Our 2008/09 Winter Flytying Challenge

Peter McCallum · 04/02/2009 at 00:44

Quote from: Goolager on 03/02/2009 at 19:57
Cracking flies Lads,

Mr Rabbitangler - your barred!

Iain

As a fly tyer I'm sure you mean Grizzled

Iain Goolager · 04/02/2009 at 10:35

Peter McCallum · 23/02/2009 at 17:46

Any nearer finishing marking guys??

I'm almost apoplectic with anticipation - not good for a man with a heart condition & high blood pressure

Mike Barrio · 23/02/2009 at 17:55

Quote from: rabbitangler on 23/02/2009 at 17:46
Any nearer finishing marking guys??

I'm almost apoplectic with anticipation - not good for a man with a heart condition & high blood pressure

Hi Peter

Sorry, we are struggling to get together

To quote an old saying, "work has got in the way of fishing" I'm afraid ..... and at the moment, the "usual suspects" are not even in the same country

I am hoping we can get somewhere in early March

Best wishes
Mike

Sandy Nelson · 24/02/2009 at 16:05

Sorry guys

mainly my fault i guess, we will try. I must write the post for the last installment too

If Mr B can find the videos

Sandy

Peter McCallum · 24/02/2009 at 22:18

Whit?? ??? another one?

Oh S***e :z19 more hours slaving over the vice.

Peter McCallum · 26/03/2009 at 22:18

Any further on with this years comp? I'm assuming that there won't be another round since we're now into the fishing, rather than tying season.

Peter

Mike Barrio · 27/03/2009 at 00:05

Quote from: rabbitangler on 26/03/2009 at 22:18
Any further on with this years comp? I'm assuming that there won't be another round since we're now into the fishing, rather than tying season.

Peter

Hi Peter

Yes, my apologies ..... for one reason or another "the usual suspects" have not been able to get together as often as we would have liked to this winter

One of us is away again at the moment I'm afraid, but I'll sit down and sort out some results as soon as possible and will hopefully be able to post them here next week

Best wishes
Mike

Mike Barrio · 25/04/2009 at 23:05

Hi folks

Fantastic flies again this year, well done to all that took part

Here are the results from the Aberdeenshire jury ...........

1st Place and winning a boat for two anglers on Haddo for the day, plus a cracking CD entitled "The most complete library of trout flies in the world" :
Mike Livingstone with 187.0 points

2nd Place and winning a selection of 15 lovely salmon flies tied by "spiderman" Sandy, plus an angler's 18 function multitool set of pliers :
Peter "rabbitangler" with 181.5 points

3rd Place and winning a nice wooden trout net, plus an angler's 18 function multitool set of pliers :
Ian "goolager" with 172.5 points

As per other years, prizes can be collected from Haddo

Thanks once again for taking part, thinking outside the box was interesting and produced some great flies. I hope you enjoyed it

Best wishes
Mike Barrio

Irvine Ross · 26/04/2009 at 10:44

Congratulations to the winners

Interesting ideas and some very neat tying. Also thanks to Mike, Sandy and Hamish for their time in organising and judging.

Cheers

Irvine

Mike Livingstone · 26/04/2009 at 12:08

I demand a recount! Just logged on and can't believe it.

There were some amazing ties out there!
Thanks to the organisers/judges and to all the others who took part. It has given me food for thought for future tying.

Mike

Peter McCallum · 26/04/2009 at 18:17

Congrats to Mike & all who took part. many thanks to Mike & judges for organising etc. Maybe I'll have to take up salmon fishing Sandy

Sandy Nelson · 26/04/2009 at 19:17

Well done everyone who entered

Some great tying on display, just a pity we took so long to get around to marking them.

There are very good reasons, which will become apparant in the not to distant future

However for now, well done again

Sandy

Iain Goolager · 27/04/2009 at 07:24

Well done Mike, Peter & all that entered.
Some cracking patterns kicking about.

Thanks to the Judges for their hard work and time.

Iain