Al Beatty

thanks for all your nice comments. I'm not quite sure how this site works but I'll figure out how to respond to individuals questions as I spend more time here. Now I'll try posting this message and see if it goes anywhere. Take care & ... Tight Lines - Al Beatty www.btsflyfishing.com

Hi group, I'm a new guy here as of a few minutes ago. I didn't know about this forum until last evening when a fellow from CA advised me about all of you. My wife Gretchen and I have been tying/fishing flies for about 90 combined years between the two of us. We tie commercial, write for several magazines, and just finished book number 5 (Rotary Tying Techniques) for Frank Amato Publications. It is tentatively scheduled for publication about Christmas 2005. We live in Boise, Idaho and our favorite river is the Lochsa located in the north, central part of the state. We have three sons (all employed as engineers, 1-chemical/environmental & 2 civils) and two grand daughters. Take care & ... Tight Lines - Al Beatty www.btsflyfishing.com