By KBarton10 on May 8, 2008 in Fly Tying, humor | 2 Comments
Is it time to update the venerable Royal Coachman? Perhaps the most recognizable fly in all of fly fishing history, it needs another facelift - something uniquely “new millennia.” My vote is to include nose piercings and rename it to the Pierced Plantagenet, it’s arguably trendy, possibly even extreme.
By KBarton10 on Apr 29, 2008 in Fly Tying, product, web site | 5 Comments
The best fly tying scissors are surgical scissors from the medical industry. eBay has four vendors selling inexpensive scissors for less than $10 per pair. I purchased four of the scissors and report on the quality and capabilities of these Pakastani stainless surgical implements. They’re not the high quality german stainless - but they don’t cost as much either. I like the Milex scissors better, but these have a place for the tyer interested in trading up from cheaper brands.
By KBarton10 on Apr 26, 2008 in Fly Tying, humor | 2 Comments
The NFL draft is perfect fly tying theater, you don’t have to watch as no one really knows what’s going to happen next, and Mel Kiper dominates everything with a greasy taint. Keep your ears perked for your team and glance up only during their selection - great cinema, never to be watched.
By KBarton10 on Apr 17, 2008 in Fly Fishing, Fly Pattern, Fly Tying | 3 Comments
The Caddis Variant is an elegant Caddis imitation that is dressed lightly and uses very little hackle. An excellent searching pattern, and floats well when dressed. It’s in the vein of the Elk Hair Caddis, and may be easier to tie.
By KBarton10 on Mar 5, 2008 in Fly Tying, product | 1 Comment
Overcome by tinker lust, never content to leave well enough alone, and creating one monstrosity after another…
It’s the result of more sparkly oddities than I know what to do with - with the picture at left showing one possible use for Angelina Film.
The film is what the births the fibers, I’m guessing they send […]
By KBarton10 on Feb 25, 2008 in Fly Tying | 0 Comments
Small storage is a premium for fly fishermen, what with all the little things we carry and use, and for fly tiers it’s much worse as we accumulate dander almost as quickly as we draw moths.
Periodically I get the need for more and wander around Google attempting to find what other crafts are using. We […]
By KBarton10 on Feb 24, 2008 in Fly Tying | 3 Comments
“Think Outside the Box” - we understand the concept easy enough, but only a select view are able to to put the theory to practice. The best example I’ve seen to date is from Michael LeBlanc, who won the Gold Medal in the 2006 World Salmon Fly Tying Championship of the Quebec Federation of […]
By KBarton10 on Feb 17, 2008 in Fly Fishing, Fly Tying | 2 Comments
Planning a quick scout trip tomorrow for smallmouth and largemouth bass, chores are completed so I can raze havoc at the tying bench.
I’m not sure what I’ll find as it’s a new lake and a small feeder creek, can’t fish the creek as it’s closed until April, and the lake is a man made impoundment […]
By KBarton10 on Feb 14, 2008 in Fly Tying, product | 3 Comments
Following up on a comment from Phil Huewe on the “Cheaper Ice Dub” post I did about a week ago. I knew I had the right fiber, it was the right “flavor” of fiber that was my consternation.
I contacted the maker of Angelina, the Meadowbrook Inventions Inc. and asked them what I was looking […]
By KBarton10 on Feb 13, 2008 in Fly Fishing, Fly Tying | 0 Comments
I’m still in a state of enforced idleness, waiting for water levels to resume some semblance of clarity. I keep checking hoping the stream flow meter has malfunctioned, but it keeps telling me to stay home.
…so I ignore it, and wander out for some visual confirmation.
The good news is there are two separate colors instead […]