Monday, August 1, 2022

08.01.22 RIP Jimmy Holland...



      There are "legends" in just about everything. Then there are people who go unnoticed but are equally important to and there absence isn't felt until they are gone. New Jersey guy and fly shop owner Jim Holland passed away yesterday. He was a co-owner of Shannon's Fly Shop in Califon. 


     The fly shop was opened in 1973 and was a stop for anyone fishing the streams in western and northern New Jersey, especially the South Branch of the Raritan River and the Ken Lockwood Gorge. In a time when local fly shops are a thing of the past or non-existent it is nice to see Shannon's brave the internet storm and remain open. A teacher by profession, Jim will be missed by the thousands of customers and friends he had made through his passion for fly fishing.