Just came home from the monthly Alaska Fly Fishers meeting. This month was the annual fly tying competition and judging for People's Choice...

Seems Martha, my wife, won the streamer division with a classic Dee fly incorporating Conranch hen grizzly. Her goal had been the People's Choice and her other entry had been her main effort. She was not tying in competition with a bunch of losers, either. Actually I guess I misspoke as we all are now by definition. M won the People's Choice last year and was really looking to string another together.

People's Choice was won by a 5 year old boy that camped out at the table telling everyone which fly he tied! Riley had spent a day helping him tie his fly and it was a very good effort.

Long as we are talking about Riley, he won his age class, 15-18... But his Silver Hilton also won Judge's Choice! Of course the wing was grizzly from the same Conranch hen. So Riley picked up 100 dollars in gift certificates to local fly shops.

I guess I won exactly what I deserved...

I will see if I can get a picture posted...
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