DFoster 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2020 There a lot of ad's but otherwise I think those of you who tie Classic Salmon Flies will appreciate this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2020 I bought the video when it first hit the market and enjoyed watching one of the world's great tyers...her...not him (Alex Simpson) Delightful lady and I consider myself fortunate to have some of her flies...including her pattern the Brora. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2020 That’s very cool SalarMan. Have seen the above and read her biography. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2020 Thanks Mogup...just another one of those moments in time from my past. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2020 On 9/5/2020 at 7:30 AM, SalarMan said: I bought the video when it first hit the market and enjoyed watching one of the world's great tyers...her...not him (Alex Simpson) Delightful lady and I consider myself fortunate to have some of her flies...including her pattern the Brora. George it sounds like you also might be a collector as well as a tyer? If so do you display the flies you collect? I'd love to see a photo- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2020 3 hours ago, DFoster said: George it sounds like you also might be a collector as well as a tyer? If so do you display the flies you collect? I'd love to see a photo- I'm not a collector in the traditional sense, just accumulated "stuff" over the years...but I'll make a point of taking a couple of photos and posting them Dean. It will probably be a few days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2020 Dean - Here are some quickie photos of a few flies I have around the office. They are from Poul Jorgensen, Megan Boyd, Gordon"Gordeaux" Chesney, Harry Lemire, Jon Kopczyk, Ron Alcott, Geert Werbrouck, and me too. Don't know if they will all fit in one post, but if not I'll add a second. George Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2020 On 9/16/2020 at 10:02 AM, SalarMan said: Dean - Here are some quickie photos of a few flies I have around the office. They are from Poul Jorgensen, Megan Boyd, Gordon"Gordeaux" Chesney, Harry Lemire, Jon Kopczyk, Ron Alcott, Geert Werbrouck, and me too. Don't know if they will all fit in one post, but if not I'll add a second. George Thanks for that George- to my mind Classic Flies are works of art! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2020 My pleasure Dean. Always fun to share my past with my fellow tyers and fly fishermen. Food for thought...While I agree with you on the art thing, it was John Veniard who expressed the opinion tying flies is a craft, not an art. When I look at some of the work people turn out with fur, feathers, silk, etc, one can't help but think "Art". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2020 It was a nice video D, thanks for posting it. It was long but not arduous. The ads didn't bother me, just a click and it's gone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2020 On 9/18/2020 at 2:50 PM, SalarMan said: My pleasure Dean. Always fun to share my past with my fellow tyers and fly fishermen. Food for thought...While I agree with you on the art thing, it was John Veniard who expressed the opinion tying flies is a craft, not an art. When I look at some of the work people turn out with fur, feathers, silk, etc, one can't help but think "Art". I think I would place fly tying as a "craft" myself since the ultimate point is to craft an object with a purpose. As with any craft, elite workmanship can certainly cross over to the point of being considered art. Art itself, by definition doesn't have a purpose beyond an creating an emotional response. I know that's splitting hairs but it's interesting to think about where the line is, much like is Golf a game or a sport? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DFoster 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2020 On 9/21/2020 at 2:50 PM, Mark Knapp said: It was a nice video D, thanks for posting it. It was long but not arduous. The ads didn't bother me, just a click and it's gone. I've always been fascinated with these style flies and fishing them. There's something cool about a spey rod and carrying a fly wallet with only 6 or 8 well crafted flies. I don't know if people fish for salmon with these types of flies anywhere here in New England? I certainly haven't seen anyone casting a Jock Scott. I wish they did because it would give me a reason to learn this part of the fly fishing craft. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, DFoster said: I've always been fascinated with these style flies and fishing them. There's something cool about a spey rod and carrying a fly wallet with only 6 or 8 well crafted flies. I don't know if people fish for salmon with these types of flies anywhere here in New England? I certainly haven't seen anyone casting a Jock Scott. I wish they did because it would give me a reason to learn this part of the fly fishing craft. I think it's a matter of practicality. At the end of the video, it mentions how Hair wings were replacing the classics, and how much faster they were to tie. I learn to tie them at art, but I don't think I could fish them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SalarMan 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2020 2 hours ago, DFoster said: I think I would place fly tying as a "craft" myself since the ultimate point is to craft an object with a purpose. As with any craft, elite workmanship can certainly cross over to the point of being considered art. Art itself, by definition doesn't have a purpose beyond an creating an emotional response. I know that's splitting hairs but it's interesting to think about where the line is, much like is Golf a game or a sport? Your last sentence brings back a conversation with none other than Ernie Schwiebert. What is generally referred to as sports...think the "sports page" of the newspaper...should be the "games page". Activities like football, baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, etc. are games not sports. Carefully designed rules, playing fields, other limitations and requirements. Ernie maintained the true definition of a "sport" is something now done as a pastime that what was once done as a means of survival...like fishing and hunting. Certain equestrian competitions could be construed as a sport since the horse was once a major part of hunting on the plains of North America in the not too distant past, but that may be stretching it a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites