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Comment to Olive Wood Duck Darter by Cameron Sangs

I like this pattern, very well done Cameron. Congratulations.

Thanks for sharing t

Thanks for sharing this very inspiring web page. I've spent the last three or four years trying to find the right Grannom pattern to no avail, and found the mainstream UK pre-tied market lacking for this particular hatch. I have bitten the bullet and taken up fly tying and this seems like a very good starting point...

good instructions on

good instructions on the spruce fly, I did learn a couple of thongs, thank you.

Just watched your vi

Just watched your video on how to tie the walt's worm and walt's sexy worm. It was great. I am having trouble finding a site that has all the material used. Would you please send me a good site to buy the materials. Also list all materials used. Thanking You in advance...Ted Lumbrazo

Do you still have th

Do you still have the Smart Spoolers? Do you send to Europe? What would be the grand total? I need two of them.
Greetings
Sjo

Thanks Martin, Job D

Thanks Martin, Job Done a steal at the price It arrived quickly and now for some Danish Fish P***. Thanks for the link.

Amato Publication bo

Amato Publication books are a great source of information. Most are packed with patterns and the patterns usually work. I highly recommend their releases and I have over a dozen. :)

Ronn Lucas in Oregon

Ronn Lucas in Oregon, I believe, sells his handmade hooks for art but don't try to buy any flies. They're never for sale. I heard he bought a hook business. I've seen some of his art hooks as large as 8 inches long.

Anyone know whether

Anyone know whether Mustad 9575 hooks are still available; and if so ;who from? Thanks in advance.

I am a commercial fl

I am a commercial fly tyer and have not found a source for Mustad # 9575 - my favorite streamer hook. Anyone know if they are still available? Thanks in advance. Steve Corey, Cherryfield, Maine

The USD brown shrimp

The USD brown shrimp is almost exactly what the browns, speckles, and rainbows eat in my area of Nova Scotia. I don't tie my own flies but would like to buy some of these. Can they be purchased?

This is probably an

This is probably an old post but man if thats not history in a nutshell on a page i dont know what. Thanx for those that kept it online.... big kudos
Great info since iam going up north before returning to Alaska

Comment to Larry Leight

I love you flies!! Great job!

Recieved you book as

Recieved you book as a gift,you know you should never use the word "complete" because I really don,t think you could ever get them all,but the book is great,I,ve been tying fly,s for almost 40 years and have cought a few fish on my own patterns but these aren,t the one,s you missed.I,ve caught fish in nearly 20 rivers in N.S. and meeting the old local fishermen ,I,ve seen some great local fly patterns that took fish on a regular basis.Some of the patterns that are in you book shouldn't be counted,they,re tied by people that I call salmon social climbers,their flys are tied just to be called their new pattern and not necessarily to catch a salmon,but those old patterns that I learned from the old guys,this flys are killers ! There,s was a old guy that used to fish the LaHave River in Nova Scotia his name is Doug Bezanson,well he knew every rock in that river and he tied flys for people,to have afew of his flys in your box was a necessity,his flys were super sparce,one in piticular was his Black Moose,(pattern as follows) oval silver tinsel,black floss body(cigar shape taper) black moose,never stacked,jungle cock,small, cream color badger hackle collared,this pattern was also tied with a green body.He fished another fly he called Cow Dung,which as you know is a trout pattern,but I saw him catch many salmon with it,you know his patterns worked very well but it had a lot to do with the guy holding the stick.His fly patterns had an almost buggy look they were tyed that sparce.The wings on his fly,s weren,t stack as I mentioned earlier,the hair,s in the center seemed to be abit longer than the outside hairs,in the water it gave the fly a tear drop shape not the paint brush look,but as most Anglers know when the fish are taking just about anything will work. Anyway sorry to be long winded but this is how I see it,I just recently started tying tube flys and I,m going to attempt to Ty a few Temple Dogs,they,ll be deadly on our Fall Rivers.Again great book and another addition to my Library. P.S. Do not let the illustrations bother you,they are top notch and illustrate the patterns perfectly !

In Davie's video Oli

In Davie's video Olive Lite-Brite Buzzer he uses Lite-Brite for the wing buds I have bought some but it is it much thinner and finer and less stiff than the material in the video and does not work
Does anyone know what material Davie is using and where to buy it?

Incredible Artwork!

Incredible Artwork!
Truly Beautiful.

Hi Martin,
To your

Hi Martin,
To your point, when tying at the east coast shows in the US, the only things that come up to my room at night are my Law Vise and tube of Wonder Wax (perhaps the next topic in a series hard to find items with prices going through the roof).
Best,
Bruce

have you tried the u

have you tried the unit in moving water? I am a shore fisher man, and wondering how the unit will do in the surf...

i am quite keen to try it out but need to know if it has been tested in rougher water than lakes first..

Comment to #72-2013 - Leitz Bucktail by Gary Frase

nice tye Gary.. however, in Bates' "Streamer Fly Tying & Fishing" (1966) The dressing states the Black & Red Bucktail is to be "mixed equally", not stacked one on top of the other...
Other then that You did an excellent job.. even without the jungle cock cheeks :)

Comment to Ancient Chattan tied by Larry Leight

Hey Kevin thanks nice to hear from you hows everything up there in Chenango County.

That looks like a re

That looks like a renegade (double) pattern that I pulled out of archives to catch a whack of rainbow at one of our local lakes here in Digby Nova-Scotia. Taken alot of trout on the renegade. Looks good I'll tie some and try them in various sizes. Later Chuck.

I commend you on get

I commend you on getting the younger generation into fly fishing or any type of fishing period . this is a great site . the only worry i have in watching this video is i did not see any boating safety as in wearing life vests . in the one picture of a child wearing chest waders in a boat without a life vest really bothered me . waders filled up with water is extremely deathly . i hope you change your policy in safety first on you agenda . other then this i enjoyed your video very much .

bonne article, belle

bonne article, belle pèche, tu as vraiment un bo terrain de jeux

Comment to Ancient Chattan tied by Larry Leight

Very nice fly Larry.