Wishing everyone holiday greetings of a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from RiverKeeper Flies!
I hope you were on Santa’s “good list” this year and received an item or two for your fly fishing adventures in 2020.
Enjoy…go fish!
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Merry Christmas and the best for the holidays to Karen and yourself, John! I subscribed to your blog after your last COF presentation and regret not having done so before. Good writing, good prespective, good flys!
Personal thanks as well to both of you for ALL your contributions to the club and its activities as well. Wouldn’t be the same organization without you! Thanks and Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas to you and Karen. Thanks for the good instruction all year and the informative articles on Riverkeeper Flies.
Merry Christmas from the Johnson’s in AZ.
Thanks for all your educational Articles throughout the year! I read the all but don’t respond often because I often can’t pass your security ?
Happy new years.
Max and Linda
Merry Christmas Max. Hope you are enjoying warmer weather in AZ,
John
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and best wishes to you both toward another safe and successful year at the vise and on the water.
Donna and Wayne
Merry Christmas to you and Donna!
John
Merry Christmas John, all the best to you and yours for the holidays and through the new year. Thank you for all your posts and have a great year.
Thanks for the Comment Jimbo…Merry Christmas.
John
Hi John & Karen,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Beatty’s to you and yours there in Oregon. See you soon! Take care & …
Tight Lines – Gretchen & Al Beatty
Thanks Al. Merry Christmas to Gretchen and you as well.
John