I am writing live from the BFFI 2010.
Just waiting on Paul Little starting his turn at Fly Tying in Focus theatre.
I have been round some of thetrade stands and got a few bits and pieces. I will be watching Ollie Edwards later.
UPDATE
As promised earlier today here is an update of the BFFI 2010. I have had a very good day. I didn't spend too much. I got a couple of capes from Cookshill Fly Tying, and joined the Fly Dressers Guild and got a few freebies from them for joining.
Paul Little was good explaining how to marry materiels for Classic Salmon Fly Dressing. the results were amazing.
I then wathched a young Welshman by the name of Stephan Jones, who was explaing and demonstrating flies for the Sea Trout. I had a chat with him later on Tyers Row where he gave me one of his Sea Trout Flies that he had tied.
It was now time to go round the trade stands and see what goodies were on offer, when I met Mike Harding at the Lakeland Fly Tying Stand. I had a good chat with him about the River Kent where he does a lot of his fly fishing. He said, the season had been good for him on the Kent.
It was then time for the last of the 'Fly Tying in Focus' Demonstrations by the great man himself 'Ollie Edwards'.
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Twas a rather enjoyable day oot. If you had to decide on one insirational idea that you will take on board and add to your fly tying ,what would it be?
ReplyDeleteCheers, Allan
Probably using enough but not too much material for hair wings etc.
ReplyDeleteSquirrel and Arctic Fox being good examples of this. This is due to the fact that arctic fox collapses in water so you need more some of the time, whereas squirrel noes not collapse the same and you usually need less.