On, "The 14 flies tied by Syl Nemes' hands:"
What size hooks are those flies tied on?
On, "The 14 flies tied by Syl Nemes' hands:"
What size hooks are those flies tied on?
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.
I believe they are size 14.
They appear to be size 14. They appear to be of uniform size.
On page 75 of his book, he writes: "Here are the recipes for the fourteen flies. Hook sizes 10-16."
But in the collection he tied, they really look uniform in a size 14.
Thanks, Byron. In the picture it was hard to determine what size. Thanks for sharing....
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.
Nice collection. Nemes really brought the traditional North Country spider to the North American market. His book, Soft Hackle Fly Addict, is by his own admission an opportunity to re-publish Pritt's original patterns! So it's not surprising his ties look like traditional NC spiders, because, well, that was his model. He did a great job of introducing a lot of people to a very interesting style of fly and fly fishing.
- Jeff
Am fear a chailleas a chanain caillidh e a shaoghal. -
He who loses his language loses his world.
He used to come into Blue Ribbon Flies in West. You could buy his book, leave it there, and he would autograph it the next time he came in. At that time, I don't believe BRF sold more than 1-2 soft hackles. Now, they have a bunch of different softies.
Syl really brought the soft hackle into the mainstream of US fly fishing.
Last edited by Byron haugh; 12-24-2013 at 01:28 AM.
Syl would come over from Bozeman to fish the spring creeks south of Livingston, and I came to know him fairly well. In my fly tying desk I have a small film canister with about a half dozen soft hackle flies that he gave me to try during the Baetis hatch. That was probably 15+ years ago. I never fished them and now I'm glad that I still have them. I saw Syl in Bozeman, in Walmart of all places, shortly before he died. He was obviously in poor health but he remembered me. He was an interesting individual and I was privileged to have known him.
I am glad to see the interest in Spiders,(soft-hackles) etc. is still very much alive on FAOL.
My web-site, which is dominated by wing-less wet-flies was lost by Sky, some-where in the void.
Luckily I still have it complete on file, so when I sort things out it should be available again soon.
All the seasons Greetings. Donald
Donald,
I really miss your WebSite and will look forward to seeing it again. It was fantastic!
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! And Donald, I've been missing your website also. I was worried about you as well as I hadn't seen any activity from you, and your site went missing! I'm glad to see that you're still with us, even if the web site requires resuscitation.
- Jeff
Am fear a chailleas a chanain caillidh e a shaoghal. -
He who loses his language loses his world.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
