Ron Eagle Elk
12-19-2004, 11:54 PM
A few months back when we started the Beginners/Intermediate Marathon Fly Swap I decided to take the month of December off from the swap due to the holidays and instead, do a Christmas Themed Fly Tying Contest for the swap participants on a volunteer basis.
The flies had to have a Christmas theme to them. They could do any hook modification necessary, use whatever materials they wanted, and most of all, have fun. Oh yeah, the flies didn’t have to be fishable.
As the flies started to arrive I was very impressed by the quality of work from everyone involved. Everyone who participated put a lot of thought, imagination and effort into their creations for the contest.
Unfortunately there were only prizes for 1st, 2d and 3d place in the contest. I hosted a dinner for the judges on the 16th and they ate me out of house and home while they argued the merits of each fly. From the quality of these flies, everyone should get a prize, but we only have so many prizes. Here’s the winners, plus pics of all the flies involved. Enjoy! (Please hold your applause until all the winners are announced.)
1st Place, winner of a dry fly neck from Conranch Hackle (www.conranch.com), Jesse James’s Grand Ronde Rudy.
2nd Place winners, yeah, winners, there was a tie. They are each winners of a JV Hen skin from Conranch Hackle, are Warren’s Angel tied by Warren Perry and Theron’s Tannenbaum tied by Theron DePaulo.
3d Place and the winner of a compatmenrt fly box is “Hold On, Santa’s Coming” tied by Randy Diefert.
Also, an Honorable Mention in a Non-Contest Category is a great fly tied by Surf Candy’s 9 year old daughter, Madison, who submitted a fly for the perusal and enjoyment of all you hard core fly tiers.
There are additional pics and information in the gallery under fly swaps.
Congratulations to all of the participants.
REE
The flies had to have a Christmas theme to them. They could do any hook modification necessary, use whatever materials they wanted, and most of all, have fun. Oh yeah, the flies didn’t have to be fishable.
As the flies started to arrive I was very impressed by the quality of work from everyone involved. Everyone who participated put a lot of thought, imagination and effort into their creations for the contest.
Unfortunately there were only prizes for 1st, 2d and 3d place in the contest. I hosted a dinner for the judges on the 16th and they ate me out of house and home while they argued the merits of each fly. From the quality of these flies, everyone should get a prize, but we only have so many prizes. Here’s the winners, plus pics of all the flies involved. Enjoy! (Please hold your applause until all the winners are announced.)
1st Place, winner of a dry fly neck from Conranch Hackle (www.conranch.com), Jesse James’s Grand Ronde Rudy.
2nd Place winners, yeah, winners, there was a tie. They are each winners of a JV Hen skin from Conranch Hackle, are Warren’s Angel tied by Warren Perry and Theron’s Tannenbaum tied by Theron DePaulo.
3d Place and the winner of a compatmenrt fly box is “Hold On, Santa’s Coming” tied by Randy Diefert.
Also, an Honorable Mention in a Non-Contest Category is a great fly tied by Surf Candy’s 9 year old daughter, Madison, who submitted a fly for the perusal and enjoyment of all you hard core fly tiers.
There are additional pics and information in the gallery under fly swaps.
Congratulations to all of the participants.
REE