Well Stated Allan!...They go back well past what was written for sure...I'd say it'll never be know how long the wet fly has been in existance,Or in what fourms...I just know what appeals most...to mine eye!

To each tyer their start was different..and thus we all hold different asspects dear in our own tying...Which is awesome...It would make for boreing swaps if it were not so!!!...I never said it but the flies you sent us/me in the beginner swap you hosted a while back...are some of the best "Catskill" tied flies I've yet seen!...IMHO...Thanks for the start in swapping it has been nothing but a joy!

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"I've often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before" A.K.Best

Everyone wants to excel in this sport but at the same time we let traditionalists place restrictions on our tactics, methods, and ideas. I always assumed that fly fishing was a sport that allowed imagination, creation, adaptation, investigation, dedication, education, revelation? : Fox Statler, On Spinners (Not the dainty Dry Fly kind) "Spinner'd Minner Fly"

"Wish ya great fishing"

Bill