I noticed that one of my foundational web resources for UL fly and spin fishing --
byrdultrafly.com -- was down and so I did a little digging. It seems like
Bill passed away this spring:
I only knew him through his writings but my deepest condolences to his friends and family.
If you haven't perused the large volume of UL fly fishing resources that Bill created you can still do so through an
archived version of his page. There is much to learn there, and plenty on UL shooting too if that is your sort of thing. On that note, I'm going to load up the boat and the 1wt, lengthen my leader, and go fish some dropoffs...just as Bill intended.