There are some people how looking for Jim Slattery. http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=29177
I know that he is some times on this forum.
Membership to the International Brotherhood of the Flymph is quite easy. You ask to be a member and you become one. It really is that simple. This is a great “club” that was started by the investigation into Pete Hidy’s work on the Flymph phenomenon and his subsequent start of the International Society of Flymph Fisherman. Unable to find any real info on Pete’s society the question was raised of starting a new club, the IBF. The idea took off and we had over 50 members within a month or two and is now over 100 members strong and still growing. We have members from all over the world. This is a loose collection of wet fly enthusiasts who have a passion for the secrets of fishing these deadly flies.
We get many people who request to join and are sent invitations to our Google Groups forum set up by Hans Weilenmann. That is the extent of becoming a member. Aside from the charter members, I think there may be some sort of disconnect of expectations of joining the club and the actual membership. Frequently invitations are resent 2-3 times and still no response or confusion.
This club is only as good as the people who contribute to its vitality. If we want to make it something more than what it is then there has to be more contributions of time, material, ideas and follow through. We should be more than just a great pin to put on your fishing vest or hat. If we want to continue to grow and become a dynamic source of information for the fisher men, women and children that will follow us, we, as a group, need to put more effort into this worthy project.
William Anderson has stepped forward in handling of new memberships. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas on how to better this process please come forward. Your help is greatly needed. Do we want to have certificates of memberships made up? If so we need your input to get it done. I’m sure Mark Libertone can come up with a beautiful design. I would imagine that these can be electronically sent for the member to print out.
In the future members will have access to some of Leisenring’s Letters and Notebooks. These are currently in my possession and I am planning on making them available in book form, once I can wade through some personal obligations and developments as well as another project that is tentatively called the Dette Files. Once I’m done with this project with Mike Valla, an extraordinary Catskill tier, and Hans Weilenmann, I will be able to devote my time to the Leisenring Notebooks.
Again if we want the International Brotherhood of the Flymph to be something other than a great pin we need more participation. Step up to the plate.
Jim
Well said Jim. I need to do my part and participate more. That being said, the International Brotherhood of the Flymph is not making that easy. I’ve been a member for some time, have a pin, etc. but now am not able to access the group. It tells me that I cannot access it because membership is by invitation only. May be I was dropped for lack of participation, I don’t know. I have sent emails to both contacts on the flymph.com site with no reply. Can you tell me what I need to do to regain access to the group?
I’ve tried several times to find out how I can join the club. Where is the procedure and site?
Thanks