Welcome to 'just old flies,' a section of methods and flies that
used-to-be. These flies were tied with the only materials
available. Long before the advent of 'modern' tying
materials, they were created and improved upon at a
far slower pace than todays modern counterparts;
limited by materials available and the
tiers imagination.
Once long gone, there existed a 'fraternity' of anglers
who felt an obligation to use only the 'standard' patterns
of the day. We hope to bring a bit of nostalgia to these pages and to
you. And sometimes what you find here will not always be
about fishing. Perhaps you will enjoy them. Perhaps you
will fish the flies. Perhaps?
Flies from Norway, circa 1976
Compiled By Deanna Birkholm
These flies were found in a story by the late Ernest
Schwiebert, The Night of the Gytefisk, republished in
a commerative book, Leaper in association with
the Atlantic Salmon Federation.
As we see a renewed interest in tube flies, it is
interesting to note these.
Credits:Leapers edited by Charles Gaines &
Monte Burke. ~ dlb