'23 MASSACHUSETTS RANDOM IMAGES

[R.R. Bridge Fisher]

I'll start with a nice picture of A1

[b-ware]

Some new old stock from 30 years ago from the manufacturer............. (still work)

 

 

[Dthfrmabove1]

Shenandoah anchored on Sippican harbor this past summer 

[KidDkivahh]

[bdowning]

I know a guy who'd like those orange flies @zak-striper 

[bdowning]

15 hours ago, R.R. Bridge Fisher said:

I'll start with a nice picture of A1

Mods may want to lock the old random images thread to steer people here. Just a thought, may be some minuses. 

[bob_G]

1 hour ago, bdowning said:

Mods may want to lock the old random images thread to steer people here. Just a thought, may be some minuses. 

Good idea Bill. I'll give it a couple days to allow for a smooth transition.

[bob_G]

My old friend Judy Skehan and her charges bird hunting with me in Hardwick. Judy used to drive up from S.C. each fall to hunt.

 

[1ife]

[Plug and teaser]

7 hours ago, bob_G said:

Good idea Bill. I'll give it a couple days to allow for a smooth transition.

Seems someone may want to ask a question in the future about an old picture etc.

 

Something like where was that, what is that, because I would like to go there or I saw one of those.

 

If you do chose to lock perhaps temporary until it falls away?

There are so few of us these days it may fall away with out issue.

[Plug and teaser]

A Golden-crowned Kinglet

 

Fairly common but nice to see some color in the winter.

 

 

[mikez2]

7 mins ago, Plug and teaser said:

A Golden-crowned Kinglet

 

Fairly common but nice to see some color in the winter.

 

 

Oh those little beauties always remind me of me as a bratty kid out shooting house sparrows with my Daisy. I shot one of those without knowing what it was. I went over and picked up the body and was awed by its beauty. I felt so bad. I gave up shooting tweety birds forever. 

[Plug and teaser]

1 min ago, mikez2 said:

Oh those little beauties always remind me of me as a bratty kid out shooting house sparrows with my Daisy. I shot one of those without knowing what it was. I went over and picked up the body and was awed by its beauty. I felt so bad. I gave up shooting tweety birds forever. 

Good shot though, they are tiny little things.

 

[zak-striper]

20 hours ago, KidDkivahh said:

 

What's this pattern called or is it one of your own creations?

 

12 hours ago, bdowning said:

I know a guy who'd like those orange flies @zak-striper 

As Bill mentioned, I'm fan of orange/yellow/red patterns for landlocked salmon, trout & smallies.

 

Here's some patterns I regularly tie. 

 

Woods Special

 

 

Chief Needahbeh

 

 

yellow perch

 

 

marabou mickey finn

 

 

I want to add these two patterns to my selection. These aren't my pics. The 1st one is a saltwater pattern that I want to downsize for salmon

 

 

Fire smelt. I don't have the patten but I can figure it out from the picture.

 

 

 

[KidDkivahh]

That pattern came about from a Highschool shop teach who challenged me come up with a trout fly pattern in school colours . He loved it caught many trout in the spring with it , Very simple fly pattern the only changes I've made was mixing up the wing material. Originally tied with calf tail. But I've used marabou artic fox , bucktail and even died hackle feathers . It was originally named NHSspl. after the school . After the teacher passed I named it after the teacher now I just call it a Challenger . I've had good luck with it for Landlocks and trout even brookies I just vary up the size.

Brown trout in particular have a great fondness for it . 

Btw I love your work . I got a kick out of seeing Joe Sterling's Wood special . I knew him very well he was a bit of a character but who isn't . I asked where he got his chenille from with out a word he walks away . He comes back a minute or so later with a box full of it . He reached in and grabbed a big handful of it and heaves on the counter, He goes here this is where I get it from. He was a good egg though very dry sense of humor. Send me a PM and I'll throw a couple at you .