Fly fishing legend passed away

I caught the fly bug for a little while when I was stomping through the Erie drainage ditches in the 90s early 00s. For a few years my fishing was 80%-90% fly swinging. Took up fly tying and still use for jigs and the legendary surf candy flies that I use as teasers. I had a bunch of fly tying and fly fishing books. The inventor of the Surf Candy and many others passed away. Bob Popovics. When work takes me to NJ, I always go to his home fishing grounds in Seaside Heights and Island Beach State Park. I never met the guy, but read a lot about him. He was a legend in that area. His Surf Candy patterns have caught me many fish. Thank you for your contributions to the angling community. Rest in peace.

Sad hearing these guys pass. I look back at when I was getting into fly fishing and realized it is close to 30 years…. So, if those guys were 40-50 at the time. Yikes. I met Bob Clouser back then too. My buddy used to fish the Susquehanna in Harrisburg, took me to his shop. Which was a garage in a suburban home in Middletown, PA. A stones throw from Harrisburg Airport and TMI.