Virginia Fly Fishing Festival Aftermath

I hate to say it but this year's festival was absolutely awful for us.  The gate was extremely low and the weather was not very cooperative either.  The entry fee was raised to $20 this year and we are not sure of the impact that had on the gate but it seemed that there were hardly any people at the event (or at least in the main tent).  Over the years, we have had a steady increase in sales at the festival but this year, we had sales far less than our first year's visit.  That, coupled with the rising entry fee, donation item(s), gas prices, and hotel and meal expenses to stay down in Waynesboro for the weekend, will make us think about returning next year!

We were supposed to be at the Project Healing Waters 2-Fly tournament today but got word last night that my godfather passed away rather suddenly.  I was already slated to head down to Columbus, Georgia to see him tomorrow but now my mission has changed.  The funeral is scheduled for Thursday at the military cemetery on Ft. Benning.  He will be buried next to his wife Shimako, who pre-deceased him in 1993.  John Montville was a retired Master-Sargeant from the US Army.  He was the recipient of  the Combat Infanry Badge, twice in Korea and Vietnam.  He also received the Bronze Star and the Silver Star for bravery and galantry in combat.  John never missed a birthday or important event in my life for all 55 years of it!  I loved him very much and he will be sorely missed.  Another of my great mentors has passed onto the afterlife.  He was a proud member of the US Army Signal Corps.

Virginia Fly Fishing Festival and the PHW 2-Fly are in April

Well, April is the last busy month in our show schedule.  The Virginia Fly Fishing Festival in Waynesboro is the last big show of the year for us and we are expecting a great turn-out there as usual.  We'll have a trailer full of stuff, including our new boxes, leaders and nets.  Come see us on the 21st and/or the 22nd of April for the show on the river in Waynesboro. We are having a sale on ALL fly reels right now, so take advantage of the already low prices on our incredible fly reels!

The 6th Annual Project Healing Waters 2-Fly Tournament will be held at the fabulous Rose River Farms.  Doug Dear told me he ordered "Perfect" weather for the event again, so I am looking forward to it!  We'll be there to sell PHW Gear and also support the troops with equipment needs.  We have the new Teeny Blue and Gold PHW fly line as well as the new PHW rod tubes and of course, TFO PHW Fly Rods!

FFB supports the TU Trout Camp in Syria June 24-29 with gear donations for the students and staff.

We still have the CFR 2-Fly in October when we close out the year's show schedule.