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Welcome to 'just old flies,' a section of methods and flies that used-to-be. These flies were tied with the only materials available. Long before the advent of 'modern' tying materials, they were created and improved upon at a far slower pace than today's modern counterparts; limited by materials available and the tiers imagination.

Once long gone, there existed a 'fraternity' of anglers who felt an obligation to use only the 'standard' patterns of the day. We hope to bring a bit of nostalgia to these pages and to you. And sometimes what you find here will not always be about fishing. Perhaps you will enjoy them. Perhaps you will fish the flies. Perhaps?

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OLD FLIES

Past articles on this system

2014
Mar 10 THE HISTORICAL "VICTORY FLY" Tom Deschaine Jan 27 FROM THE VICE OF THE MAYFIELD TYER Tom Deschaine

 

2013
Aug 26 BOB'S FLY & HACKLE Tom Deschaine

 

2012
Nov 19 THE ADAMS: FINAL CHAPTER Jul 30 CLARENCE ROBERTS - AU SABLE RIVER TYER Tom Deschaine Feb 27 ART WINNIE'S VICTORY FLY Tom Deschaine

 

2011
Dec 19 A PRESENT Tom Deschaine Sep 26 OLD FLIES-SPUDDLER Deanna Lee Travis Sep 12 JO'S FLIES Tom Deschaine Aug 15 JOSEPHINE SEDLECKY-BORSUM Tom Deschaine

2010
Aug 30 JACK & ANN SCHWEIGERT - A MICHIGAN LEGEND Tom Deschaine Apr 19 CAPT. GD HAMILTON Jeff Hamm Mar 10 LaBranche Eric Austin Feb 01 CLARET AND GRAY Eric Austin Jan 11 WATERS Eric Austin Jan 04 MICHIGAN CADDIS Tom Deschaine

2009 and earlier

Dec 28 CLARET SCOTT Eric Austin Dec 21 FLETCHER'S FUZZY WUZZY Jeff Hamm Dec 07 LORD IRIS Eric Austin Nov 30 BROUGHAM'S CLOWHOLM Eric Austin Nov 16 MICHIGAN MOSQUITO Tom Deschaine Nov 09 THE FLIES OF ROXY ROACH Tom Deschaine Nov 02 HENRYVILLE SPECIAL Larry Bordas Oct 26 ASHDOWN GREEN STREAMER Eric Austin Oct 05 THE WHITE MILLER Eric Austin Sep 28 Homegrown Hackle and the Farmyard Darter Larry Bordas Sep 14 CATSKILL MUSEUM Larry Bordas Sep 07 THE JESS WOOD STREAMER Eric Austin Aug 31 TYING THE IBIS AND WHITE Eric Austin Aug 17 White Ghost Eric Austin Jun 22 The Gyrofly Eric Austin Jun 15 Semper Fi Ted Crona ??? Greg Quill Eric Austin ??? Railbird Larry Bordas ??? Campbell -- missing link ??? ??? Martha Larry Bordas ??? Puffer Larry Bordas ??? Yellow Sally Larry Bordas ??? Lemon and Grey Eric Austin ??? Tom Tickler Eric Austin ??? Halifax Eric Austin ??? The Evangeline Eric Austin ??? The Hallidale Eagle -- mising link ??? ??? The Colonel Eric Austin ??? The 'Royal Coachman' and Some of His Henchmen Tom Deschaine ??? Alder Larry Bordas ??? Green Ass McGee Larry Bordas ??? Jock Scott TUTORIAL, Part 2 Eric Austin ??? Jock Scott TUTORIAL, Part 1 Eric Austin ??? The Jock Scott Wet Fly Eric Austin ??? The Childers Salmon Fly Eric Austin ??? The Morrison Wet Fly -- missing link ??? ??? The Silver Doctor Wet Fly Eric Austin

Old archives are still found here as I migrate them to the new index.

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