It is my regret to inform the striped-bass.com family that our own “Crafty Angler”, Chuck Vietry, has passed away today. Arrangements will be posted when available.

RIP Chuck.

With a heavy heart,
Dennis Zambrotta

I never met him but he was certianly a fixture of this board. RIP.

-spence

What a great guy.... Wishing you much peace, Chuck. Prayers to the family.

Man, that sucks......thoughts and prayers to his family.
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Ugh
You brightened our lives, Crafty. Thanks

Aww, I loved that guy, he was funny portage

Sorry to hear that news.

Sorry to see this news. My thoughts and prayers.

RIP Chuck..

Sorry to hear that, rest in peace.

So sad to hear. I was wondering how he was doing. Chuck was a great guy and I enjoyed talking Allman Brothers with him among other things here on the board. Rest in peace Crafty....you will be missed.

Man, def one of the good guys. RIP

I met chuck in Newport once he was a very nice guy R.I.P chuck

We'll miss you Chuck. Godspeed Kid.

Lots of people upstairs will be served Blackfish Chowder this week

F Uck another good guy goes to dust ,

TX DZ Let me know Mike

Wow Truly sad news RIP Crafty

Condolences to his family

Very sad news...he was a great Guy and always willing to help anyone that needed it.One of the first guys that I met on the site.sad news
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How sad. RIP Chuck

Man that is a bummer. What a shame. So glad I was able to met him a couple times and talk fishin and music. My thoughts and prayers to his loved ones. Rest in peace.

RIP, Chuck. Condolences to his loved ones.
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wow, this is getting hard to handle...

you were a GEM Crafty ! god bless you and family

sorry to hear it. Godspeed Crafty.
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Crafty,your smile will be missed.

R.I.P. Crafty.......

:( oh man, awful news.
I am so sorry to hear this
Chuck was such a great person
condolences to friends and family
God Bless you Chuck on your way to the great bass stand in the sky
RIP

That one really hurts...

Chuck was one of the nicest guys I think I've ever met. I was lucky to fish alongside him briefly one night in Newport and shared plenty of great conversations with him here or at the edge or wherever. Terrible news, people always say "he was one of the good ones" when someone passes, in this case, Chuck was one of the best ones... RIP old friend.
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truly one of the nicest men ive ever met

rip chuck

Never had the pleasure of meeting him in person. :(

RIP, Uncle Crafty.

Sad to hear. Hope the fishing is better there for him

:(:( Very sad to hear this Dennis. I was really hoping that he was going to beat it (as I'm sure others were). Chuck was top-shelf and will be truly missed.
I'm honored to have that fellow-portagueez prints hanging on my wall.
Rest in Peace Crafty.
God Bless you and provide comfort to your family during this most difficult time.

:( Rest in peace Crafty

Damn, I haven't been around much (too busy w/ divorce BS) and I sent a pm to some guy who posted about him, but he never got back to me. :(

Last time I saw him (July 2011), I dropped off a rod he purchased from me and he showed me all the work he had been doing in the back yard. His tomatoes there were amazing (my Dad's that year were terrible due to the odd weather in the spring)! Lots of flowers, too. Fishing was pretty dismal that week, .

Use to have some fun hanging out in the basement getting history lesson of old plugs, trading lures and sharing stories. It was Chuck who got me fishing tins! Always made me feel welcomed and was very hospitable to family when we use to vacation there.

RIP my friend, say hi to Habs for me. :(

DAMN IT!!!!:fury:
Chuck and I were pretty close back a few years ago. He was a good friend, a good fisherman and just an all around good guy. I'll always remember the laughs we had at Flo's a few years back.

Too many of the good ones are reaching the clearing at the end of the the path as John puts it.

Sorry to see this news. RIP

My thoughts and prayers.

Rip Crafty
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Very sorry to hear this.
Condolences to all that knew him.
RIP

Never had the pleasure of meeting Chuck, but always enjoyed his posts here on the site. Very sad news indeed.
RIP Crafty Angler.

Sad news. Thoughts and prayers to family and friends.

RIP Crafty!!!

Damn. I will miss you chuck. :(
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Awwwww, I am really saddened to hear this. Only met him once or twice in person but he was active online. He will be missed. Prayers for him and his family.

catchem up Crafty!

sad news, my heart goes out to his friends and family

Rest in peace Chuck. :(

wow... sad news indeed...rest in Peace Chuck..my condolences to his family...

Chuck was one of the nicest, most welcoming, giving people you could ever meet. He had a smile and easy manner that would light up a room. He cared about people and it showed. Miss you Chuck. May God bless you and RIP.

In chucks honor, next month I will go out and use his and Zeke's "trout-aug" fishing techniques and find some black fish.
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In chucks honor, next month I will go out and use his and Zeke's "trout-aug" fishing techniques and find some black fish.
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I'm in. RIP Crafty!

I'm in. RIP Crafty!

I will let you know when it's time and what you will need for gear. It's a blast.
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Always tough to lose a good one. We talked a lot when I would see him at his last job on Goat Island. I'm sure he's listening to some kick ass music up there.
RIP my friend,

Sad news. I used to look forward to reading his posts. Condolences to friends and family.

In chucks honor, next month I will go out and use his and Zeke's "trout-aug" fishing techniques and find some black fish.
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We can take my boat if you want

Very sad. Rest in peace Crafty.

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Enjoyed every one of his posts. No crowds in heaven! Tight lines.

I just spoke with him a few weeks ago and he was in good spirits and seemed to be looking forward to getting back in gear. Truly a good man and friend. This life here is all too temporary. :(

RIP Chuck ...

Obituary for Chuck is listed here:
Obituary For: Charles N. Chuck Vietry Jr. | O'Neill-Hayes Funeral Home (http://www.onhfh.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2042036&fh_id=10970)

Wake on Wednesday, April 3, O'Neill-Hayes Funeral Home, 468 Spring Street Newport, 4-7pm

In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Chuck's name to the
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, either at the wake, or by phone calling 877-272-6226, or bay mail:
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network,
1500 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 200, Manhatten Beach, CA 90266

Dennis Zambrotta

Damn.
What a good dude gone.

I'll always remember Chuck and I fishing at Beavertail... he got there first and sat in his old tan jeep watching a bikini photoshoot on the rocks... I cut the loop short and missed the whole thing...

tight lines Crafty...

only met him a few times at the habs tourney kick off and awards get togethers. great guy. will be missed. tight lines.

My thoughts and prayers

So very sad to hear of Chuck's passing. Kacie and I send our deepest condolences to his family.

RIP Chuck.

Sorry to hear this sad news. Chuck may you rest in peace, thoughts and prayers going out to his friends and family

September, 2009. Cliff Walk, Newport, RI. Chuck and "Lunker" Mac.

September, 2009. Cliff Walk, Newport, RI. Chuck and "Lunker" Mac.

:btu:

So Sad.. RIP Crafty

Really sad news. Always enjoyed his posts here. R.I.P.

So sad, great guy and very generous, loved seeing kids into fishing and did whatever he could to inspire the next generation.

RIP Chuck. T&P's to his friends and family.

Truely sad news.

RIP Crafty. My deepest condolences to his Family. :(

Just got back from thew wake, on the way out I took a little cruise. I will think of this place when I'm out fishing as it is one of his favorites.

Just got back from thew wake, on the way out I took a little cruise. I will think of this place when I'm out fishing as it is one of his favorites.

Thanks John - shared lots of casts there with Chuck. His live eel spot.

DZ

What a shame, while I never fished with him, he came all the way to my home in Halifax MA one weekend to pick up some of my plastic and pick through some of the fishing gear I had out in a yard sale. We talked for quite a while and again later that year in his shop in Newport, too young, my thoughts go out to his family.