I’m packing the car and heading to the 2018 NW Expo in a couple of days. Besides being a Demonstration Tyer on Friday and Saturday, I’ll be teaching a Contemporary Soft Hackle class on Friday afternoon. You may have read last week’s post Volunteer Activities and Fly Tying were I talked about helping some of…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Dan Bailey’s Grey Hackle. This fly pictured above was from a collection of flies tied by Dan Bailey. I was fortunate to be able to photograph a total of nine Bailey flies, a Black Gnat, Black Bivisible, Blonde Wulff, Dark Cahill, Fan Wing Royal Coachman, Light Cahill, Mosquito, Ginger Quill and this Grey Hackle. The…
I’ve been busy lately with volunteer activities and fly tying. It’s winter and a good time for me to give back and help fly fishers who want to tie flies become better fly tyers. I’m sure you’ve read about Central Oregon Flyfisher’s Winter Fly Tying classes. This isn’t a beginning class, but as long as…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Bailey’s Dark Cahill. Notice how this fly is tied with dun colored hackle and tail, a deviation of the standard brown that is usually used for both. This fly pictured above was from a collection of flies tied by Dan Bailey. I was fortunate to be able to…
I’ve been tying a lot of caddis fly patterns lately, specifically Iris Caddis. I’m working on filling the caddis provider box that will include Iris Caddis and X Caddis in amber, tan, and olive. Here is a picture of the provider box I’m working on. There are 1 1/2 dozen flies in each slot…a total…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Montreal Yellow, another fly from the Ray Bergman collection. For some reason, I just like the elegance and simplicity of a Bergman wet fly. You can find the Montreal Yellow wet fly on Plate No. 6, page 123 of Bergman’s book entitled Trout (1940 – fourth printing). If you…
What a difference a year makes. Who would have thought we’d have spring fly fishing in February? I thought I had a lot more time to tie flies for my fly box and provider boxes. Last year by now, much of the snow that had fallen in December and January was melting. But this year…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Bailey’s Light Cahill. This fly pictured above was from a collection of flies tied by Dan Bailey. I was fortunate to be able to photograph a total of nine Bailey flies, a Grey Hackle, Dark Cahill, Black Gnat, Black Bivisible, Blonde Wulff, Fan Wing Royal Coachman, Mosquito, Ginger Quill and this Light Cahill. I’ve featured…
The 2018 NW Fly Tying & Fly Fishing Expo is one month away. You might recall I was the Expo Chair in 2015 & 2016, as well as the Treasurer for 4 1/2 years. I decided to step away from the Expo Committee last year and now answer a question or two in my adviser role….
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is a George Grant style fly. Obviously, this fly was tied by James V. Flaherty. I’ve watched him tie this style of flies at several Fly Fishing Fairs and Expos. I think he gave me this fly at the 50th anniversary of the Federation of Fly Fishers (now called…
