A place to discuss the collecting and tying of classic flies, the tyers who made them famous, the tools, materials and techniques they used as well as the waters they were designed for. While classic is generally used to describe old things, classic is also used in the sense of first class or in the highest form. Therefore a fully dressed Salmon Fly, or a Carrie Stevens Streamer are just as much classics as a Chernobyl Ant would be. Enjoy the forum.
Way too many years ago, a friend gave me some shed feathers from his parrot. Being a thrifty Bohemian, I tied a few soft hackles. No idea what I did...
A friend of mine gave me this fly, but it has not label. It only has a note that says, Thank You for Bidding -- Farela Scott . My friend got this fly...
I'm increasingly attracted to simple flies. Something about the minimalist elegance of it all. I'm wondering what patterns you know of that have only...
Got an Xuron or Thomas vise late last week. It's not marked so I don't know exactly what it is, but one is a copy of the other. It's got a fixed head...
I have a few stands that hold flies. I use them to display some historical flies I own, as well as to hold a batch of my own as I tie them. They are...
An early brown Wheatley I purchased has been confirmed by Clive at the Box Museum as being never-before-seen-by-him.
Inside the box were the flies in...
I've posted these images here in the forum before, but they're a little more relevant now. Reub was providing samples of blue dun hackle and peacock...
Montana's historical tiers form an impressive list: Franz Pott, George Croonenbergs, Jack Borhme, George Grant, Don Martinez, Dan Bailey, Pat and Sig...
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