Hi VFB, I am preparing sample teaching flies for a class I am leading at next week's Central Oregon Flyfishers Winter Fly Tying series. The group meets weekly, numbering 15-25 participants each session. Members pay just $5, and most materials are supplied for the three hour class. Noted area fly tyers teach one each of the weekly sessions.
The basic pattern was originated by British Columbia tyer Phil Rowley. The first fly visible in the Picasa gallery is closest to the original, though still a variant. In the others, the pattern has been converted to a system fly with different colors of Mohair yarn, sparkle dubbing, dyed Pheasant Rump, and dyed Peacock sword and herl. The fly slims down into a leech shape when wet, and mimics leeches, dragonfly nymphs and minnows. The pattern caught my second largest Eastern Brook trout to date, a 17-1/2" beauty. http://tinyurl.com/7w3u29y (try the slideshow feature button, top left) Wes Wada Bend, Oregon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
