Honoring Grandpa

A few months ago an email showed up in my inbox from a long time friend, Paul Silva, who had found something interesting at his grandmother's in Pennsylvania.


His email read, "I found a fly rod at my grandma's house. It's a J.C. Higgins. From what I read it's from the 50's or 60's. My grandpa passed away two years before I was born. Catching a fish on it would be great and to tell my grandma I caught one on grandpa's rod would be priceless."

Paul was then able to pair the J.C. Higgins fly rod with a minty J.C. Higgins fly reel to complete the outfit. Now it was ready for steelhead!


It wasn't long before I received a string of text messages on my cellphone with exclamations of fighting and losing several fish before a final text message of "I caught one!" The proof is in the photos.


The fly looks like cotton candy on a hook.


Paul, without a doubt, Grandpa would have been proud. I am sure when Grandma saw the photos and heard your stories of fishing that fly rod that it caused her to smile and remember. Good on you for making new memories out of old ones.