Sometimes the mail is the most fun I have all day. And some days
are better than others. The more fun ones are usually from folks
just getting into fly fishing. I’m leaving the names out for obvious
reasons.
"I am taking a fly fishing course for the first time in Missouri in
mid-August.Do I need to purchase waders to fish during the summer or will fishing
pants do the trick?Also, what type of footwear should I purchase?"
This person above is a lady, and is not registered on the Bulletin Board. I
would suggest she get registered and put the question on the BB.
She obviously has not read anything on our Fly Fishing 101 section
either.
Here is someone who actually found some help - and he’s looking
for something else (you might be able to help.)
"It started here at your web site. I’m a guy who loves to tie flys. I
started at you web site and have done ok, learning and trying to
do better. But I have a dream and I’m sure everyone does. But
with my back ground on this maybe you guys can help.I love original type patterns. LOL, I dream of tying them all. But
one is hard to find, I’m not the only one looking for info., but a lot
of people want to know how to tie is the Allies Chenille Coachman.
Now I realize not every body knows how to tie certain flys. But my
first references to this is its a top fly to tie. I’m pretty sure it came
from your web site at least I hope I’m right.Now realize, I only telling you this for some reasons, one: This is
only thing I get to do at all is Fly fish here locally. Some times I
can’t do that even due to my problems. two: I tie flys and am
sure I’m not the best but I’m trying. Three: I live at a veterans
home here in Wyoming next to my mountains I was raised in. I
fished for fun as a kid, LOL some time ago. I even won our local
fishing tournament with a fly rod, LOL, its even an old rod.Now thats was my side, here is part of the world side to this.
I was on a web by doing search about this same subject. Due
to this I got a picture of the fly, its from a book out there about
just flys. This book, on the web research came up with the
same problem. A lot of people want to know how to tie it, but
no one can get the information. Book reference is 40 Best Trout
Flies by Robert Alley, inside this book is Allies Chenille Coachman.
The people references, many by the way, was all of the people
trying to find out how to tie it. Now being a guy who use to work
on stuff I imagine this could help you look harder for or have some
one at your web site show how to do this I hope and dream.
Because I like how this site was done. But we all know how
dreams are.Now I know this may be asking a lot. I would even send you
a picture of the fly but do not know how or I would. If you
do a search for that fly you can get a pictures but thats another
world I am not sure of entirely. Any way just thought I would
ask and give this information in the hope this will happen.Thanks for putting up with me.
Okay now folks, we could sure use your input on the Allies
Chenille Coachman - What I’d like to have is a materials list,
step-by-step instructions with photos of course. Let’s see
if we can’t make this gentleman’s life a little better. ~ DLB
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Originally published April 13th, 2009 on Fly Anglers Online by Deanna Lee Birkholm.