PauliefromtheShore Loc: Bergen County, NJ

Thanks for the encouragement, friends. Much appreciated.
FYI. I am glad to have this forum to share with folks who appreciate these activities.

PauliefromtheShore Loc: Bergen County, NJ

I hadn’t thought about that. But I think my flies are pretty standard models - mere copies of the great ones that came before me. I haven’t invented anything new yet. Maybe one day.

JustRight Loc: Hernando, FL

Paulie, you might likeoeck Davey McPhail’s tying videos on Youtube. Excellent quality videos and instruction. Easy to pick up some new techniques. Your early work looks great. When I started “tying”, and what I was doing was far from skilled, was the results of using ya small pair of vice-grips locked down in my bench vice 60 years ago. I bent a piece of coathanger wire to resemble a bobbin and used regular sewing thread in varied colors. When I needed white hair, I would get my Llewelyn Setter to hold still so I could clip some from her feathery tail. A few year later, I started duck hunting and fast got into tying real feathers onto size ten hooks for bream. Thought I was acheiving something special at the time. Ahh, the memories. Keep showing us the photos of your work. Thanks.

PauliefromtheShore Loc: Bergen County, NJ

Hey JR:

Thank for the tip on McPhail’s videos. I have seen a few without really knowing who he was. I see now he has quite a large library of videos. I will definitely look into those.

Your early days seemed quite determined. I would never have started if I had to fashion my own equipment. I am fortunate that there is now so much good affordable equipment available. What you achieved was special. Your really worked for it.

Thanks for the encouragement. I’ll post again to show my progress. I think a Parachute Adams might be the next victim.

PauliefromtheShore Loc: Bergen County, NJ

I actually have no idea where or how to even start building a rod. Gonna stock with flies for now. Still a lot to learn.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

You are so right, Charlie!