For your enjoyment, I present a little Monday light reading. Here’s my story from the Marlborough Fly Fishing Show two weekends ago. Believe it or not, Edison is this weekend!
I hit the ground running Friday morning with a very well-attended Destination Theater presentation on the Farmington River. It’s always nice to start off with a packed house! As you’ll see, Friday was a very busy day for me…I had just enough time to pack up, zip over to the show floor, do a little meet and greet, and grab a bite before my 2:30 appearance as a Featured Fly Tyer. I really enjoy the FFT gig. The setup is excellent, and if I have a chance, I always make time to watch other tiers do their thing. Unfortunately, Friday was wall-to-wall for me, as I had to pack up and scoot back to the hotel for my 4:30 Seminar, Hot Bronze: Wade Fishing For Summer Smallmouth. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to see me, and I was particularly gratified by the SRO crowd during the Featured Fly Tyer. The subject was “Guide Wet Flies,” and I demoed a Hendrickson spider, a Pale Watery wingless wet, LaFontaine’s Diving Caddis winged wet, and a bonus track, my Squirrel and Ginger.Attention, flatwing fans: Joe Cordeiro has a new book out. It’s called — drum roll — “Colors In The Current,” and you can buy it directly from Joe on his website, here. Paperback $35, hardcover $65, and Joe will sign it for you if you like. The book is loaded with proven patterns for you to try on your favorite flat, estuary, or beach. A shout out to Joe and his son Greg for letting me park at their booth to eat my lunch all three days. Oh! Joe’s also got a ton of saddles and other flatwing must-haves….Yeah, we’re busy here…I taught two classes, the striper one pictured above, and on Sunday, “Tying and Fishing Wet Flies.” I can’t say enough about those who make the effort and investment in expanding their knowledge base. That’s how you get to be a better angler, folks. A more expensive rod won’t help you catch more fish. OK, enough pontificating. Back to the show.Speaking of learning, this is a guy you want to hang around with if you want to become a better fly angler or tier. Tim is always generous with his time, and you often have to wait in line to talk to him. Tim presented after me at one of my Destination Theater talks — I did three that weekend — and I took the liberty of introducing him as the guy, who, “whenever I want to tie a new pattern or brush up on a favorite, I type the name of the fly and “Tightline” (Tim’s production company) into the search bar.”Bad luck! Saturday night into Sunday was a major winter storm, and so the venue was rather uncrowded on Sunday. Still, the show must go on, so I took the opportunity during my down time to meet and greet, do a little shopping, and watch master caster Shiela Hassan do her thing.
And that’s a wrap! See you next year. And see you this weekend at the Edison show.
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Very nice. I took a lesson from Sheila last year before heading south for a sight fishing trip. Wonderful teacher
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I love Sheila and Bill. Great people, very nice to me when I was just getting started.
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Thank you, Stuart.
I decided to skip the show because I didn’t want to get exposed to Covid.
We missed you, Bill. Stay safe and healthy. 🙂