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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: rasbo on February 16, 2014, 04:41:02 AM

Title: Big Wally's guide service
Post by: rasbo on February 16, 2014, 04:41:02 AM: anyone heard of him or fished with him?
Title: Re: Big Wally's guide service
Post by: YJ Guide Service on February 16, 2014, 06:52:58 AM: I heard he past away but haven't been able to confirm this for sure. I hope not he is one of the best walleye guys ever..
Title: Re: Big Wally's guide service
Post by: rasbo on February 16, 2014, 07:04:35 AM: Quote from: YJ Guide Service on February 16, 2014, 06:52:58 AM
I heard he past away but haven't been able to confirm this for sure. I hope not he is one of the best walleye guys ever..
Keith Jensen is this guides name
Title: Re: Big Wally's guide service
Post by: jackelope on February 16, 2014, 07:52:27 AM: "Big Wally" passed away. Id assume someone took over his operation. Yelp would know.
Title: Re: Big Wally's guide service
Post by: bearpaw on February 16, 2014, 08:02:44 AM: I knew Gordon "Big Wally", we visited every year at the sport shows. I never made it down to fish with him but always enjoyed visiting with him, he was a great guy. He had a solid business, great knowledge of fishing, a good clientele, and was an asset to the industry. Very sorry to hear of his passing. :(
Title: Re: Big Wally's guide service
Post by: Olyolson on February 16, 2014, 11:02:51 AM: Gordon did pass away before Christmas. Sad, sad day. His nephew Rick Rovegno has been doing the guiding for a few years now. Marge is still running the operation as far as I know.
Title: Re: Big Wally's guide service
Post by: rasbo on February 18, 2014, 04:16:03 AM: Wow sounds like a stand up guy,sorry to hear he passed...
Title: Re: Big Wally's guide service
Post by: Ripper on February 18, 2014, 10:41:24 AM: Yeah, Gordie was a good guy. I haven't met Keith, I have talked to Rick before but haven't fished with him.