Fly Tying: "An Endless, Weird Journey"

By
Marshall Cutchin
 on November 24, 2009 7:11 AM | | Comments (0)

Chester Allen (who sadly will be leaving the The Olympian in January, a victim of the downturn in newspapers) explains as well as anyone how fly tying is like wood carving and traces his obsession over many decades. "For years, I had boxes of trout flies that never got wet - until I started fly fishing in warmwater lakes and ponds. I discovered that crappie, bluegill, yellow perch and even bass will eat ugly, poorly tied trout flies. Eventually I reached the most dangerous point in fly tying - or lure making. That's when you stay up late listening to jazz on public radio stations and tie weirdo flies."

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