#7: Marlborough and Edison Fly Fishing Shows and another International Fly Tying Symposium. You already know that I’m a big fan of The Fly Fishing Show. Where else can you meet and talk to some of the best fly fishers and tyers in the world, find all kinds of cool gear, and get those hard-to-find tying treasures — all under one roof? When I’m not speaking or teaching or tying, I’m walking the show floor, shopping, meeting and greeting, and sitting in on as many seminars and classes as possible. You should be, too. My 2024 Marlborough Schedule for January 5-6-7, is here, and here — now just over a week away!
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#6: The Great Diving Caddis Wet Fly Revelation. I’m a professional fly tier, guide, instructor, speaker, and all-around fly fishing nerd. Still, I don’t know it all. Far from it. And thank goodness! Learning new things and making new discoveries one of the things that makes fly fishing continuously thrilling. As evidence, I offer LaFontaine’s Diving Caddis wet fly. I read about it last winter, tied and fished it in the spring, and wow, did it ever produce. The first evening I fished it, positioned as my middle dropper, it accounted for two-thirds of the two dozen trout I landed. It produced untold numbers for my clients. It’s now a seasonal staple on my team of three. Brilliant!
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#5: Completing My First Book Outline and Sample Chapter Draft. For years, people have been asking me, “When are you going to write a book?” Okay…how about now? The first pass stuff is off with a publisher, and I’m waiting to hear back from them. Fingers crossed. Oh! You’ll want to know what it’s about. The West Branch of the Farmington River.
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Will see you in Marlborough in a few weeks!
More like a few days! It’s next weekend. Please come say hi.
In retirement, keeping track of days is lost!
FYI- Steve and all his readers there is a new book out that I am enjoying called modern steelhead flies. It has great pictures and beautiful flies and instructions to tie them Jim Ducy.
FYI to Steve and All of interest the diving caddis was also mentioned in a book that is out of print called swimming Flies by George’s Odier ‘
He uses the western coachman, and the Rio Grande King to imitate diving caddis. He uses this pattern in fast waters, the roaring fork, and a frying pan in Colorado in his book. But it also references other places and other times and events or people have observed the diving cat phenomenon. They’re available used and something I think people of interest should not overlook. Good winter, Fly Tying, and reading to everyone.!
Thank you, Jim! Good stuff.
Thanks, Jim. A good fly tying book is a treasure. 🙂
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