I am deeply sorry to have to share with you that our great champion of wild fish conservation and the fly fishing life, Doug Rose, has died after a brief battle with cancer.
Fair winds to a great heart and good friend.
I don't even know what to say. This is terrible news. If anything, Mr. Rose helped foster my own appreciation, via his writing, for the fly fishing history and traditions of the Olympic Peninsula. You will be missed. RIP
P.S. Maybe you will finally get see Syd Glasso tie a spey fly.
Very sad day! Thanks for keeping us posted, Bob. My condolences to Bob and all of Doug's many friends and family. I had the pleasure of hearing him speak a couple of times and meeting him. What a great presenter!
Terrible news. I was just checking his blog the other day to look for updates after he said he was taking a break to deal with his health issues. RIP, Doug, and thanks for all you did for the WA fishing community.
I'm sorry to hear the sad news. When he announced he was taking a break for health issues I was hoping he was going to spring back. Didn't realize things were so advanced. I hope he had an easy passing. He leaves a great legacy.
To date, I've only visited the OP twice. Once in 2009, once in 2011, and going again next week for a few days. In 2011, a friend and I decided to try the upper Bogachiel River. It was mid-week and not a lot of people out. We parked the SUV and walked down to the spot we knew we wanted to fish. Upon arriving, we first noticed an older gentlman and a lady friend casting away, and initially a bit disappointed the spot was taken. From the bushes, away from the bank sitting quietly but watching the two intently, was an unassuming gentleman wearing an outfit and having a stature more suited to an english professor than a steelhead guide. He used his walking stick to help himself to his feet and we shook hands and proceeded to engage in coversation. We had an enjoyable conversation; calm, relaxing, without much opinion one way or another, just conversation. But his passion for where he was at that moment in time came through loud and clear. At some point during the conversation, we exchanged pleasantries and names; he introduced himslef as Doug Rose. We never wet a line but I felt content that I had taken from the spot more than I came to get.
It's painful to loose, especially at a young age, such people of the world who's dedication to the wilderness is contageous simply by meeting them.
Deepest condolences to his family and close friends. I never had the pleasure of meeting him but had hoped to do so at the Cuuts and Chums gathering this year. We have lost a true champion for our fish and conservation. Sad day for all of us.
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