Vale: Dick Lewers, a fishing doyen and statesman
One of Australia's greatest recreational fishing and angling advocates and forefathers has passed awayVale Dick Lewers, who passed away peacefully aged 92 in Taree last Friday December 2, has left a legacy on the angling fraternity today.
Born Basil Richard Lewers and knighted an OAM, Dick was a doyen, gentleman and forefather of recreational fishing today.
Afoundation member of the Australian National Sportfishing Association (ANSA), Dick together with John Bethune and Jack Erskine were instrumental in the establishment of the NSW Branch of ANSA back in August 1967.
He was awarded with an OAM for his services to recreational fishing and he was one of the earliest of Life members of ANSA.
Dick was a walking fountain of knowledge on all things to do with recreational fishing and a prolific writer on topics such as Knots & Rigs, How to build a fishing rod and the series on How to fish Saltwater, Freshwater, Estuaries and Bass.
Dick also wrote for Fishing World for some 40 years and his column "Ask Dick Lewers" was the bible for every budding recreational fisher of that period. It was the knowledge and helpful advice shared by Dick that provided the inspiration to fish for many generations of recreational fishers and more importantly the skills required to do it well.
He was also a regular speaker at events such as the Sydney International Boat Show where he enthralled the audience with his recreational fishing life adventures and sharing tips on how to fish better and smarter while always promoting a positive conservation ethos.
You could say: they don't build them like that anymore, as Dick will be remembered fondly as a gentleman, statesman and mentor of angling and the reason many of us wet a line today. Vale the one and only Dick Lewers.
Credit: These words were written by John Burgess, Executive Officer/ Director, ANSA. More at ansa.com.au.
Photo from a post by angling writer Shane Mensforth.
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