i appreciate your update on Dave. since we moved from OR i have lost touch with him, don't attend expos or read anything fishing related. if you run into him, say hi for me.Except…he hasn’t been banned from all things fishing related, as you stated.
That was my point.
If he had, he and I would not talk at expos (as he is tying) and such…nor would he be writing magazine articles…etc.
Favorite Fly Shops
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Sorry deviating from my thread title, but here is a small hole in the wall fly shop in Frankfurt. Scored a couple shop stickers and a fliegen fischen magazine yesterday. Back home tomorrow, been a long stretch jaunting around the world.
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great article by Dave McNeese on Syd Glasso, a one of a kind inventor and creator of beautiful steelhead flies. he was a middle school teacher in Forks, WA so i am now trying to get ahold of JD Love who lived on the banks of the Sol Duc and guided those rivers to see if JD actually ran across Glasso. jus curious on my part i guess but an interesting intertwining of people and places. and as usual McNeese knew all these people, astonishing how he got around and how large his reputation was. but a pirate in the end...
Syd died in 1985 as best I can recall.
GPT, I don't know if McNeese knew Syd personally. Dave contacted nearly everyone (including me a couple times) who ever knew Glasso to acquire information about Syd. Dave said he was writing a book about Syd and his flies. Kept saying it would be out in about 4 months for something like the last 4 years. So did he get an article published? I haven't seen nor heard anything about it.
GPT, I don't know if McNeese knew Syd personally. Dave contacted nearly everyone (including me a couple times) who ever knew Glasso to acquire information about Syd. Dave said he was writing a book about Syd and his flies. Kept saying it would be out in about 4 months for something like the last 4 years. So did he get an article published? I haven't seen nor heard anything about it.
i googled McNeese articles and came across the Syd Glasso article, very interesting read.
Dave always had big ideas. i can remember seeing the engineering drawings for the reel he was designing. best way to describe this adventure: take the spool out of a Pate. next, take the spool out of an Abel. you tell me who knows engineering. of course the reel went no where fast although i actually think he came up with one example i saw in his shop. i lived about 6 blocks away so would often walk down and see what was going on. he would be sitting at his huge wooden desk with materials scattered everywhere chatting and inventing. several folks got their starts at his shop and went on with their own careers and books. always an interesting crew of folks hanging around.
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I just met a really nice woman last night at my brother in law’s birthday party. Her son owns the Sunrise Fly Shop in Melrose. She gave me his card. The fly shop is still operating. He’s a guide too and owns some cabins. The owner’s name is Eric.There used to be two Fly shops in Melrose. The one in the same building as the Melrose bar went out of business. But the bar is still there.
My favorite Washington (Eastern) fly shops are Worley Bugger fly shop and that one in Spokane, the one on the northern side of the interstate. Swimmy, I have heard from a not so reputable souse that Simms bought Bozeman.
Oliver1329
Life of the Party
Are you talking about Silverbow in Spokane?
I want to give a shout out to Jack at Pacific City Fly Fishing. My buddy broke his cheapo fly rod during a recent tidewater session. I shot Jack a text message and the next thing we knew - he was waiting at the boat ramp with a new fly rod. Did I mention his prices are amazing? What a gem of a human being!
Blue Lines
Steelhead
+1 for Two Rivers in Albany. I consider this my “home” shop and owe a lot to Mitch.
Other favorites:
Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop (closed now, but the website is up and Smurf still guides)
Camp Sherman Store & Fly Shop
Big Y
SRC&Bassbum
Steelhead
My favorite shops are
Creekside in Issaquah
Gig Harbor Fly shop
Silverbow in Spokane
Creekside in Issaquah
Gig Harbor Fly shop
Silverbow in Spokane
Fly Fishing Strategies in The Dalles because Paul is so fun to talk with, just don't stop on your way to the Deschutes because you'll be late to the river.
Watershed in Corvallis because they stock Airflo Compact Scandis.
Watershed in Corvallis because they stock Airflo Compact Scandis.
Can you tell me about your experience at Sansui? Japan has some insane fly tiers there.
DimeBrite
Saltwater fly fisherman
The new Yellow Dog Fly Fishing fly shop in Bozeman (Four Corners area) is excellent. The fly tying section is top notch. I bought some very hard to find saltwater hooks and tying materials. They also have a great selection of fly rods, reels, gear for fresh water and salt water (3 - 12 weights). No sales tax is a big bonus.
Yellowdog acquired the Fins and Feathers fly shop specifically to have a retail outlet to support clients embarking on exotic international trips. They have done a great job expanding the stock to support the needs of all manner of angling targets—salt, warm and cold. The Bozeman Fly Supply shop has probably the best selection of fly tying materials in town with Montana Troutfitters a close second.
I used to love stopping in at Fins and Feathers when my kid went to college in Bozeman. The fly tying section was always awesome. Hell, I still have a Fins and Feathers tshirt that is one of my favorites. I guess now it will only come out for special occasions since I can't get a replacement!
