MAINE - Life in the Slow Lane
I bet they would work well trolling for Landlocked Salmon. How far do these flies date back Stephen ?
Hi Dave
Just guessing but I would say they were invented-named in the 40's
The patterns I have in my collection were tied in the late 70's.
The 2 in the above photo are fresh off the vise...About a week ago.
Just off the vise. So those two are not antiques. The patterns are pretty cool. Do you ever tie flies from the early days of fly tying . Late 1700 patterns ? I know you have and read books from the period . I was just wondering if you ever gave them a shot . Dave V
Hi Dave
I have to be careful in my selection of classics to tie.
much ot the original feathers used are now from extinct or endangered species.
Although nowadaysreasonable substitutes can often be found..
Oh ya that's right I forgot about that . Some of the birds have now gone extinct. Not so sure from the fly tiers but the fashion indusrty. Sad.
Hi All
I had a recent request to tie a Simon's red...The lad does not fish ..
He wanted one for framing..He is a Maliceet and the flies were named after his
father (maybe grandfather). The old boy was an ardent fly fisherman for atlantic salmon.
The Simon's blue is a lesser known fly..The original patterns were given to me about
40 years ago by a well known local flytier..Lawrence Green.
I do like flies with history.
Happy Tying
Stephen
Happy Fishing and Tying