I love this store. This photo is from today's visit. It cracked me up.
I've shopped there for over 60 years. It's an icon in Bellingham.
I remember when Ira Yeager use to prowl the aisles well into his 90s. He lived to be 100 years old and was a legend in his own time. The first steelhead guide on the Skagit River.
He guided Eddie Bauer and other notables.
Ira Yeager Interview | Northwest Fishing Board | Piscatorial Pursuits' Outdoor Forums - Alaska / Washington Salmon, Steelhead, and Halibut Fishing
On another thread I mentioned that I had, long ago, interviewed Ira Yeager, one of Washington's true sportfishing pioneers. A couple of you asked me to find and post that article. Here it is, typos annd all . This was a rough draft. I couldn't find the final and have no ambition to edit…
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