Streamers365.com

Posted on December 31, 2011 by pacres

As you may have noticed, the Daily Fly Paper Blog has gone quite over the last few months. the reason for the silence was the preparation for a new initiative I’ve taken on, the Streamers 365 project. I’ve assembled close to 50 streamer tyers from around the world to bring you a streamer a day, every day during 2012.

The Streamers 365 Project

The Streamers 365 Project

The first fly drops Jan. 1 @ 10am EST.

We hope to help The Streamerlist with some basic funding, as well as make donations to Trout Unlimited, Casting for Recovery, Atlantic Salmon Federation, Project Healing Waters and the Rangeley Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum. The streamers submitted will be used to help raise funds, so your generosity will help reach our goals, and support these great organizations.

You can check out the roster of tyers taking part here, and watch the front page for the first streamer tomorrow. We hope to see you there.

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Atlantic Salmon Flies of Nova Scotia – Damian Lee Welsh

Posted on November 23, 2011 by pacres

Just a quick shout to let everyone know about Damian Lee Welsh’s new book. There is an excellent preview available, and it also includes a great looking reference section of Atlantic Salmon flies.

Atlantic Salmon Flies of Nova Scotia is a book inspired by a poster of 30 Atlantic Salmon flies that were created in or have significance to the province. The book also features the stories of the tyers who tied them and a back section displays over 35 of their favorite or original patterns. With over 200 full color photographs, and several full page photo spreads, it’s a sight to behold and deserves a special spot on your bookshelf.

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Hot Zebra Midge – Curtis Fry

Posted on November 2, 2011 by pacres

It can be tough to keep things skinny while tying midges, but Curtis shows us how to do it. You could even drop the size of your thread down to keep things even skinnier if you need it on smaller sized flies. Personally, I don’t like using a round wire on these, so I would swap the wire for a mylar tinsel. I might also put on a bit smaller bead so I don’t need to put a lot of thread behind the bead. The flash wing isn’t something I normally use on my zebra midges, but I think it is a nice touch and will start adding it from here on in.

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