♀ Fanny BIENSTOCK

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Fishing, Friendship, and a Life Fully Lived\
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\f2\b0\fs36 \AppleTypeServices \cf2 When I was first deciding whether fly fishing would become more than a passing hobby, I did what many curious beginners do\'97I went looking for people who seemed to know what they were doing.\
I\'92d heard about the casting ponds in Golden Gate Park and figured it was as good a place as any to learn. So there I was on a cool, foggy San Francisco day, standing with my rod and doing my poor best, when a gentleman named Nelson walked up and asked if I was there for the Fly Fishing and Travel talk he and Fanny Krieger were hosting in the lodge.\
Fly fishing and travel? Two things that are so interesting, and together? How could I not!\
I followed Nelson into the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club (GGACC) lodge, was introduced to Fanny and the group, and before long she was off\'97sharing photos from around the world and telling stories about places she had fished and the adventures she had experienced. What struck me immediately was how accessible she made it all feel. There was no gatekeeping, no making people feel inexperienced\'97just enthusiasm and an invitation to join in.\
That was about travel and fly fishing. Now, about the tech she was using \'85 well \'85 In the presentation, she opened and closed photo files one by one. During the break, I helped her set up slideshow mode. It was a small thing, but after some fairly unimpressive casting outside, being able to contribute made me feel surprisingly capable. Fanny was delighted to have the easier setup, and that small interaction became the start of a friendship.\
During that meeting, I found not only Fanny but also the remarkable community of women anglers she had built through Golden West Women Flyfishers. Once you learn more about Fanny\'92s life, you realize that creating community was one of her greatest gifts.\
Founded in 1983, Golden West Women Flyfishers (GWWF) began with 21 members and has existed for more than four decades. Under Fanny\'92s leadership and energy, these women traveled widely\'97to Iceland, Patagonia, the Big Horn, the Williamson, and countless other destinations. But the group wasn\'92t only about fishing. It was about friendship, adventure, mentorship, and making space for women in a sport that was often insular.\
GWWF also invested in future generations. Through the Jo Clark Youth Scholarship\'97created in memory of a beloved member\'97the group sent young anglers to Fish Camp for years. Those scholarships gave kids opportunities they might not otherwise have had, and the thank-you letters they sent afterward spoke volumes about the impact the experience had on their lives.\
Fanny believed fishing should be shared.\
Fanny married Mel Krieger, whose influence on fly casting and reputation as a tenacious angler were well known. Fanny persisted in learning to fly fish and carried that spirit forward. In a 2014 article in\'a0{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "https://calflyfisher.com/stories/the-golden-west-women-flyfishers-30-years/"}}{\fldrslt
\f3\i \cf4 California Fly Fisher,}}\'a0she reflects on persevering at GGACC to learn to cast and on how she and Susan Williams started GWWF. What struck me about Fanny was her generosity with instruction and encouragement\'97and yes, she always had advice for my casting. She also connected with youth by creating the learning video Tomorrow\'92s Fly Fishers and starting the Jo Clark Youth Scholarship to help youth attend Fishcamp. Fanny closely managed and supported these efforts until just a few years ago.\'a0\
To fully understand Fanny, it feels important to acknowledge where her story began.\
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\cf5 \cb3 \outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec5 Fanny\'92s childhood was marked by extraordinary loss. As a young Jewish girl in France during the German occupation, she was at school when authorities came to her home. Her parents and sister were taken away, and she never saw them again.\
She survived because she was hidden. Three years later, after coming out of hiding and on her way to the US, she learned that her mother, father, and sister had not survived.\'a0\
That history doesn\'92t explain everything about who Fanny became\'97but it feels impossible not to see a connection between surviving unimaginable loss and choosing to live with such energy, determination, curiosity, and joy. Fanny built family and friendships, traveled widely, created opportunities for others, and poured herself into communities that welcomed people in.\
This past weekend, the GWWF group and Fanny\'92s daughter, Sharon, gathered for what may have been our final meeting\'97a tribute to Fanny.\
We raised our glasses, shared stories, remembered, and, with Fanny\'92s spirit pushing us on, discussed the future of GWWF. She would have wanted that, and we have some work to do. Someone talked about Mike from Henry\'92s Fork and the tribute he had written about how Fanny influenced him as a guide. That opened the floodgates.\
Stories followed: Fanny pushing for one more adventure, heading into remote places to fish, the big fish caught and the fish missed, and how she encouraged people to try things they weren\'92t sure they could do or that had never been done before. We laughed and used words like\'a0fierce\'a0and\'a0fiesty\'a0to describe her because they too fit who she was.\'a0\
Sharon talked about a family friend, the well-known writer Marilyn Sachs, who wrote a children\'92s book called A Pocket Full of Seeds. It is a story told through a child\'92s eyes about being a Jewish child in France during the Nazi occupation. There is a follow-up story, Lost in America, based on Fanny\'92s real-life experience of trying to become a \'91real American\'92.\
Others have shared their stories with me, such as Christine Fong, a longtime friend of Fanny\'92s. In the 1990s, Fanny and Mel sent Christine and her husband, Mike, to New Zealand and Cuba so they could help promote travel there through fly club presentations back home in California and with articles in their newsletter,\'a0
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\f2\i0 \cf5 \cb3 \strokec5 . Christine also recounted the many accolades Fanny received. In 1994, Fanny was inducted into the California Council of International Fly Fishers, and in 1996, she launched the first International Festival of Women Fly Fishers, which brought together guides, artists, instructors, writers, and other industry leaders from around the world.\
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\fs42 \cf5 \cb3 \strokec5 \'93She was inspiring women on a global scale in a way that had not been done before.\'94\cb1 \
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\f2\b0 \cf5 \cb3 \strokec5 Fanny lived a long and wildly interesting life.\
She raised a family, helped shape generations of anglers\'97especially women anglers\'97and created spaces where people felt welcome and capable. What stays with me most was realizing how many lives she touched\'97not just through fishing itself, but because of who she was.\
I came to the casting ponds in 2014, wondering whether I wanted to learn fly fishing. I left with so much more; I was lucky enough to have met and known Fanny Krieger.\
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\fs80 \AppleTypeServices\AppleTypeServicesF65539 \cf7 \cb3 \strokec7 Fanny Krieger \'97 The Angler Who Changed Everything\cb1 \
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\cf6 In the spring of 1974, I took my first job as a fishing guide. I wasn\'92t ready for it. I had never fished the Madison River, didn\'92t know where the take-outs were, and had no business being responsible for two clients on one of the West\'92s great rivers. One of those clients was Fanny Krieger. At the time, I had no idea who she was, or how much she would shape the course of my life.\cb1 \
\cb3 The trip started with uncertainty and quickly went downhill. I was sent to the Madison with two anglers from a fly fishing school led by Andre Puyans. One of them questioned everything I said and ignored every suggestion. The other was Fanny.\cb1 \
\cb3 From the beginning, she was different. She listened carefully. She asked thoughtful questions. And when I offered instruction, she followed it. The result was simple, she caught fish, and a lot of them. It didn\'92t take long to realize that what set her apart wasn\'92t talent alone. It was her willingness to trust the process, to stay engaged, and to make the most of every opportunity. Even as things began to unravel around us, she never changed.\cb1 \
\cb3 By late afternoon, the reality of my situation set in. I didn\'92t know how far we had floated. I didn\'92t know where the take-out was. And I began to suspect we had already passed it. My other client grew more frustrated with every mile. Eventually, I told them the truth. \'93I\'92ve never floated this river,\'94 I said. \'93I don\'92t know where we are. We may have missed the take-out. This will be my first and last day as a guide.\'94\'a0\cb1 \
\cb3 We finally made it off the river near McAtee Bridge well after dark. By the time I got back to West Yellowstone, it was close to midnight. I told my outfitter I was done. I handed him my licenses and said I wasn\'92t cut out for guiding. The next morning, he told me something that changed everything. The unhappy client had been furious. But Fanny? She said it had been the best fishing day of her life.\cb1 \
\cb3 That single perspective changed the course of my life. I went back to work that day. This time, I had a little knowledge, a little confidence, and a clear memory of what had worked. The fishing was excellent. The clients were happy. They asked to fish with me again.\cb1 \
\cb3 Two years later, we started Henry\'92s Fork Anglers.\cb1 \
\cb3 Looking back, I\'92ve often wondered if any of it would have happened without Fanny Krieger.\cb1 \
\cb3 Over time, Fanny became more than a client, she became a friend. She opened doors for me throughout the Bay Area, helping arrange speaking engagements and connecting me with fly fishing clubs. I stayed at her home near Golden Gate Park many times. Mel and Fanny joined me on my first trip to New Zealand in 1980. But her influence reached far beyond any one relationship. Fanny was a pioneer.\cb1 \
\cb3 In 1983, she co-founded the Golden West Women Flyfishers, creating one of the first organized communities for women in fly fishing. She sent out 21 invitations, hoping a few women might respond. All 21 said yes! In 1996, she organized the first International Festival of Women Fly Fishers in San Francisco, bringing together women from around the world. The following year, she helped inspire International Women Flyfishers. Her vision proved something lasting: When women are invited in, they show up, and they show up together.\cb1 \
\cb3 For all she accomplished, what stands out most is who she was. Fanny was gracious, generous, and kind. She had an energy that made people feel welcome and capable. She believed in learning, in trying, and in embracing the experience, no matter how uncertain the circumstances. She brought people together. She built community. And she left every place better than she found it. I saw that on the river the very first day I met her.\cb1 \
\cb3 Fanny lived a long and full life, passing away on April 21, 2026, at 97.\cb1 \
\cb3 She was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, mentor, and friend. She was recognized for her contributions, including induction into the Northern California Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers Hall of Fame. But her true legacy isn\'92t found in awards. It\'92s found in the people she encouraged, the communities she built, and the example she set.\cb1 \
\cb3 That first day on the Madison River in Montana should have been the end of my guiding career. Instead, it became the beginning. Because one angler chose to see the good in a difficult day, and in doing so, changed the course of someone else\'92s life.\cb1 \
\cb3 That angler was Fanny Krieger.\cb1 \
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\cf10 \cb3 Fanny Bienstock Krieger was born and raised in France. After losing her parents and her sister during the Nazi occupation of her home country, Krieger immigrated to the United States to begin anew. While in Houston, Texas, she met her future husband, Mel Krieger (1928\'962008), and began her fly-fishing career. In 1964, the family moved to San Francisco, where Krieger started a successful business arranging travel visas. As her husband began tournament casting, fly fishing became a regular and important part of Krieger\'92s life.\cb1 \
\cb3 Along with friend Susan Williams, and with strong support from many male anglers in the area, Krieger founded the Golden West Women Flyfishers in 1983. A total of twenty-one invitations were mailed to known women anglers, and Krieger and Williams were hoping to hear back from six of the group. All twenty-one invitees responded, becoming the first members of the club. The club now has more than 150 members, has monthly meetings, and coordinates important conservation, education, and fishing programs in the San Francisco area.\cb1 \
\cb3 Next on Krieger\'92s agenda was a gathering of women anglers from around the world. In 1996, she convinced the president of the Golden West Women Flyfishers to sponsor a festival in San Francisco. More than 200 invitations were mailed to women in the fly-fishing industry, artists, writers, guides, and instructors; Rosalynn Carter was the honorary chair of the event. The first International Festival of Women Fly Fishers took place 6\'968 December 1996. It was the following year, during the 1997 festival, that Krieger recommended the creation of the International Women Fly Fishers. Her work has inspired several other women\'92s fly-fishing clubs to be created, including Montana\'92s Gallatin River Gals and Bozeman Anglers.\cb1 \
\cb3 Krieger was inducted into the Northern California Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers Hall of Fame in 1994. She is a Federation of Fly Fishers fly-casting certified instructor and continues to coordinate and host fishing trips around the world for eager anglers. Krieger recently directed and produced an educational DVD,\'a0
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\f5\i0 s, to encourage the newest generation of anglers. She remains active in both the Golden West Women Flyfishers and the International Women Fly Fishers.\cb1 \
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\f6\i \cf10 \cb3 Note: this text was written in 2011. Fanny Krieger passed away on April 21, 2026.\
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\f7 \cf11 \cb3 \strokec11 AMFF was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of fly fishing luminary Fanny Krieger.\cb1 \
\cb3 Fanny Bienstock Krieger was born and raised in France. After losing her parents and her sister during the Nazi occupation of her home country, Krieger immigrated to the United States to begin anew. While in Houston, Texas, she met her future husband, Mel Krieger (1928\'962008), and began her fly-fishing career. In 1964, the family moved to San Francisco, where Krieger started a successful business arranging travel visas. As her husband began tournament casting, fly fishing became a regular and important part of Krieger\'92s life.\cb1 \
\cb3 Along with friend Susan Williams and with strong support from many male anglers in the area, Krieger founded the Golden West Women Flyfishers in 1983. A total of 21 invitations were mailed to known women anglers, and Krieger and Williams were hoping to hear back from 6 of the group. All twenty-one invitees responded, becoming the first members of the club. The club now has hundreds of members and coordinates important conservation, education, and fishing programs in the San Francisco area.\cb1 \
\cb3 Next on Krieger\'92s agenda was a gathering of women anglers from around the world. In 1996, she convinced the president of the Golden West Women Flyfishers to sponsor a festival in San Francisco. More than 200 invitations were mailed to women in the fly-fishing industry, artists, writers, guides, and instructors; Rosalynn Carter was the honorary chair of the event. The first International Festival of Women Fly Fishers took place in December 1996. It was the following year, during the 1997 festival, that Krieger recommended the creation of the International Women Fly Fishers. Her work has inspired several other women\'92s fly-fishing clubs to be created, including Montana\'92s Gallatin River Gals and Bozeman Anglers.\cb1 \
\cb3 Krieger was inducted into the Northern California Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers Hall of Fame in 1994. She is a Federation of Fly Fishers fly-casting certified instructor and hosted fishing trips around the world for eager anglers. Krieger directed and produced an educational DVD, 'Tomorrow\'92s Fly Fishers', to encourage the next generation.\cb1 \
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\cf12 \cb3 \strokec12 Women\'92s History Month Spotlight: Fanny Kreiger\cb1 \
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\cb3 Meet Fanny Bienstock Krieger, a true pioneer of women's fly fishing and a woman whose vision changed everything.\cb1 \
\cb3 Born in France and having survived the Nazi occupation before immigrating to the United States, Fanny rebuilt her life with extraordinary resilience and purpose. Fly fishing became her passion, and she didn't just fish. She organized, inspired, and united women across the globe in a way no woman had ever done before in this sport.\cb1 \
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\cb3 In 1983, Fanny co-founded the Golden West Women Flyfishers in San Francisco, becoming one of the first women to organize a formal community for women anglers. She and her friend Susan Williams mailed twenty-one invitations to known women anglers, hoping six might respond. All twenty-one said yes. That moment said everything about the hunger women had for community on the water.\cb1 \
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\cb3 But Fanny wasn't done. In 1996, she organized the first International Festival of Women Fly Fishers, the largest gathering of women anglers the sport had ever seen, drawing guides, artists, writers, instructors, and industry leaders from around the world. The following year she took it even further, recommending the creation of the International Women Fly Fishers, the first organization of its kind, connecting and inspiring women anglers on a truly global scale.\cb1 \
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\cb3 No woman before her had organized women in fly fishing at this level. Her vision proved that when women are invited in, they show up, and they show up together.\cb1 \
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\cb3 Her ripple effect is still felt today, in every women's fly fishing club, every festival, and every community built around shared water and shared passion. Including ours.\cb1 \
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\cb3 This Women's History Month, we honor Fanny Krieger, a woman who didn't wait for an invitation. She sent them.\cb1 \
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\cb3 Source: American Museum of Fly Fishing, A Graceful Rise https://amff.org/portfolio/graceful-rise-today/agr-fanny-krieger/ and https://80over80sf.org/80over80-stories/fannykrieger. \cb1 \
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\cf16 A survivor of Nazi occupation, Fanny Krieger left her native homeland of France and came to America, she was seventeen. Her friends had predicted she would marry "The King of Chewing Gum." After searching for him for five years in New York, Fanny moved on to new adventures which took her to Houston, Texas. There she met Mel whose ultimate ambition was to have a business with a sign that read "Gone Fishing." Fanny knew nothing of fishing, but got Mel to take her on a fishing date. She had met her "King." And so started her new life.\
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\cf16 \cb18 Fanny Krieger has been involved with fly fishing instruction for over 25 years. Listen in to find out how she unravels the mystery of fly fishing for children of all ages into a simple, easy to understand and fun adventure.\cb1 \
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\cf16 \cb3 \strokec16 In the early 1960's Mel and Fanny moved to San Francisco with their two small children. Mel began his flyfishing tournament casting and more and more time was spent fishing by the whole family. In later years flyfishing became the source of their business, but in 1964, Fanny started a business called Trans World Visa Service securing visas. It was used by travel agents and their clients from all across the U.S. She ran this business by herself from their apartment till it grew into its own office space with several employees.\cf16 \cb1 \strokec16 \
\cf16 \cb3 \strokec16 In 1983, Fanny and a friend, Susan Williams, started The Golden West Women Flyfishers. It now has over 150 members and is very involved with conservation, education, social and fishing programs. The club has been the inspiration for many women looking for friends in the world of flyfishing and for clubs which have sprung up since.\cf16 \cb1 \strokec16 \
\cf16 \cb3 \strokec16 In 1994 Fanny was inducted into the Northern California Council / Federation of Flyfishers Hall of Fame for her contributions in the world of Flyfishing.\cf16 \cb1 \strokec16 \
\cf16 \cb3 \strokec16 In 1996, Fanny conceived the concept of a gathering of many other flyfishing ladies and fly fishing clubs into a festival. With the help of the Golden West Women Flyfishers' president, Arlene Marcus, Fanny convinced the club to sponsor a festival for women flyfishers. This idea received strong encouragement and support by many men in the flyfishing community.\cf16 \cb1 \strokec16 \
\cf16 \cb3 \strokec16 After much hard work and many meetings, in San Francisco on Dec 6-8 of 1996, the International Festival of Women Flyfishers was born. Writers, artists, guides, instructors, shop owners, lodge owners and fishing enthusiasts participated. The response was ardent. In 1997 the 2nd International Festival of Women Flyfishers was held in Baja California.\cf16 \cb1 \strokec16 \
\cf16 \cb3 \strokec16 At this 2nd Festival, with unanimous support from all present, Fanny promoted the idea for a new organization - International Women Flyfishers.\cf16 \cb1 \strokec16 \
\cf16 \cb3 \strokec16 Fanny now runs and coordinates her fishing related enterprises: travel adventures for fly fishers and the library of instructional videos and books. In 2010 Fanny produced a new DVD of instructional fly fishing for young people: "Tomorrow's Fly Fishers," winning The 2011 Kudo Award from Fly, Rod & Reel Magazine. It is now part of the Krieger Collection. A happy and proud mother and grandmother she lives in San Francisco one block from Golden Gate Park.\cf16 \cb1 \strokec16 \
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