Rusty Gates Passes
I just heard that long-time family friend, Rusty Gates—of the famed Gates Au Sable Lodge and fly shop in Michigan—has died. Our family has had a connection to Rusty, his family, and the lodge for decades, and I grew up fishing the river almost every spring for about as long as I can remember.
I hadn’t seen Rusty since I left Wisconsin and stopped doing the spring fishing schools with my father at the Lodge. Hearing of Rusty’s passing makes me feel as if an era of my own life has gone, too. It’s a sad day for anyone who knew him, and a sad day for Rusty’s beloved river, as well…
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