George Bird Evans 28 Gauge

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

Once when chatting GBE on the phone he was asking where geographically Orange was in Virginia . Then he related during WWII I think he said he was stationed somewhere in VA anyway he would come to a place called Syria VA and fly fish for brookies . Syria is maybe 20 miles from my home and of course I know all the places up there he spoke of . Syria is maybe four miles the way the crow flies from the Shenandoah National Park .

he did serve as an illustrator for the navy stationed in the DC area

I believe he mentioned visiting an estate in VA in one of his books

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Rick Losey

he did serve as an illustrator for the navy stationed in the DC area

I believe he mentioned visiting an estate in VA in one of his books

I think you may be correct on the DC thing . He told me Kay would meet him somewhere and they’d drive up to Syria and rent a room or cottage when he had leave . Where he told me he fished was maybe 3-5 miles from Hoovers Camp on the Rapidan . The same Rapidan River/stream that Harry Murray came up with the Mr. Rapidan fry flies and emergers . I spent many mornings and evenings in the same general area bouncing dry flies off rocks with my little Walt Carpenter 6 1/2’ 4wt split cane rod . Never used much other than Mr. Rapidans and blonde elk hair caddis .