Thanks Jack, I missed that one. It would be perfect.
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Thanks Jack, I missed that one. It would be perfect.
Anyone have any suggestions for a low cost tying light for use where electricity is not available?
I'm looking for a light to use while tying "on the road". It will have to be battery operated....
Thanks everyone!
The items have been found and are being held for me. Thanks for the help.
I will be traveling through Bozeman, Livingston, and Billings, Montana in the near future and I need some fly tying materials. Some fly shops stock more fly tying materials than other shops and...
Thanks Scott, that helps.
Hey, thanks for posting the pictures. Scrolling back forth comparing my fly to yours I can see some things I need to change.
Thank you.
Thanks Scott. Here's what I came up with for my first attempt.
My next question is how to deal with the hook eyes? I stopped the floss where eye bend ended and it left too much space for the...
Question about tying a hairwing style Salmon fly. What is the preferred length of the top wing? Matching the wing to the hook bend seems too short. How far past the bend should the wing go?
Thanks!
I struggle to get decent fish pictures. I didn't get anything with a fish in it that was worth posting on this trip. Maybe, that just means I need to fish more so that I can practice...
Wow! Really?? Your response is to my post is to question if she is competent to work in a fly shop?
The short answer is yes she is qualified to be there.
You know how sometimes you have to help your kid move?
Well, mine got a summer job at a fly shop on the edge of Yellowstone NP and dad got recruited to help her move up there. So, of course, we...
I can cast and double haul with either hand. I don't have the same distance ability nor can I cast some of the specialty casts such as a Curve Cast as well with either hand, but I have found the...
Well, the subject of this poorly written article from the FAOL archives got this job and is headed to Yellowstone this summer. Sounds like a cool way to spend the summer to me.
I would swear that...
All of the flies are in the hands of Richardson, TX US Postal Service.
Hopefully, everyone will receive their flies before spring....
Gmac209 - This is a beautiful fly, much better than the picture:
http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m554/RexW_Photo/Dec_Gmac209_zpscf873a94.jpg
Sjo - Nice fly, as always:
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Hello Everyone, all of the flies have arrived and there are some really nice flies in this set.
Here are the remaining pictures:
Bob9:
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Sjo your flies arrived today. Thank you.
I plan to mail the flies out to everyone on Monday.
Bob, Sjo' s flies are in mail, so I'm expecting them later this week. JWB has committed to mail his flies tomorrow.
So, this one should done in a few days. Especially, since I have to wrap this...
Here's the first picture from the December fly swap.
When I first thought about a "large" fly swap, I had visions of several different "fancy" patterns that I could tie. Well, that didn't...
Icemann, the flies arrived.
All of the flies are in the mail!
Thank you!
Sjo:
http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m554/RexW_Photo/SOTM/SjoOct_zps98a9b197.jpg
Icemann:
http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m554/RexW_Photo/SOTM/IcemannOct_zps526dfbb8.jpg
Bill Houk:
Gmac209:
http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m554/RexW_Photo/SOTM/GmacOct_zps25ea33bc.jpg
Bob9:
http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m554/RexW_Photo/SOTM/Bob9Oct_zps306f460b.jpg
RickZ:
As of 21-Dec, I have flies from Rick, Billhouk, Bob9, and Gmac.