Fly tying exposition
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 1:33 am
This Saturday is the fly tying expo in Longmont, Colorado. I have been racking my brain figuring out what flies I want to tie, and it's not been fun. But I have picked a few and I would like to show you which ones they are, but keep in mind, they are subject to change.
This is the largest show that has been put on since it first started. Forty tyers will be tying there this year, so I kind of wish I was a spectator instead of a participant so I could watch some of our very talented and skilled tyers that Colorado has to offer, or at least in this area of the state. But if it's like the years before, it'll mainly be a lot of streamers and nymphs tied by young guides.
But this year I'm throwing in some classics. Dick, at Laughing Grizzly Fly Shop, wanted me to tie up some winged wet flies because no one ties them here any more. They have become a forgotten style of fly because streamers and nymphs seem to be what's popular these days. This younger generation has no idea what they are missing out on. I hope it's not like that in the UK. So I tied up two winged wets, the Rio Grande King and the great Blae and Black. I may put in one more winged wet fly, but if it happens it will be added last minute.
I do plan on taking photos of some of the best tyers Colorado has to offer, so that means no photos of me.
I have two days to get everything ready. A member of another forum I belong to said he will drop by and meet me. He has done expos for forty years and said to only do three flies, that way I show consistency and talk about what I'm doing as I tie. And to always give the kids a few free flies. That part has never been a problem because the kids always get free flies from me.
So here are some of the flies I'm going to display and tie at the show.
Rio Grande King
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/Zq8mHmcF/20230201-091249.jpg)
Rio Grande King Trude. I must have these two Kings together.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/Dy1KnnVV/20230201-171038.jpg)
Stewart's Black Spider.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/7LFVH88c/20230201-170737.jpg)
Blae and Black
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/q7Vhgkq8/20230201-164343.jpg)
I might add in another winged wet fly. Would any of you have any suggestions?
This is the largest show that has been put on since it first started. Forty tyers will be tying there this year, so I kind of wish I was a spectator instead of a participant so I could watch some of our very talented and skilled tyers that Colorado has to offer, or at least in this area of the state. But if it's like the years before, it'll mainly be a lot of streamers and nymphs tied by young guides.
But this year I'm throwing in some classics. Dick, at Laughing Grizzly Fly Shop, wanted me to tie up some winged wet flies because no one ties them here any more. They have become a forgotten style of fly because streamers and nymphs seem to be what's popular these days. This younger generation has no idea what they are missing out on. I hope it's not like that in the UK. So I tied up two winged wets, the Rio Grande King and the great Blae and Black. I may put in one more winged wet fly, but if it happens it will be added last minute.
I do plan on taking photos of some of the best tyers Colorado has to offer, so that means no photos of me.
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I have two days to get everything ready. A member of another forum I belong to said he will drop by and meet me. He has done expos for forty years and said to only do three flies, that way I show consistency and talk about what I'm doing as I tie. And to always give the kids a few free flies. That part has never been a problem because the kids always get free flies from me.
So here are some of the flies I'm going to display and tie at the show.
Rio Grande King
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/Zq8mHmcF/20230201-091249.jpg)
Rio Grande King Trude. I must have these two Kings together.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/Dy1KnnVV/20230201-171038.jpg)
Stewart's Black Spider.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/7LFVH88c/20230201-170737.jpg)
Blae and Black
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/q7Vhgkq8/20230201-164343.jpg)
I might add in another winged wet fly. Would any of you have any suggestions?