A glimpse into Doug's fly box (Winter 2023 Tying)

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Re: A glimpse into Doug's fly box (Winter 2023 Tying)

Post by letumgo » Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:11 pm

dj1212 wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:49 pm Buggy looking assortment
That’s what my parent said about my college friends…. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: A glimpse into Doug's fly box (Winter 2023 Tying)

Post by DOUGSDEN » Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:54 pm

Good one Ray! It made me stop and think about some of my "furry" friends from college!
Johnno, great idea about starting a thread or post about opening up our various fly boxes! Please start it off!
I would like to see your patterns in all their glory! Let's get everybody involved in this one!
Thank you once again everyone for the kind words about my patterns! When I stop and consider just where these well wishes are coming from.....the best of the best.....I am humbled! Again, a great big THANKS to all!
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Re: A glimpse into Doug's fly box (Winter 2023 Tying)

Post by DUBBN » Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:15 pm

DOUGSDEN wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:54 pm Good one Ray! It made me stop and think about some of my "furry" friends from college!
Johnno, great idea about starting a thread or post about opening up our various fly boxes! Please start it off!
I would like to see your patterns in all their glory! Let's get everybody involved in this one!
Thank you once again everyone for the kind words about my patterns! When I stop and consider just where these well wishes are coming from.....the best of the best.....I am humbled! Again, a great big THANKS to all!
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Good idea about posting the box. Heck yes.
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Re: A glimpse into Doug's fly box (Winter 2023 Tying)

Post by Roadkill » Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:28 pm

I like this idea but here is a twist...
ImageRIMG0955 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

One of my first "fly boxes" from the early 1960's complete with the only flies I have from my tying back in the 50'S & 60's. ;)

I also had a Prince Albert in a can "fly Box" as well one real plastic rotary dry fly box. :D

I came across this blast from the past when I was doing some Covid social distancing cleanup of my old tackle boxes at Camp Roadkill in central Oregon.
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Re: A glimpse into Doug's fly box (Winter 2023 Tying)

Post by Fishnkilts » Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:08 am

Wow! That is awesome. That's a great way to go down Memory Lane.

Thanks for showing it to us.
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Re: A glimpse into Doug's fly box (Winter 2023 Tying)

Post by letumgo » Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:03 am

What an absolute treat, seeing your early flies. I see so many patterns I’d love to try.

Thank you for sharing Bill. Wonderful twist.
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Re: A glimpse into Doug's fly box (Winter 2023 Tying)

Post by Roadkill » Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:58 am

letumgo wrote: Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:03 am What an absolute treat, seeing your early flies. I see so many patterns I’d love to try.
Ray,

To tie the black hair streamers at the middle top you would need to have a black street mongrel you were nursing back to health after getting hit by a car. About 1961 "Shorty" was given to me by a neighbor who found him in the street in back of the local liquor store.

He hit the road again when he was healthy that fall. ;)
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Re: A glimpse into Doug's fly box (Winter 2023 Tying)

Post by letumgo » Wed Apr 05, 2023 12:00 pm

Bill - That is one of the patterns that first grabbed my eye. It reminds me very much of some of the New Zealand lures I tye and love to fish. I’m always surprised how similar our taste in flies is. We might be brothers… :D
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Re: A glimpse into Doug's fly box (Winter 2023 Tying)

Post by Roadkill » Wed Apr 05, 2023 12:15 pm

My Shorty flies were one of the reasons I loved the Hairy Dog and other similar Kiwi flies at first sight. ;)
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