FLY-FISHING INNOVATOR DIES AT 56.Byline: - Bill Becher Gary LaFontaine, well known fly-fishing author, publisher, speaker and innovative fly-tier, died Jan. 4 at the age of 56 after a long battle with ALS Als (äls), Ger. Alsen, island, 121 sq mi (313 sq km), Sønderjylland co., S Denmark, in the Lille Bælt, separated from the mainland by the narrow Alensund. (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (ā'mīətrōf`ik, sklĭrō`sĭs) or motor neuron disease, ), better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease Lou Geh·rig's disease n. See amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. . LaFontaine's first book, ``Caddisflies'' (1981), stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. the fly-fishing world with its careful research and groundbreaking ideas on trout fishing. LaFontaine was a founding partner in Greycliff Publishing Company, publisher of many works on fishing. He published more than 100 articles on fly-fishing in more than a dozen different national and regional publications. He wrote five books and co-authored many more, including the just-released ``Fly Fishing the Yellowstone'' (with Bob Jacklin) and ``Fly Fishing the Madison'' (with Craig Mathews). |
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