Fly Fishing Virginia. Beau Beasley

       Foreword

      The first things I noticed about Beau Beasley when he introduced himself to me almost 15 years ago were his firm handshake and sincere eye contact when he spoke and listened. It was at a small fishing show in Fairfax County, and this young fireman/paramedic clutched several popper bodies in his other hand. He asked what I thought about the closed-cell foam bodies, and I told him they seemed a little heavy, but I’d be glad to give them a try once they were tied.

      Beau has fished most of his life while growing up in the Old Dominion, but it was these poppers, designed by a fine Virginia gentleman by the name of Bob Guess, that introduced him to the world of fly fishing. Mr. Bob’s Poppers soon became my go to popper/slider for largemouth and smallmouth bass and for sunfishes when they were tied in the smaller sizes. Beau actively marketed the poppers, which did well for several years until the popper body supplier priced himself out of contention in a competitive world. I still have some Mr. Bob’s Poppers and still hook a lot of bass with them. And, most important, they helped Beau Beasley get hooked on fly fishing.

      Beau became an enthusiastic student and practitioner of fly fishing and quickly established a solid reputation in the fly angling community. He worked as a tackle representative for several fly fishing companies

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