International Fly Tying Symposium 16-17Nov

[lestrout]

Anybody else going?

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[lars]

most likely

 

[JimNovo]

I will be there.

 

[Kyle]

where?

 

[falcon]

I will be there on Saturday. I will wear a name tag. If you see me stop and say hi.

 

[JimNovo]

where?

Somerset NJ….
Hope you can go

 

[lestrout]

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[JimNovo]

I will be there on Saturday. I will wear a name tag. If you see me stop and say hi.

Will your name tag say Falcon?

 

[falcon]

Will your name tag say Falcon?

Yes ... stop and say hi. I like to hang out at Joe Ackourey's booth assuming he attends this year. On a side note: Joe has really good comparadun deer hair and I like his dubbing.

 

[Fredrick]

I'll be there , not sure what day yet .

 

[Jaybird]

Curious what those who attended thought of the symposium?

 

[falcon]

Maybe it is just me but it didnt seem as good as previous years. It is a small show but attendance was good. 18.00 for Sat admission. I probably wont attend next year. I bought some India hen necks from Precision for 5.00 each.

 

[JimNovo]

Agree with falcon, it was smaller than the last few years. Not as many tyers, especially the “famous” ones, but the usual material vendors that I really like.

I bought a bunch of hooks from the 2nd hand material vendor (my wife hates the mothball smell), chatted with a few tyers who are very skilled, and got to meet @falcon. Pretty good morning for me!!

 

[lestrout]

Went Sunday with a pal. Gorgeous day probably cut into the attendance since the sun and warmth stirred urges to go ffish. Fewer booths than before, but still plenty of goodies to keep me busy. Bob Selb's Classic Fly Fisherman had loads of material from estates that Bob scoops up, and there are real treasures in the bins. Badger Creek was also there with a huge variety of materials, including stuff like bleached starling that are not found in the generic fly shop. Precision had a very large display fully equipped with the standard staples. It's always great to catch up with new and old friends. The Doubletree used to have a great lunch, which morphed into a pretty good buffet. Now, unfortunately, no lunch except cold sandwiches from the "Cafe".