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 Fly Tier: Andrew Cooper |
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Tying Instruction : 1) Tie easy dub to the middle of the hook. 2) Then wind thread back to where Thorax will begin and tie in 1/4 of a strand of Poly Yarn , Sparkle Wing, ... etc. 3) Dub Thorax forward to hook eye and pull Poly Yarn over thorax. 4) Tie down Poly Yarn with 3 turns of thread. Lift up Poly Yarn and whip finish head. Cut Poly Yarn so that a small tuft is left as gills. 5)Take the fly from the vise and cut Easy Dub to 1 1/2 X the length of the hook. Hold the Thorax of the fly in your fingers and swipe Easy Dub through an open flame. |
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When I was 13 my parents gave me a fly fishing outfit for my birthday. That year I spent a lot of time trying to fly fishing on our local trout stream. I caught nothing the whole summer. My dad, not being a fisherman, couldn't understand how I could keep going back day after day. One day a friend of his a work suggested we visit Carl Coleman who had a fly fishing store in the basement of his house. We went to Carl's and bought a fly tying kit, and Carl told us of a man who lived in my neighborhood named Lynn Holt who might help me tie some flies. That winter, Lynn graciously let me come over to his house on Wednesday nights to tie flies. The very first trip that next spring I caught my first Trout. Lynn did not ask for anything for all the lessons he gave me, he did it for the love of the sport. He was passing on a gift that will last me a lifetime.
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