#768894 - 06/27/12 04:03 PM
Harry Lemire Passes
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Creepy Cat Guy
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A legend passes. For those that haven't already heard the news........... http://www.matalone.net/Harry%20Lemire/[/url] Just glad Dave and I could share a few laughs with him last fall.
Edited by Cobbly Cruiser (06/27/12 04:03 PM)
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#768913 - 06/27/12 05:18 PM
Re: Harry Lemire Passes
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The Tide changed
Registered: 08/31/00
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Loc: Everett
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Sad Day. I had a pleasure talking with him on the few occasions we met..
I'll always get a laugh out of "Harry who?"
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#768916 - 06/27/12 05:33 PM
Re: Harry Lemire Passes
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redhook
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wow, that is sad, my father would be heart broken.... tying flies without a vice is about a masterfull as you can get...
RIP sir, you will be missed....
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#768942 - 06/27/12 07:46 PM
Re: Harry Lemire Passes
[Re: Salmo g.]
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ExtenZe Field Tester
Registered: 11/10/09
Posts: 8060
Loc: Vancouver, WA
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We all have our favorite run. Someday it will be the last time through.
Feel the current on your belly and those slippery rocks under your feet for as long as you can.
RIP Mr. Lemire.
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#768955 - 06/27/12 09:03 PM
Re: Harry Lemire Passes
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Reverend Tarpones
Registered: 10/09/02
Posts: 8587
Loc: West Duvall
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Glad I had a chance to chat with him last fall. He was truly a legend in the steelhead fly fishing community.
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#769021 - 06/28/12 12:14 AM
Re: Harry Lemire Passes
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Dick Nipples
Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 28170
Loc: Seattle, Washington USA
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Glad I got a bit of his time on the Kispiox, as well...he will be missed in the steelhead world.
Fish on...
Todd
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#769292 - 06/28/12 11:59 PM
Re: Harry Lemire Passes
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Captain Love, Trust Me
Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 606
Loc: Gig Harbor, WA, USA
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Really sorry to hear that. Harry was truly a legend, yet you would never have known it. Sad deal!
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#769614 - 06/30/12 10:26 AM
Re: Harry Lemire Passes
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Reverend Tarpones
Registered: 10/09/02
Posts: 8587
Loc: West Duvall
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I was so glad to see that harry had a great sense of humor. That was too funny! This is the "strike indicator" Danny is talking about.
Edited by Dave Vedder (06/30/12 10:31 AM)
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#771132 - 07/07/12 10:32 PM
Re: Harry Lemire Passes
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River Nutrients
Registered: 03/08/99
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Today was Harry's memorial. About as good as a memorial could get, a celebration of Harry's life actually. Harry had a lot of good friends in the fly fishing and steelheading world. Some good stories told, mostly about fishing, fly tying, travel, and good food. A hearty toast of single malt was raised to Harry's memory, followed by sharing more stories. At least a couple stories of Harry's disdain for indicators and bobbers and the inevitable jokes that were necessary to capitalize on that.
The guy was an artist. He tied flies that are perfect in appearance. I've held and cast bamboo rods he re-finished - to perfection of course. When he got into tying exhibition flies, he also made his own shadow frame boxes for them as well. Wood working, also done perfectly. A craftsman, an artisan.
I'm glad I knew Harry before he was "famous." I don't think I would have been so comfortable in our friendship had I known him as someone other than "just Harry." A few others in the assembled group agreed. Harry would have too. He wasn't comfortable in that kind of role, and was most uncomfortable whenever someone acted as though he were a celebrity. Marlene, his wife, assured us she will attend the Christmas party this year, and that is good to look forward to. I'll hear Harry's Rhode Island accent in my mind for years to come.
Sg
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