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Fishing Guide Earns Olympic Silver

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Fishing Guide Earns Olympic Silver

Postby WatchinTheWater » February 15th, 2010, 7:10 am

If y'all have been watching the olympics a summer fly fishing guide and expert fly tier earned a silver medal in the nordic combined. Congrats Johnny Spillane! All of us in Steamboat are extremely proud of our local athletes (Todd Lodwick was fourth) and someday, between casts on the Yampa, maybe Johnny will tell the story of winning a silver medal.
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Re: Fishing Guide Earns Olympic Silver

Postby WestlakeDave » February 15th, 2010, 10:04 am

How cool is that!
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Re: Fishing Guide Earns Olympic Silver

Postby midger » February 15th, 2010, 10:14 am

I love the winter olympics and my hat's off to each and every competitor there. They are all truly inspirational. Congrats to your friend, as that experience and metal will be one of the highlights of his life.
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Re: Fishing Guide Earns Olympic Silver

Postby FlyinFish » February 15th, 2010, 10:56 am

I was watching that race. So awesome. I loved how they all just like fell over and collapsed face down into the snow after they finished. Further proof that fishermen are great people...
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Re: Fishing Guide Earns Olympic Silver

Postby Rob909 » February 15th, 2010, 12:12 pm

I love the Olympics as well :)

Congrats to your buddy Dave.


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Re: Fishing Guide Earns Olympic Silver

Postby BradW » February 15th, 2010, 3:26 pm

Too Cool!!!! Not only an Olympic medal, but a medal in a sport that the US doesn't see many in...and he's a fly fisherman!!!

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Re: Fishing Guide Earns Olympic Silver

Postby beachbum » February 15th, 2010, 3:27 pm

Way to go, Johnny! I bet Steamboat is celebrating! Thanks for posting this, Dave.
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Re: Fishing Guide Earns Olympic Silver

Postby Artin » February 15th, 2010, 9:43 pm

THAT'S *' AWESOME
U S A....U S A.... U S A...

Congrads to you buddy man! that's a very difficult achievement... Kudos!
And he's a guide!


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Re: Fishing Guide Earns Olympic Silver

Postby flybob » February 16th, 2010, 8:20 am

AWESOME!

Hey I know somebody who knows somebody! :D
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