Guide; 1st McKenzie-style driftboat in the southeast
Soc Clay Southern Shore KY Tyer
Margaret "Peg" Keller Wittman MD TU National BoT
Bernard "Lefty" Kreh Frederick MD born 2/26/1926
Frank Bragg Huntersville NC Edgemont club.; RRTU BoD, 1981
Commodore Casada NC Angler; Retired Carolina Woodturning Co.
Hayden Copeland Foscoe NC Guide; Appalachian Anglers
Theo Copeland Foscoe NC Guide; Appalachian Anglers; Twin Rivers club
Jack Cummings NC CFFC; RRTU
Carl Standing Deer Cherokee NC Angler; Qualla Reservation
Mildred English Charlotte NC RRTU
Faye Hughes Linville NC no internet
Paul Hughes Linville NC no internet
Dr. Cameron Keels Morganton NC Tablerock TU BoD; wife Joyce
Kelly McCoy Todd NC Tyer; RiverGirl Fishing Co fly shop
Duane Reaver Raleigh NC Artist
Joyce Sheppard Charlotte NC NCWF BoD; RRTU BoD
Stanley Tuttle Happy Valley NC Innovator tyer; Stanley's Tiger Tail, Stanley's Grizzly
Bill Hale Anderson SC Innovator tyer, known for Bill's Provider
Bobby Kilby Pawley's Island SC Fished 1,000+ NC streams
Walter Babb Sweetwater TN Tyer
Steve Moore Sevierville TN GSMNP Coldwater Biologist (retired)
Charity Rutter Townsend TN Guide, angler, writer
Ian Rutter Townsend TN Guide, angler, writer
Gerald A. Amy Woodstock VA Professional tyer; Known for Terrestrials
Walt Cary VA Popper Maker
Bob Guess VA Popper Maker ; Bob's Lucky Dog Lures
Harry W. Murray VA Professional tyer, Mr. Rapidan; owns Murray’s Fly Shop
Carlos Santos Charlottesville VA Cane rod builder
Harrison Steeves III Blacksburg VA Tyer; Author; Va Tech biology professor, VCTU
Hank Woolman Middleburg VA Cane rod builder and fly tier. Guided in Shenandoah NP
Marcia Woolman Middleburg VA Guided in Shenandoah NP & Yellowstone NP with Hank
Joe Messinger, Jr. WV Tyer; Dad known for the Irresistible
Louis Schmidt Bristol WV Past WVTU Chair
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