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All who wants can send a mail with some words about yourself,
a picture of a Childers, about 30kb and 350x250 pixlar +-20
(ordinary photo size 9x15cm is ok).I´m going to include everyone who will
be a part of this. If there is a large interest, your contribution
will maybe be time limited. Let´s see what happens,
Why a Childers ? Easy! That's one of my favourites.
Why same patterns from all dressers ? It's much easier to se the
difference in style, technique, etc etc when all use the same patterns
So don't hesitate, be a part of it!!
Dress until your finger bleeds............ Wolfgang.
On this place you can ask other
dresser all about flies and materials for flydressing,
or maybe you have some opinion about a fly on this page.
Antique
| This is a old fly size 8 I dont know who the dresser are, but its a real nice one in that size. |
Sven-Olov Hård
| Sven-Olov is one of the most famous Salmonfly dresser in Sweden, and definitely one of the best. He lives in the town Gävle and have dressed flies for over 20 years. He have a lots of knowledge about old salmonflies, particular Hardys. He is working without vice. |
Mikael Granath
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Mikael is not very well known, because he dont
expose himself at all. But in my opinon he is a realy good flydresser,
and have been dressing classics for about 10 years now.
What style he like is not difficulte to se, Hardy !! He lives in the town Bålsta in Sweden. |
Bill Spicer
| Bill from Hamilton Ontario Canada has been dressing classics for about three years, he has learn from Rick Whorwood and have also taken lessons from Michael Redencich, Bob Veverka and Ron Allcot. |
Richard Whorwood
Tying Classic flie's has been a passion of mine for the last 6 years. Although I've spent many hour's with some of the 
| finest contemporary tyers, three in particular stand out. Bob Veverka, gave me the skills needed to tye Spey and Dee Strip Wing's. The hours I spent with Mike Radencich, have influenced my style of tying a Classic flies greatly. Although the fore mentioned played a major roll in my tying, it was Charlie Chute, who gave me the skills to manipulate materials, and use them in a natural way. I only regret that I didn't have opportunity, to tye with Al Cohen, I believe he was the finest tyer of his time. There is a great wealth of history and tradition, and I feel fortunate to be part of it. RW. |
Jim Goggans
| I practice dentistry in Grand Junction, Colorado. Tying Atlantic salmon flies is a recent obsession for me. I began fly tying in Alabama as an eleven year old in 1957 by purchasing a kit from Herter's. I got hooked on salmon flies when preparing for a float trip on the Alagnak in Alaska two years ago. The Alaska Flyfishers pattern book contains several classic patterns. Since then, I have begun collecting the materials and books and studying the techniques. I also practice tying them fifteen-twenty hours each week. My intention is to overcome limited innate ability through constant effort. Jim |
Michael.D.Johnson
| I have been dressing flies for over thirty years (classic salmon flies for about fifteen). I am originally from New York state, but have living in Germany since 1988. I learned to dress classic salmon flies from Maxwell MacPherson, and Alex Simpson. This year I won the Ken Sawada Fly Dresser's Grand Prix with a fly of my own design. |
Paul Webb
| My name is Paul Webb, I am a fly fisherman & flytyer from Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada. It is situated on the westcoast of the island at the mouth of one of the world´s great salmonriver, "The Humber". as a Newfoundlander, I feelextremely blessed to have such grat fishing at my doorstep. Newfoundland has almost 60% of all the Atlantic Salmon rivers in North America,nearly 200 scheduled rivers. |
Andrew Overton
| I live in Melbourne on the Southeat corner of mainland Australia. I have been tying salmon flies for about 4 years and have concentrated on the classics, due to the lack of salmon fishing here I have only realy tied flies for display.. The biggest problem down here is the lack of knowledge regarding salmon flies amongst fishermen making learning the art a problem. I have had to rely on books and the generosity of overseas tyers to critique my flies. This Childers is dressed with Pryce-Tannatt´s pattern. |
Arve Andersson
| This Swede (a god friend of me) have been dressing classics for about 14 years. He is dressing a lots of classic fishing flies, and use the Hardy style with low wing profile and god quality. So this one is dressed with Hardy pattern. Arves also dress a lots of Spey and Dee flies. |
Henrik Svedberg
| Another Swede, Henrik is 19 years old and have been dressing classics a year now. He is living in Varberg in the southwest of Sweden, if you want to visit his homepage just click on the fly. |
Jarkko Jaako
| This guy Jarkko Jaako has been dressing flies for about 12 years, he is spending most of his hollidays fishing for salmon in river Kalix, Torneo, Muonio or Lainio. He has learn dressing classics by himself. |
Aurele Daigle
| I have been a policeman for 18 years and live in Rothesay New Brunswick. Only a few hours drive from the Miramichi River !!! I have been tying Classics seriously for 3 years now because of many great friends who have sent me some real nice feathers. I will hopefully try a few Classics on the river this summer !!! |
Darrell Philbrook
| My name is Darrell Philbrook from a small town in Aroostook, county Maine, USA the name of the town is Washburn, I have been tying and dressing Salmon flies for about 30-35 years and tying trout and bass flies for somewhat longer since 1954. I love the art of Salmon fly dressing and that is truly what it is an art and all artists are good some just interperte a pattern a little different and have some difference in techniques |
Tony Smith
| My name is Tony Smith, and i´ve been tying classics for about 7 years. Currently I´m a college student at Springfield College MA USA. My interest in flies began at age of 10, and I tied troutflies for quite a while I still tie them for commersially, but most of my enjoyment comes from dressing classics. It has been a great experiense...really gratifying as you overcome obstacles, and I´ve been able to befriend talent people all over the world. I like dressing the classics, but I also use my own creativity as an artistic outlet, as I´m not much of an artist in the traditional sense. The pattern is from the book Jones guide to Norway. . |
Philip Glendinning
| I started tying flies for salmon about 8 years ago,3 years ago I started tying fully dressed salmon flies. I started with some help from Colin,Alex Simpson from Luphanan,Scotland Then when I obtained a computer I started to correspond with Mr James F Goggans in the states. I like to tie classic Dee flies,I love the action they have in the water also I live in Aberdeen so I get to fish with them on the Dee for atlantic salmon. I do not get as much time to tie to practice as I would like. I tie hairwing salmon flies professionally for large shop in London that takes up most of my time. . |
Jean Paul. Dessaigne
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Jean Paul is writing. I am a passionnate of salmon flies since 15 years. I am 38 years old and I live in Brittany in the west of France. I work in the Ragot Company and I am in charge of the fly tying and fly fishing department . I have as a principle of helping all the beginners and their to teach all my knowledge. I do not have any secrecies. |
David Burns
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David who lives somewhere in the states (i belive) is 52 years young, and start to dress classics at the age of 12-13, and in my opinion this is a very well dressed fly. Reciept: Pryce-Tannatt |
Anders Ståhl
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Anders is another Swedish tyer who lives in Stockholm and work as a service-technician.
He started with dry/hairwingflies 1985-86 and was dressing his first classics at 1996. Dressing from Kelson. |
Henrik Strandgaard
| Henrik from Copenhagen is a very good friend of mine and a really excellent flydresser. Beside that he is also a worldclass hook maker. This modified dressing of Kelson was adapted for one of Henrik's large crooked 7/0 Harrison irons. Notice the herl head - a mark of recognition! |
Martin Bach
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Another great Childers! Dressing from Jone's guide to Norway. Really antique looking style on this, and dressed without vice like the oldies as well. |
Chris Hayes
| I’m Chris Hayes from Quincy, Massachusetts USA and have been tying salmon flies off and on for about 15 years. I spent 10 years living in Montana where I, for obvious reasons, concentrated on my trout flies! This is a Kelson patterned Childers on a size 5/0 Heritage blind eye. |
Marvin Nolte
| Marvin Nolte from Bar Nunn Wyoming dosen't really need a presentation, he is one of the worlds most famouse flydresser with a huge work behind him like the "The Grainger Collection" 342 flies to one collector. This beuty have dressing from Pryce-Tannatt. |
Fabrizio Gajardoni
| My name is Fabrizio Gajardoni and I live in Rimini, Italy. I have been tying flies for twenty years, ( artistic deer hair, bass flies, realistic flies and fishing flies for trout and grayling) but my definitive passion, since 1996, is Classic Salmon flies. I like tie all kinds of flies, but I think that Classic is the most high expression of art in tying flies.. This Childers have dressing from Pryce - Tannatt, on antique 3/0 hook. My web homepage is www.gajaflies.it |
Anders Eriksson
| Another Swedish flydresser, which I never heard of before he sent me this fly, but it looks like a real good job on a size 2 hook. He is 31 years old and live in town Trollhättan. |
Rizah Trokic
| Riza 27 year old lives in Stockholm, and have been dressing classics since year 2000. Like me he was hooked the first time he saw a classic. This one is from Kelson's reciept. |
Paul Martin
| Another Tyer is Paul from Auburn, Maine USA which contribute here with a "Jones guide to Norway" dressed beuty. |
Dag Torgersen
| Dag is a 38 year old Norwegian guy living in Arvika Sweden. He started to dress classic flies around 1998 and he is sef-taught, but have get inspiration from Alcott. This is a Kelson dressed fly. |
David Libby
| This fly is what everyone can see no Childers, but I just have to put it in anyway. Its dressed by David Libby |
| I was dressing those two Childers with the same pattern(Kelson), but make them different in style. The one on top(7/0) is as you can see more compact and with a higher wing then the other(8/0). Wolfgang |
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