Edmonton Day 2
Day two at the Northern Lights Fly Tyers TU Chapter Symposium was even more lively than day one. I suspect that people found day one to be fun, with lots of banter between the group and either Mike or me, so they came loaded for today’s talks. Mike opened with “Fly Fishing Approach and Presentation for Wary Trout,” and I followed by discussing the concepts of fly designing and tying a Collared Leech. Mike finished out the morning with “Nymph Fishing from Top to Bottom.” Mike and I had been discussing plenty of dead-drift tactics, and so I did an impromptu casting/mending session over the lunch hour. It allowed people to see exactly what we’d been talking about and to really visualize how to do a variety of mends. After the casting and mending discussion over lunch, I followed with a discussion on “Reading the Water.” Mike then described the tying of the No-Hackle Dun, and I completed the day with a program on “Really Matching the Hatch.” It was a very full day, but a great one. I had a number of question on specific flies and casting/mending topics; these will be posted here over the next couple of weeks. Watch for them y’all.
The crowd was attentive to us both days, with plenty of back and forth discussion. Great fun. Thanks guys and gals!
Left to right: Kevin, Denny, and Ken. Front and center both days with plenty of questions. They kept us on our toes.
Gary & MIke,
Very informative. Thank you, for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us. Now if it would just warm up a little.
J
The Gary and Mike show was an absolute hoot. The Casting/mending discussion was fabulous. 45 minutes of wonderful presentation tactics. Blew away all my fear. As John said, Bring on the spring thaw.