Thank you, all!! It was a fun, although frantic, day! I'm not used to people watching me tye, then add a mega-parted fly, and time limit it ... whoa! Gets the heart beating for sure! The flies were not returned to us at completion. They become part of a collection there at Cabelas. Flies were judged on proportions, cleanness (of the tye), thread control, faithfulness to pattern (compulsory events), originality (freestyle event), and overall impression.
Our baby placed high on all counts!