Gary Madore

Wow: 1st time I've seen wet and dry photos of a fly posted together - very interesting (awesome work, too!) Cheers! Gary

Bud, You are an AMAZING person. Simply amazing. Cheers! Gary

Several people have asked for my mailing address, email address, etc, while I'm away in Afghanistan. Instead of trying to remember the email addy of everyone who asked, I decided to make a web page and then use the "shotgun approach" for distribution. So, for anybody who cares, here's how to get hold of me for the next 7 months: http://www.themadores.ca/contact.htm There's also a link there to a "daily journal" that I'll be working on, um, daily. Cheers! Gary

Damn: So much for the $75 I was gonna toss on the table Cheers! Gary

Thanks guys. Cheers, Damian! Gary

Coffee and fish? Will do. I am off as well. You can call anytime, too: It's just me and the mutt here until the 29th. Cheers! Gary

Wow, thanks again for the wishes, guys! Ash: Closer to when we go, maybe you can tell me where you can be found over there... Gary: Which one: The Payne, the Leonard, or the Dickerson? Eat your heart out! Cheers! Gary

Thanks everyone! Graham: Yeah, I'll send you photos of anything interesting I find out there Cheers! Gary

Just got my orders the other day: I'm off to Afghanistan (Kandahar) for almost 7 months... Feb thru August 2007. I'll bring ya home a spider or something Cheers! Gary

Ash, That's just sick, man. Plain sick. (I guess that's testament to how good that spider is) Cheers! Gary

Dustin, You don't wanna know who owns (and manufactures) Redington reels! :hyst: Cheers! Gary

I'd have to say my first was my favourite... It was new and amazing and cool and all that jazz :headbang: Cheers! Gary

Welcome home, Ash! How's the tan? Cheers! Gary (Canadian Air Force)

Mine's the first fly I ever tied (I haven't come very far since!) I would use a photo of me, but then I have to deal with autograph seekers, wanton women, etc., etc.... Cheers! Gary

Graham, That's just plain scary! It's so realistic that I wouldn't want that fly in my house. No kidding. Cheers! Gary

We tried to get that going over on TFF: No takers (yet!) :hyst: Cheers! Gary

Simple AWESOME, Will! Well done, sir :thumbup: Cheers! Gary

Not yet, Bro' ... I'm still looking to see if I can get silver bucktail anywhere near here. Hey, you should keep it open until you have 1 tier for each NFL team! (talk about a display collection) Cheers! Gary

OK, thanks. I was thinking of going in with The Raiders (I'm from Madden's era) but I'll need silver (or at least grey) bucktail.... Cheers! Gary

Can you get silver bucktail, or are you talking about a pinch of something else, like flash? Thanks, Cheers! Gary

Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry funny (I know where you live :boxing: ) Cheers! Gary

The Trions I mentioned earlier in this thread are 100% machined and are available for < $100. Mine, a 10wt (1990), was just over $70. Cheers! Gary

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Hey Chris, what the heck do YOU know about books? Cheers! Gary

Hiya Mike! Nobody is looking for perfection or art (see note below) when they hold or join a swap: It's more of a social thing and beginners are welcomed with open arms. I was SO terrified for my first swaps because I knew my ties would look like crappe next to the rest of the tiers' efforts. And they did look like crappe, but nobody cared. All I ever got was words of encouragement and some well-needed (and friendly) coaching. With only a couple of exceptions, all of my swaps have been the first time I've attempted a certain pattern and I haven't had anybody say anything negative yet. Note: Exceptions to this general rule would include things like full-dress salmon flies and realistics, which are in a class all by themselves. So, while you may want to avoid swaps that require extraordinary skill (OK, guys let's have a dry fly swap: your favourite Caddis pattern in a size 20 or smaller... ) for a while, there will be no problem joining a swap as a first-timer. Find something that interests you, say "I'm IN!" and then search the internet (right here on FTF is a great place to start) for instructions on how to tie that pattern. Cheers! Gary