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In my years since i

In my years since i was little,i have been blessed with my dad introducing me to fishing and hunting and throu the years enjoyed the seniors who share the same sport and thaugh me so much and to sit with them by the fire sipping tea and maybe a little extra in the tea,i always wanted to see or do something special for them ,since dad is 84 this year and will be fly fishing for atlantic salmon with me and is anxious for this .i would love to see and read more stories about dads and kids for fathers day because alot of us wouldnt fly fish if it wasnt for our dads who took us and showed us how to,for me Dad is the best fly i can have with me when fishing together ,even when we dont catch anything watching others sitting on the bank ,laughing and listning to his stories and especially when another guy his age show up and they talk wow i sit there and listen like a kid in a candy store.your site is so great for me and shared with others thank u.

it is so true that f

it is so true that fly fishing brings them therapy that no one can buy,i also have a few fly fishing friends who are fighting to beat cancer ,and they forget that they are sick when they fish ,i would like to know where i cold purchase a decal like yours to offer them and show them they are not alone,i also am suporting and fighting with my girlfriend who was diagnose with breast cancer,i want to introduce her to fly fishing when possible,she is doing good and hopefully it will be over soon with healling, thank u so much for this i also fly fish and it takes me to another world even if only for a few hrs,an if she feels to it,she will be learning how to fly fish this summer with me.

Comment to #162 - Barnes Special

Nice. I have one on my desk that I tied and caught a seven pound brookie on in Labrador with my friend Joe Sterling. It brought back many happy memories.

Comment to #162 - Barnes Special

Oh I am so glad somebody tied this pattern. Don, it is gorgeous.

Comment to #162 - Barnes Special

If you want to get a bit more info on the pattern and more background on the tyer, visit Don's post about the streamer. http://donbastianwetflies.wordpress.com/2012/06/10/barnes-special/

Comment to #162 - Barnes Special

We couldn't do the project without the Barnes Special. I would be like leaving out the Black or Grey Ghost!

Comment to #162 - Barnes Special

Thanks for the visit Ken. Glad to hear about your success and memories of the Barnes Special.

Comment to #161 - Blue Woody

Gorgeous fly. Ticks all the right boxes for me. WELL DONE!

Very, very fine work

Very, very fine work! Nice designs, also. Inspiring.

Mike these and all y

Mike these and all your flies have always been an inspiration to me.

The streamers are just beautiful and tied by a master craftsman.

Comment to #141 - Sidewinder

Hi Eunan;
After our e-mail exchange yesterday about the International Fly Tying Symposium, I thought of your Sidewinder streamer today and checked it out. Beautiful creativity and work here. Very nice!

David,

Exactly my

David,

Exactly my fear. Not knowing the value will most likely just stamp the books as "old books" and they will be trashed rather than sold or "recycled" through a book dealer.

Martin

Martin even worse is

Martin even worse is the thought of these being discarded in the rain or burned!!!

Great patters,going

Great patters,going up to the limestone lochs in durness,in a couple of weeks,vice bamboozld with ideas!!!!!!love it.

Mike, this whole art

Mike, this whole article is simply outrageous. The whole thing is a jaw dropper. The flies are so outstanding that I can barely contain myself. You outdid yourself on these beauties. I see your handwriting all over these flies. Impeccable tying, beautiful color combinations....10+ for me on all of them.

I tried to tie the b

I tried to tie the big orange as showed but didn't have the right material but came as close as I could, I used it for sea run in Cape Breton. I was amazed on how well it worked. I will get the right material for the next run.

Very cool article an

Very cool article and beautiful flies Mike!!!!!!!

Comment to #157 - Golden Demon

Ya but can you make a rubber worm

Comment to #159 - Yellow Perch Streamer

Ted, doesn't get any neater, sparser, or cleaner that this. Outstanding rendition!

Hi Mickey, Haven't s

Hi Mickey, Haven't seen you for a while your friend. Jimmy Newton Doug Chickering has also
lost track of you !!!!!!!

Top notch article Mi

Top notch article Mike . Excellent

Inspirational tying

Inspirational tying Mike. Very well done.

Marc

All the right boxes

All the right boxes ticked here, well done - again - Mike.

Theo, First of al

Theo,

First of all: I don't expect Davie to see your comment. We feature his videos, but we have no contact with him and don't expect him to reply to questions here.

Secondly, if you search, you will find tonnes of online stores that sell Wapsi and very likely lots that will mail to Belgium (in the UK, Netherlands and France for instance) You can also contact Wapsi by email and inquire about a Belgian dealer.

Martin