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"River Runs Through It" Advisor, Fly Tier Dies

George Croonenberghs, who died this past Thursday, tied flies for Paul and Norman Maclean, the subjects of Norman Maclean's "A River Runs Through It." His favorite pattern was a Santa Claus fly that he liked to place between the fish and the sun to "light it up." Vince Devlin in Montana's Missoulian.

Posted by Marshall Cutchin on September 27, 2005 5:35 AM | Permalink

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