Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} 'Classic' Shad Flies

The top of the box, middle fly appears to be a pheasant "church window" feather wrapped on the hook shank like a caddis case.  Interesting.  

Yep, the good old days.  Leaded gasoline and chlordane -- 2 of the most beautiful things in the world, now gone forever.  

Gene

On Sunday, March 31, 2013 10:26:40 PM UTC-4, Richard wrote:

Love it! Thanks for sharing!

 

From: tidal-potoma...@googlegroups.com [mailto:tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Miles
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 10:24 PM
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Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} 'Classic' Shad Flies

 

Had an older gentleman come into the shop looking for some 0x, so I asked him if he wanted some shad flies. "Those aren't shad flies," he said.

A few days later he came back with a box -- "Now here's some shad flies." They look like tiny salmon flies to me, but whatever. He said his dad grew up in New Hampshire and moved down here after the first world war. Apparently, back then it was major expedition to get back north for fishing, so anglers from New England adapted the techniques and tactics to whatever was around. The box was his dad's, back in the day.

He let me take a couple photos of the flies with my phone -- some of them were falling apart when I got them out of the box. I gather some of these patterns are a century or so old, but probably Tommy's Torpedoes or Snowhite's flies are way more effective. I thought they would be interesting for the more history/tradition-minded anglers -- sorry I'm just now getting them posted.

By far the best part of working in a fishing shop is older guys telling me how much better everything used to be.

--Miles

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