Month: July 1979

Ruby Mountains – Elko, NV

Bill snapped this photo as I set the hook on a Brook trout that slurped an Adams dry fly on Favre Lake. Liberty Lake lies above and to he left of this picture.

I was just a fledgling angler in my early 20s.  Just out of college and working for a certified public accounting (CPA) firm to achieve my Nevada CPA license. My audit practice supervisor was Bill “Bergie” Bergan.  Bill was a weekend rock climber, and we somehow agreed to exchange our fly fishing/climbing hobbies with each other (see Early Climbing / Mountaineering Adventures for the details of that story). 

Starting the hike to Favre Lake from Lamoille Canyon, with the Liberty Pass shown one-third from the right edge of the photo. We were assessing the task at hand.
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