MEET THE AUTHORS
Peter Moyle is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology and Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, at UC Davis. He is author or co-author of more than 240 publications, including the definitive Inland Fishes of California (2002). He is co-author of the 2017 book, Floodplains: Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services. His research interests include conservation of aquatic species, habitats, and ecosystems, including salmon; ecology of fishes of the San Francisco Estuary; ecology of California stream fishes; impact of introduced aquatic organisms; and use of floodplains by fish.
Robert Lusardi is the California Trout/UC Davis Wild and Coldwater Fish Researcher focused on establishing the basis for long-term science specific to California Trout’s wild and coldwater fish initiatives. His work bridges the widening gap between academic science and applied conservation policy, ensuring that rapidly developing science informs conservation projects throughout California. Dr. Lusardi resides at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and works closely with Dr. Peter Moyle on numerous projects to help inform California Trout conservation policy. His recent research interests include Coho salmon on the Shasta River, the ecology of volcanic spring-fed rivers, inland trout conservation and management, and policy implications of trap and haul programs for anadromous fishes in California.
Patrick Samuel is the Conservation Program Coordinator for California Trout, a position he has held for almost two years, where he coordinates special research projects for California Trout, including the State of the Salmonids report. Prior to joining CalTrout, he worked with the Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum, a non-profit that supports the eight federal regional fishery management councils around the country. Patrick got his start in fisheries as an undergraduate intern with NOAA Fisheries Protected Resources Division in Sacramento, and in his first field job as a crew member of the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Wild and Heritage Trout Program.
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Bob was a genius at really looking at and copying the graceful beauty of a mayfly. He was also a gentleman. He will be missed.
[…] Trout credits Quigley with inventing ”the Paradun, the Loopwing Parachute and the Quigley Cripple, testing them extensively on the Fall River, where he eventually […]
I met Bob in the shop at Crogan’s Lodge, (later Lava Creek Lodge), in 1978. He didn’t know me from Adam, but lent me his pram and motor so I could get out of my canvas float tube, floating from Spring Creek to Island bridge. He helped me from the get go, and was always ready to answer a question. Obviously a character, but a good one.
Years later, he sent me flies to use in the OneFly in Jackson Hole and gave me some good leads for freelancing in southern Argentina.
I was lucky enough to be around some of the great old school people, before there was an “industry”, like Andy Puyans, Bob Jacklin, Lee and Joan Wulff and others.
Bob got a great many California and Oregon anglers on the road to better fishing. I’m sorry to hear of his passing.
Pete
Everybody seems to have a “Bob helped me even though I was a total stranger” stories.
We have lost us a good one.
Here’s a video I did with Bob Quigley in 1987 on the upper Fall River out of then Rick’s Lodge … a happy time for Bob. May a great fly fisherman rest in peace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN6ikhD_2Ms
I got to Ashland with the idea of visiting him, and Bob had passed the previous day of my arrival.
It was very sad, I met him in Patagonia some 20 years back, we fished together a couple of times and he introduced me to lots of his friends…He will be missed, he was a creator, excellent fly fisherman, and a good friend.
When I came to work bartending at Rick’s Lodge the summer of 1977, Bob was one of the first people I meet. We both lived on the property and became very good friends. He was my first fly fishing teacher and sold me the rod and gear to get me started. I have been hooked ever since and I am grateful to him for a lasting foundation. After a long time off, I was back bartending at now Spinner Fall for the last 7 years and I was so pleased to see Bob on his return trips to his beloved Fall River. His smile, sweet laugh and jokes will be missed by myself and all those who loved him.
Did Bob Quigley have a condo in Rosarito Beach ( La Quinta , sp.) Mexico . I met a man who was involved with Hollywood Squares in his top floor in the La Quinta in the 80’s .