Here is a very special fly indeed...Thanks for sharing the picture Bill! A little story to relate...
http://www.graysharborcomputer.com/flyfish/hltl.htm
I'm setting up to tie at last year's NW Fly Tyer's Expo with my usual enthusiasm, not paying much attention to my surroundings. As I begin to tie my first fly a few people have begun milling around my table and chatting with me. This is not particularly unusual, but I noticed a certain distracted look in their eyes. Hmmm.. I thought, but kept right on tying.
Finally the crowd is swelling, and knowing that it sure as heck isn't to watch me tie a hairwing steelhead fly, I turn to my right and discover that Mr Lemire has been assigned the table adjacent to me. Try to compete with that! There were many outbursts of applause that day, and while my natural instinct was to doff my cap in appreciation (VBG!), I reined myself in when I realized it was for Harry.
Thankfully, he was so popular that I profited from the spill-over effect and had what appeared to be interested on-lookers around my table all morning. At least they were polite enough to act interested in my stuff.
Harry Lemire is amazing!
Monte
-- Monte Smith Brownsville, Oregon http://community.webshots.com/user/nwflytyer
