Bob Frandsen Flies

Bob Frandsen has been tying flies longer than he can remember. He set up his site to share some of his classic Atlantic salmon flies as well as many other classic patterns.

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Classic & Freestyle Salmon Flies by Iurii Diachenko

Feather Porn

Check out Feathersmc's salmon fly slideshows.

The size, name, and year of a fly (or any other information, if known) will appear in a dropdown if you simply move your cursor onto a picture.

Psssssst - Can I interest you in some prime red-ruffed fruit crow?

A 22-year-old American was arrested earlier this week for the alleged theft of 299 rare bird skins from a British museum. Authorities believe the young man was selling the pelts to people who tie full-dress Atlantic salmon flies.

The young American - Edwin Rist of Claverack, N.Y., a student in London - knew full well the value of the birds he's accused of stealing from the Natural History Museum at Tring. Rist had been a salmon fly tier since his mid-teens. The flies he tied often contained period-accurate feathers, which he reportedly purchased with money earned by doing odd jobs.

LINK (Via: The Charlestown Gazette)

The next time you see an old mount or ladies hat at your local yard sale consider this:

Most of the feathers available legally were plucked from old taxidermy mounts or Victorian-era ladies' hats, and routinely sell for $8 to $15 or more per feather.

Salmon Flies by Ed Muzeroll

Photographer Chris Bolduc's beautiful photos of Ed Muzeroll's Salmon Flies.

Just hit play and enjoy.  (Via:Way Upstream)