Attn: All Fly Fishers!

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Here's a great mid-winter event to attend!

3rd Annual Northern Ohio Fly Tying Exposition™
January 15, 2005

Sponsored By:
North Coast Fly Fishers


Here's the latest list of Celebrity & Local Tiers for Expo 2005
SEE BELOW

Vendor Space is completely SOLD OUT!

http://www.expo2005.ncff.net/

Croatian Lodge & Party Center
34900 Lakeshore Blvd
Eastlake, Ohio 44095 Saturday
January 15, 2005
9:00 a.m. To 4:00 p.m.


Food & Beverages will be available on the Grand Tying Floor from 11:00 till 4:00

Adult Individual $10.00 each ~ Youth (under 16) $8.00 each Senior (65+) * $8.00

NOTABLE TIERS

Jeff "Bear" Andrews
Michigan native Jeff "Bear" Andrews has been fly fishing and tying flies for 38 years. He was the recipient of the "Buz" Buszek Memorial Fly Tying Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a fly tier by the Federation of Fly Fishers. He was only the second tier from the Midwest to ever win the award.

Glen Blackwood
Glen Blackwood is the host of "Fly Fishing with Glen Blackwood"

Kim Boal
Charlie Chlysta
Ron Dilbone
Jerry Drake

Chris Helm
Creator and manufacturer of the Brassie® Hair Packer, Chris Helm is considered the guru of deer hair and a master spinner with over 30 years of tying experience. He is the owner of Whitetail Fly Tieing Supplies in Toledo, Ohio, and has written many articles for American Angler, Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Journal, Fly Tyer, Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Journal British Edition.

Steve May
Julie Nielsen
Dennis Potter, Michigan’s “Rivergod,”
Brad Reynolds
Wayne G. Samson
Bill Skilton
Dick Walle
Glenn Weisner

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For any of you who may have thought about attending and didn't, well all I can say is you missed a good one! This little show has grown and done well on this it's third year! They actually had MUCH more stuff there to buy and see. The number of tiers has doubled and I really picked some nice techniques watching Dennis Potter and Chris Helm as well as some others! Even Simms sent a factory rep this year with their 2005 product line. I picked up a Silver pheasant skin from Hurst hackle and smattering of other materials from the other shops there. Also picked up an autographed copy of "Tying Emergers". It's a MUST have book if you like fishing emregers.

Ok, I'll quit rambling...... for now!!!:D

[jdchaff]

pick up and new steelhead fly ideas?
Cabelas has been having fly tyers come in a tie. In past years I seen Jerry Drakes and Tim Roller tie. I wanted to see Jeff Andrews last week i think, but didnt make it. Chris Helm will be there Feburary.

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Actually I did. Dennis Potter tied a pretty cool/durable biot bodied stone fly nymph. A little time consuming compared to some but looked great and should hold up pretty well despite the biot body. He tied several flies with his "tying durable flies" motto. I only got to watch the one start to finish. I also picked up some cool pieces of a very simple crayfish pattern from Ray Schmidt using maribou tied in a post for the claws.