Use the Flysource software and store and share your patterns. It's what I do with mine. I have over 1600 done this way. It's written specifically for this purpose.
http://flysource.net/ <http://flyshare.net> Darren -- http://flyangler.ca - Canadian Fly Fishing http://flyfishcalgary.com - Calgary Fly Fishing On 12/9/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I keep a diary of how I do things at the bench, mostly as a recipe and > if something is done one a particular way then I'll write that down. > More because I'll forget than anything. If Away then I'll write it in > my fishing diary. > > A note book by the vise can be very useful. > > Ashley > > > Hi, > > > > How do you all archive (write down) your fly pattern? > > > > I myself have a file and a filing box, where I store printed recipes. > > These are mostly copies or printouts from websites, I visited. > > > > But what with patterns, we 'invent' or learn from friends? I started to > > write my own little doc or pdf files, where I write down these > > information. I feel, that it is not sufficient, to have these > > information of electronic media like a hard drive. disk drives may crash > > or the information might get unavailable due to software changes. > > > > And: How exact do you write down the information? Including tying steps > > ot just the plain material lists? > > > > Rene > > > > > >
