The deer is in the freezer, and the scraps at the butcher, so it’s time to get going on some much needed tying. A package from Umpqua arrived at my door last week with all sorts of goodies: hooks, thread, natural materials, synthetics, some funky colored beads, etc.
Two years ago I tied roughly 90 dozen flies. Last year it fell to 42 dozen flies. This “year” (a year in my world starts the day the season closes on October 1 to the next October 1), I’m only at 7 so far. Not to fear. The next five weeks before winter trout opens are pretty steady tying weeks for me. It beats watching the Vikings trout out a so-called starting quarterback and waste away three hours of my Sunday.
If you are in need of any patterns – winter, spring, summer, fall/nymphs or dries, drop me a line, and I can help you out.
Gabriel’s Trumpet
