Sister Carol Ann Corley

[BilletHead]

        While sitting here drinking my morning coffee and going through a few blogs I read daily I found on Moldy Chum a link to an article written in 2002 about Sister Carol. Casting for Souls | Travel| Smithsonian Magazine . This brought back some memories I thought I would share in a short story.  We first met Sister Carol in 2007 at Bennitt Springs. She was tying flies in the back of the store. We visited her. This was just before the Casting for Recovery retreat Pat would attend right after her breast cancer treatment in 2007. Sister Carol was devoted to God and volunteering in various ways. This time to helping the girls on the retreat. She made an impression on Pat and me. Reading this article this morning brought back many memories. Pat got out her retreat pictures and I will share them with you all. I am betting some of you in the flyfishing community might have crossed paths with sister Carol,

    Picture below Sister Carol with Pat, Our dear friend and Pat's River helper Tim Wade and then the late Chuck Tyron.

      Sister Carol even created a grass carp fly,

The Flyfishmagazine Blog: Sister Carol's Grass Carp Fly

    We have lost track of Sister Carol and don't know if she is still alive or still around the area. She is still in our memories and in our hearts though. 

   Thank you for letting us share this story,

  Marty and Pat

[FishnDave]

I'm familiar with her from her Grass Carp Fly.  I tied up some.  Never caught anything on them.  That's cool you know her! 

[ness]

A little Googling turned her up as a teacher at a Catholic school in Hot Springs, AR

 

https://sjshs.org/about-us/

[ness]

One of the search results had her referred to as 'The Tying Nun'.  

Folks over 60 should get that one.

[BilletHead]

26 minutes ago, ness said:

A little Googling turned her up as a teacher at a Catholic school in Hot Springs, AR

 

https://sjshs.org/about-us/

  Pat and I had a talk about maybe reconnecting with her. That retreat started a different path in our lives and has turned us into what we are today. 

[eyesearcher]

" Pat and I had a talk about maybe reconnecting with her. That retreat started a different path in our lives and has turned us into what we are today. "

 

I would recommend that you try reconnecting sooner than later. I'm sure it would be good for all of you.  I enjoyed reading your heart warming short story.