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Feather art: ; Internet spurs resurgence in ornate salmon flies

johnmccoy@wvgazette.com For the past two years, I've been on a journey - a journey into the most colorful era of fly fishing's past. On a whim, I decided to celebrate my 50th birthday by learning how to tie full-dress Atlantic salmon flies. What I knew about those flies would hardly fill a

Publication: Sunday Gazette-Mail

Building Classic Salmon Flies.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Building Classic Salmon Flies Ron Alcott, author Arleigh D. Richardson III, editor Frank Amato Publications PO Box 82112, Portland, OR 97282 1571883398 $29.95 amatobooks.com Written by leading salmon fly tyer and designer Ron Alcott, who has contributed to such reknowned journals as "American

Publication: Wisconsin Bookwatch

MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE & PARKS SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AT SALMON FLY FISHING ACCESS SITE ON BIG HOLE RIVER

HELENA, Mont., July 6 -- The Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks issued the following news release: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks seeks public comment on a draft environmental assessment for proposed improvements to the Salmon Fly Fishing Access Site on the Big Hole River one-half mile south of Melrose.

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

SALMON ARE SUCKERS FOR FLY FISHERS' WARES; THEY'LL HIT ON ALL TYPES OF FLIES RIGHT NOW.(Sports)

Byline: J. Michael Kelly Staff writer Fly fishing for Pacific salmon in Lake Ontario tributaries isn't as difficult as it appears to non-practicioners. In fact, there are at least three effective ways to go about it - you can chuck and duck, rely on a strike indicator or swing a few coneheads

Publication: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)

Salmon flies too fancy for old hands

The proverb was right: Pride definitely comes before the fall. For nearly 30 years, I've thought of myself as a skilled fly tier. My oversized but nimble fingers have cranked out thousands of trout flies and bass bugs.It seemed only natural, then, that I would get the urge to tie really fancy flies

Publication: Sunday Gazette-Mail

Sweet success of first fly salmon

It was a dull and overcast morning when I met Robin Harvey, rated occupier of the Ballin Temple Beat and Kilbride Beat on the River Slaney, Co Carlow. We were there for a day's fishing on this most exclusive of beats on the prolific salmon river. I could see the river was in great shape after the

Publication: The Irish Times