R.I.P. Fran Betters

Francis Betters, a fly fisherman known for his lifelong intimacy with the rivers of the Adirondack Mountains and his long ownership of a fishing shop there, died Sept. 6 at his home in Jay, N.Y. He was 78. via The New York Times.  LINK

Update on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 9:48PM by El Guapo

Straq at Way Upstream pays tribute to a mentor.

Comments

[samsnyder]

RIP, indeed.

Fran was a great man who did great things for our sport. More importantly, If you ever had the pleasure to go into his shop, you know what a gracious person he was - and you know he was a wealth of knowledge. His was one of the few shops out there, where you were always treated like family. No trip to the 'Dacks will ever be the same without a visit to Fran.

Thanks for all you did for the sport and all you shared in your life's work! You will be missed but your legacy will live on.

[VaderHater]

Rockin" a rug to boot!

Fucking awesome.

RIP

[wvangler]

Wow, I always wanted to go meet him and get a Usual tied by him.

[ficklepuss, esq.]

I stole one of his books from a library many years back. I'm not into hero worship... but this is truly a loss... Thanks Fran.

[John Naresky]

In Fran's honor I will guide his legendary Ausable River this summer and fall, and will no doubt employ his Haystack and Ausable Wulff patterns.

John Naresky
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