Fly tying has many beginnings. Some start tying flies to ‘save money’ - which
hardly ever proves to be the case. Others begin with an interest in tying
flies which are more adapted to their locale. Once hooked, proficiency increases
and the types of flies change from very simple to involved ‘matching the hatch’
creations. And beyond. Who among us has not tied their ‘special’ fly? Or experimented
and created something which they knew would be exceptional on their waters.
It may not have worked, what matters is the fun of
doing it.
That is what How To Dress Salmon Flies is
about. Ronn Lucas, Sr. and friends will take us on a journey to learn new
methods, tricks and techniques to create these beautiful flies. You may fish
some, or tie some for your own amazement and joy. All sorts of Salmon Flies
will appear in this section, Hairwing Flies, Strip Wing Flies, Spey and Dee
Flies, Cheap Full Dressed Atlantics, Dries, Streamers, Married Wing Full Dressed
Flies, Full Feather Wing Flies - and Free Style Flies of all sorts. This is
not a stodgy treatise, it also is not strictly “traditional.” Come
and have fun.
2009 Rules
The Full set of Rules for
2009 can be found here.
This year we are doing something a little different. The contest is being
sponsored by FeathersMc.com, FlyAnglersOnLine.com
and Ronnlucassr.com. It is our collective
belief that the USA deserves to have a high profile Atlantic Salmon tying
contest and with promoting on our three websites, this will happen. The contest,
as usual will be open to any tyer regardless of where he/she lives.
Categories:* Classic: Compulsory Fully Dressed (3 winners)
- Freestyle Fully Dressed (3 winners)
- Wet Fly (3 winners)
- Reader’s Choice (1 winner)
The Entries
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2009 Entries
| Contestant | Classic Compulsary Jock Scott | Freestyle Fully Dressed | Wet Fly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Hammond, Jr. PO BOX 396 Fall City, WA. 98024 | Jock Scott - Rockwell Hammond, Jr. Jock Scott | King Iris Freestyle - Rockwell Hammond, Jr. King Iris | Cabot’s Spey wet - Rockwell Hammond, Jr. Cabot’s Spey |
| Bruno Pimpanini 2 Villa Soutine 75014 PARIS - FRANCE | Jock Scott - Bruno Pimpanini Jock Scott | ||
| Richard O’Donnell 1 Pembroke Dr., unit #23 Derry NH 03038 | Dick’s Fly wet - Richard O’Donnell Dick’s Fly | ||
| Dustin Driscoll 3081, 53rd St. Hamilton MI 49419 | Fire Irons freestyle - Dustin Driscoll Fire Irons | Unnamed wet - Dustin Driscoll Unnamed | |
| Brian Hudspeth 61514 SE Hillridge Rd. Bend OR 97702 | Arctic Sea, freestyle - Brian Hudspeth Arctic Sea | General Money #1, wet - Brian Hudspeth General Money #1 The Tate, wet - Brian Hudspeth The Tate | |
| Antti Aholainen Ritsikuja 3, 96460 Rovaniemi Finland | Magica de Spell, wet - Antti Aholainen Magica de Spell | ||
| Cole Vincent Madden 768 Aldro Ln. Hudson WI 54016 | Jock Scott - Cole Vincent Madden Jock Scott | Pisces Iscariot, freestyle - Cole Vincent Madden Pisces Iscariot | Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, wet - Cole Vincent Madden Everyone Knows This is Nowhere |
| Alexander Shevelev Bardina 39-172 Ekaterinburg Russia 620147 | Jock Scott - Alexander Shevelev Jock Scott | ||
| Michel Paquin 210 Lottinville Trois Rivieres Qc, Canada G8T 4L1 | Last Chance, wet - Michel Paquin Last Chance | ||
| Antti Karhapaa Rauhankuja 12 82900 Ilomantsi Finland | Jock Scott - Antti Karhapaa Jock Scott | Classic on Fire freestyle Classic on Fire | Dee on Fire, wet - Antti Karhapaa Dee on Fire |
Reader’s Choice
All of us wish to thank all of the entrants for sending some very beautiful
and well tied flies for the 2009 US Open Fly Tying Contest. Now, we ask our
readers to look over all of the flies and send in ONE vote for their favorite
fly. The fly with the most votes will win Reader’s Choice.
To have your votes count you MUST put 2009 US Open Fly Tying Contest in
the subject line to have his/her vote count.
Send your vote to ronn@ronnlucassr.com,
be sure to indicate the tyer name and which fly you are voting on in the message.
The Winners
We will announce all of the winners in two weeks.
The winners prizes will be mailed as soon as possible. The winners can contact FeathersMc.com
for their prizes. Hooks will be mailed directly from RonnLucassr.com and plaques
and such from FAOL. I would like to thank Deanna and John for their support.
Again, we thank all of the tyers for their great flies and the readers for
selecting their favorite flies.
The following are the winners of the 2009 US Open Fly Tying Contest.
Winners:
| Jock Scott Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
| Bruno Pimpanini Jock Scott - Bruno Pimpanini Jock Scott | Alexander Shevelev Jock Scott - Alexander Shevelev Jock Scott | Antti Karhapaa Jock Scott - Antti Karhapaa Jock Scott |
| Freestyle Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
| Rockwell Hammond, Jr. King Iris Freestyle - Rockwell Hammond, Jr.King Iris | Antti Karhapaa Classic on Fire freestyleClassic on Fire | Brian Hudspeth Arctic Sea, freestyle - Brian HudspethArctic Sea |
| Wet Fly Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
| Rockwell Hammond Jr. Cabot’s Spey wet - Rockwell Hammond, Jr. Cabot’s Spey, wet | Antti Karhapaa Dee on Fire, wet - Antti Karhapaa Dee on Fire, wet | Dustin Driscoll Unnamed wet - Dustin Driscoll Unnamed, wet |
Reader’s Choice Award
Rockwell Hammond Jr.
King Iris
Happy Trails!
Ronn
Originally published August 10, 2009Update August 24, 2009 on Fly Anglers Online by By Ronn Lucas Sr..