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The Six Amigos on the fly boxes Bob had created for the five remaining Amigos from left to right are Kent Lufkin, Bob Burnell, me, Don Wicklund, Richard Olmstead and our good friend Tim Cottage (also in the framed picture). This picture was taken about two weeks prior to his passing at one of...

Glad you are finding it useful. For those who want to try this, be sure to use unwaxed dental floss to wick up the excess spar varnish beyond the wrap.

I found a copy at Abe's (y) ;)

Now that is a great idea Ron!

Congrats and a great looking box of fly patterns. I always look forward to your reports.

Silk lines are nice to cast but you need to maintain them. Dressing the lines before use and drying the line post fishing trip off the reel is needed to keep the investment from rotting. I think that the 406 fly lines (plastic) are a great alternative without the need for the maintenance. But...

Dave you never cease to amaze me. Those flies are amazing! Thanks for sharing. Mike

All I can say is WOW Dave! Quite the selection of flies. Are all these your ties? Mike

I agree, it would have been nice to have a couple more hours to cast a few more rods. so little time so many rods LOL.

It was a lot of fun, casting and talking bamboo it doesn't get much better than that. Dave arranged a wonderful toast to our good friend Tim Cottage (in hindsight it would have been a great picture..................). Tom Bowden's TriHex was amazing to cast and try to figure out how he...

I’ll bring Ben Gay🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

Well, I am ready, I have 9 rods strung for casting and one needing a 5wt line and reel.

Dave is not exaggerating when he said you got to want it. I was about two thirds of the way through the 100 yards of underbrush when I asked myself, what the hell were you thinking you old fart! I don't think I'll stand on that shoreline again unless the access is improved. Here's one of Dave...

Thanks for posting those pictures Dave.

Looks like an opportunity to open up some small specialty shop dealing in your favorite things Ron.

Wow that's quite a collection. (y) ;)

I am very excited to let you all know that a good friend and talented rod maker is planning to attend this year's Fling. Tom Bowden likes to experiment, and he took on the task of making what he calls a TriHex Bamboo fly rod. I will not try to explain the process or result; you'll have to see...

I made a copy of a Leonard 50D myself a few years ago. I'll bring it so I can compare it to a original. The one I made seems to work well with a 5wt, but I might see what it does with a 4wt line.

Wow, great retirement gift with a great start to a lot more fun with a new rod as a companion. Oh, the adventures and stories they will create.

Tim Cottage 12/23/1952-4/5/2025 We lost a very special man earlier this month. Tim was a friend to all and an endless resource of knowledge of everything bamboo for anyone to draw on. We will miss his presence during the Bamboo flings and on the lakes or the rivers. RIP my friend...