Deb,
Thank you for the kind words. It was my good fortune to be invited to particpate in of Johns McLain's new salmon material website at www.FeathersMC.com . And BTW, That is really a nice fly. Bill
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> Mike, I live in Southern Rhode Island near Jamestown and Newport. I'm on
> the Board of Directors for United Fly Tyers in Rhode Island as well as an
> instructor for them. We have a lot of fishing in the area. No salmon
> though but they aren't far away.
> I've gotten a lot of really nice comments. Only a few critiques off list so
> I think the classic tyers are on vacation for labor day. I did forget to
> mention that the beautiful seal fur used on this fly is a product of a
> fellow VFB'er ... Bill Bailey. He has been dying materials to match
> colors in the original flies from Blacker's book. It's a lot of work and
> he has been very helpful to me. I've also gotten a lot of helpful advice
> from a few of the classic tyers on this list.
> Iain Short started this bug in the worst way when he mailed me a full dress
> Jock Scott he had tied. I had just joined the VFB and was new to tying.
> That was such a special gift. The wealth of knowledge on this list is
> incredible.
> Thanks again,
> Deb
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 1:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [VFB] Check this out...
>
>
> > Deb,
> >
> > This is beautiful. Do you live in RI?
> >
> > Mike
>
> >> I just pulled up our UFT site and they put up a picture of one of
> >> my flies. You can finally have a place to check out one of my
> >> salmon flies. This one was tied in a class I took along with a
> >> few other UFT members and Charlie Chute in April. They are still
> >> a work in progress but I just thought some of you might enjoy a
> >> peek anyway. This is the second year we had this class with him
> >> and it was a really fun day. He is a really good teacher to tie
> >> with. http://www.uftri.com/
> >> Enjoy,
> >> Deb
>
>
