Posted in My fly fishing story, Outdoor Family Photos, tagged fly fishing photos and patterns, Deep Springs Valley, Owens Valley, Owens River, Ally Barker, Madison River, Hot Creek Ranch, White Mountains, Michael Barker, Chimney Peak, Hot Creek, Browning HP, Hwy 178, Hogback Creek, Ennis Montana, Bridgeport California, East Walker River, Mount Whitney, Bristlecone Pines, Big Pine Creek, North Fork of the Tule River, Salamander, Newt, Upper Owens River on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here they are…DOGS COUNT TOO!!!
Ally gives shooting instructions to my mentor, Sal A. (guess she wants to do some writing…like I have to do)
Ally at the campsite with Angelo, Hogback Creek, 2002 Winter
This was a GREAT steakhouse that burned to the ground in 1993 on Hwy. 178 between Ridgecrest and Kernville. I tipped more than [...]
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Here are some patterns that see me through a good Spring and Summer…ENJOY!!!
Larry Kingry Caddis
HOOK: TMC 2487, 2457 or Diiachi 1120, 1130, # 12-18
THREAD: Uni 8/0 Black or Gordon Griffith’s 14/0 black
ABDOMEN: Green FlexiFloss
RIB: Chart FlexiFloss
THORAX: Ostrich, black or Dark brown
A good all-around, down, deep Caddis pattern. Kingry’s other new patterns can be viewed at [...]
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Posted in FLIES I HAVE TIED, Family fly fishers, My fly fishing story, tagged Ally Barker, Boxer Dog, Dropper Bead, family photos, fly fishing, Fly Tying area, Hydrophobe, Tying a Fly on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some things that might be of interest…
Ally and her new best friend…G’abby…
Creation space ( I actually tie my flies)….
Work in progress…more later on this…
Two nifty products I use. One is from your local Gamatkatsu dealer, the other can only be had through Blue Ribbon Flies in W. Yellowstone…
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My stories will be going up in a few more days. I will cover my trip to Chilko Lake, BC, how I got together with Jean Marie Hon (and what happened), introducing Michael to fly fishing and more trips to remote locations….
PT/TB
For the comment…
Nope, never saw a bear at Chilko Lake. I spent almost all [...]
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ROJO MIDGE
Thread: Wapsi UTC 70 , olive brown, olive, rust, red and black ( I like the way this lays down)
Hook: TMC 200R, 16-22
Bead: Ruby xsm
Gills: White Antron
Rib: XSM Chart wire
Thorax: Peacock herl
I first saw this guy on Charlie Craven’s site about two years ago. I tied some up in olive brown, black and red [...]
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Today, a bunch of new patterns go up. Tomorrow, some stories….
Git ‘er done…
PT/TB
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Posted in Early Photos, Family fly fishers, My fly fishing story, Outdoor Family Photos, tagged 1980 Jeep CJ 7, Aspen, CO, Dionne Warwick, fly fishing photos, Frying Pan River, Jean Marie Hon, Nadia Barker, Rhodesian Cammo, Roaring Fork River on July 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
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Thanks to Aly Barker, Michael Barker and Nadia for digging these up for me!
Seems that an extraordinary amount of hits are coming from the name Jean Marie Hon so, [...]
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