I'm remembering Dave as one of a small group of forum vets who took me under wing and patiently directed my fledgling efforts at fishery/pond management 7 years ago. Despite his numerous duties as a father, husband, grandfather, head of fisheries dept., he always sacrificed time to respond to my emails or phone calls with enthusiasm. It's a tragic loss, yet I take heart with that countless others will benefit from his teachings, through guys like us, for generations to come. In that way I feel like he's still with us, and we're passing his influence along...

Dave was an uber postive and patient mentor and I will miss my friend dearly. Hard to focus on anything else today over here.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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