Hey Folks,

Looks like we just shattered another pastoral image of the dedicated fly fisherman, pipe in mouth, happily tying half a dozen perfect flies with his thumb vise as he sits comfortably in the soft meadow grass . His day saved by these beautiful flies and his keen sense of observation, he confidently heads back into the stream. I'm afraid that the outcome of this busted myth may be a total lack of material for those sportswriters who specialize in the "problem solving" fly fishing stories. BTW, I too bring along a portable fly tying kit on most trips but it stays in the motel room or the car---not that it ever contains what I need. 8T