Ermie Walters

[Jennie@ifish]

I posted this today on the front page of ifish.
Please, feel free to write more about your meetings and feelings of Ermie HERE!

Here is the news:
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August 24th

It has come to my realization that I'd rather talk to my bunnies and chickens then to talk to some people.
The rain was magnificent, and I enjoyed every soggy moment of it. Now the rivers are up, the fishing should be getting better and I am having a garage sale. Wait a minute! Someone, quick, run this for me while I go fishing. Whose idea was this anyway?
I wanted to pass this along.:
The story about Ermie Walters in The Daily Oregonian touched me deeply. Although I don't think I have ever met Ermie, I couldn't help but think that I should have. Or perhaps even had met him, somewhere along one of the rivers. Have you?
I read the story, back then, and the following comments on the Ifish Discussion Board about him.
I tried without success to find his address, but never followed through with it. What would I have said, anyway? I admire you? Uh....
Still, the image I had of him popped up in my mind quite frequently.
Yesterday I was excited to receive this in my e mail.
...would like to invite all who have met Ermie Walters over his many years of sport fishing to a boat launch/park dedication in his honor on Sept.22, at 2 P.M., at river mile 19.4 on Alsea hwy. 34.
Chicken bbq to follow.
A great chance to meet one of Oregon's true pioneers, and say thanks for his contributions to steelhead fishing in Oregon.
You should check out Brian Meehan's story about him in The Daily Oregonian.
(steelhead beware) 7/27/01.
We will be having a park clean up at the site this weekend to get prepared. Please help me get the word out about the dedication/bbq.
H hope for a huge turnout.
Many of Oregon's top guides will be attending. Thanks much!
Jim Wilson. wilson@casco.net
I wrote back to Jim, telling him I'd never met him, can I still go? He said YES!
So.... You can bet where I'll be on September 22nd. I'm going to print out the nice things you all wrote about him and give him a copy.
There are some people I'd rather speak to than my bunnies and chickens.
I have a feeling Ermie is one of them

[ 08-24-2001: Message edited by: Jennie@ifish ]

[Hookset]

Thanks Jennie for the update, that's great to hear there's going to be a park dedication in Ermie's honor. I've already committed to another engagement on the same date but if things fall through, I'll try to be there.

Gregg