Michael Gracie » fly tying

Why I don’t tie flies

Michael Gracie — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:27:41 +0000

Simple: I sucked at it, and according to Singlebarbed that’s a good thing…

Among the largest sources of capital outlay for fly fishermen are flies, it’s the reason most attempt to learn the craft somewhere in their career; the smart ones fail, realizing that’s it’s twice as expensive - leaving us slow learners to master the craft.

I won’t pat myself on the back too hard for grasping the positive personal economics of outsourcing early on - I now get to lose sleep over nightmares of dumping an assortment of precious boxes in a flow I shouldn’t be wading in, knowing production capacity is thousands of miles away.

A new standard has been set for fly tying: imitation fornication

Michael Gracie — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:22:51 +0000

Live insects must mate with your flies before you cast.

It’s Wednesday. Are you thinking about work, or fishing?

Michael Gracie — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:09:50 +0000

For the highly productive worker, obviously concentrating on the latter…

Fly tying your life away, and breaking the bank while doing it - Singlebarbed explains it in one “desperate” pictorial. I knew there was a reason I bought my flies.

Marshall Estes has been prowling the South Platte, and putting them in the net. I applaud his choice of waters.

The Fly Fish Chick was back in Montana, and the fishing was good. I’m pissed…because she’s much more photogenic than I.

Speaking of Montana, the fly-throwing carp master by the same name got skunked last weekend. He doesn’t really care - the kids were still cute when he got home.

And while we’re on the subject of kids…Jeffrey Prest found a great tool for teaching them how to fish.

Now I’ll say it again…get back to work.

PS: If you get busted reading this, just tell your boss corporate fly fishing still sucks!