SalmonCrazy

Even before SalmonCrazy became what it is today it was slowing hatching in my cranium. During the early eighties my father and his cohorts  Joe, Charlie, Paul, Dave, John and a host of others had been making the trek north to Pulaski, NY. When I was about 13 I was invited to tag along for the ritual journey up Route 81. I know now that trip possibly altered the rest of my life. I was hooked just like everyone else who walks through the hallowed digital doors of SalmonCrazy.


After that initial trip I ended up spending quite a few fall seasons playing with the pigskin. Pius X treated me well in high school and I had a great 4 seasons on the field at Lafayette College. The minute I finished up my football and college career I heard the calling. That bug that gets us every fall, the one I experienced almost 8 years earlier. Some call it an itch, some call it an obsession. I called it just plain ‘crazy’… and there in my first season back on the river an idea was start to hatch.


My occupational calling as a designer started to evolve and I need a place to experiment with my digital creativity. To go along with that I began to plan for my annual fall trek all year.


During this time I became close with my dad, and his friends. One of those young fellas was named John and he and I seemed to have a bit in common. So we started the wheels-a-turning.  As we kicked around ideas the digital age was on the rise, as was the internet and after learning a thing or two about salmon fishing we decided we’d like a place to showcase our photos on the net to share amongst other friends. So in the fall of 2002, what is now our home-away-from-home, came to be. SalmonCrazy.com was born.


Its been almost 6 years since I put up the first pages. I giggle to myself sometimes after looking into the ‘Wayback Machine’ and seeing how far we have come. Technologies have changed, facelifts have been done and about 3500 people + have joined the party along the way.


Its been a blast every step of the way and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I have met a ton of great people along the way and I would be remiss to not say I haven’t done this alone. Those great people I met, yea they joined the ‘crazy’ fray. John, he is now a partner in this venture. Myron, Paul, Jeff and our newest kiddie Rich complete what is an insane crew of dedicated, like-minded, obsessed fishermen with the passion to bring you… SalmonCrazy.


Enjoy the insanity…


 -Brian Menecola [Lil' Salmon]