Spey Flies & Dee Flies
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This is a wonderful resource because of the info. of the rivers (Spey and Dee)  and the organized directions on how to construct the steelhead flies!
This book has already been suggested to some of my friends and family!  This is a GREAT BOOK!
1397317
I think flies are disgusting insects and after reading about in this book, I know they are but I did learn some interesting facts about them.  I won't tell you everything I learned inside this childrens book but this book did give me some positive and some negative aspects about flies.  There was quite a bit of information inside and I enjoyed how the illustrator presented the information to me.  It wasn't all listed off in a list formation or loaded down with heavy words but rather it was told in narration form as a fly tried to show me what his life is like.  I liked his quirky way of looking at his maggot- filled days waiting to be born, and then listening to him do the calculations as he figured out how many family members he had.  Think about this: he had 500 babies at one time which then grew up in 10 days.  His daughters then each had 500 babies, wowhe had a lot of grandmaggots!  I know a hummingbird flaps their wings a lot but a fly flaps their wings 200 times per second, I think thats a lot.  He talks about some gross but interesting subjects, things you might have wondered about or thought you knew the answer to but he answers a few of the questions so now you know the facts.  I enjoyed this book, I think kids will too if they are into the this subject or just want to know.
3194257
This is my go to fly. Have had excellent luck with both panfish and large mouth bass. They tear it up. I've had my best luck with #16 & #18 tan or brown.
3109379
I especially like the passage where he crawls out of the non existent hatch on the Chinook and pretends to be a splattered bug on the windshield.
It just goes to show the older you get the tougher you were NSDQ
4955741
I've only had these up a few hours, but I've already got a pile of dead flies on the floor. My house has been increasingly inundated with flies for the past few months, and I just could not take it anymore! These things are pooping all over my mini blinds. I used these stickers and I also sprayed the window sills and screens from the outside with flying insect killer, so I am not sure how these things affect the problem long-term. But I did watch a fly, within five minutes of putting this sticker on my window, walk across it, pause, and then keel over. So it does indeed attract and kill the flies, as stated.

I agree with other reviewers that the application instructions are very unclear.  It would be so easy to just label the sides, like "peel this side off first" like they do with Command strips. They should be more careful with designing these since it is poison we're dealing with here. Fortunately I guessed right the first time, but it did have to be a guess.
755033
Do you like Fly guy?  Do you like sharks? Then you should read fly guy presents sharks.  one reason is it  is funny.  On the cover fly guy  is trying to git a way from the shark but the shark is following hem.  In the book there is some pretty scary sharks!  Especially the goblin shark and the cookie cutter shark.  Oh my gosh they are scary you should go git this book right now.

By Avery First Grade
274052
Gary gives some very specific technics , flies and setups to work with here.
I have not had a chance to try them yet but I have no dought that they work.
His flies are the best I have seen-  they make other flies look like fake toys.
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Gary LaFontaine -- IN MEMORIUM  May 12, 1945  January 4, 2002
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This is a must have book with Gary LaFontaine's previously unpublished flies written by Al and Gretchen Beatty. The detail given in the tying instructions is outstanding. I now have most of the LaFontaine books and tying videos. I will tell you these flies are different from what you can purchase commercially and these catch fish like all get out. So get this book if you can find it and also the LaFontaine book, Trout Flies: Proven Patterns." Well worth the effort and the knowledge you can gain from Gary's underwater SCUBA observations and the effect his flies have on trout. Also pick up some of Al Beatty's Tacky and Super Tacky Dubbing Wax. These were developed by Al and Gretchen at Gary's request to use in his Touch Dub Method. These waxes are totally different than what you can buy commercially. They are as good if not better than the old Overton's Magic Wax now unavailable. I guarantee you will love them. And NO I don't work for the Beatty's! Tight lines and great tying!
3608238
These are cool.  we live in a tropical environment where there's no winter so no bug die off.

You get tired of swatting flies all the time like a mad man.  I put a couple of these traps on the window where the flies like to congregate.  give them time to work, and whalla, little buggers are stuck on the trap.

buzz buzz buzz, die
3007282
I think they are old inventory. Impossible to unwrap, sticky as heck, but no flies after 5 days. And I have lots of bugs flying around, so this clearly isn't working.
958041
SAMSFX Squirmy Wormy Fly Tying Materials for San Juan Flies Fishing Worm Body Trouts Floating  Red Color
I wanted to try my luck off the coast with a small fly and catch smaller bait fish and what may be in wade distance from the sand.  I have used san juan worms most places I have fly fished and this was my intent buying these.  I have used red chenille or yarn with a small gold bead and thought it may work near shore, in different combinations.  This is a squishy material, soft and flexible and it can be pierced or tied on several ways.  With a small 14 size short shank hook, this would present a worm like creature for whatever may be present out there.  I don't really care if the fish aren't larger or apleanty, just to see if they can be caught for bait.  I like this material.
650955
I have it on good authority that the formerly flourishing fly population of my home refers to a dark day in their history. A day when their devil-may-care free roaming throughout the area came to a sudden and abrupt end. A sword day. A red day. Where before they feared little but the occasional swipe of the electrified swatter that they could easily avoid, or the traps which were stationary and posed little threat, now a nameless fear struck without warning and from afar. Their beady little compound eyes were all but useless to warn against this new enemy, and once danger became apparent, the blow landed too fast for them to flee. Death could come now at any time--and it did. Now they venture out furtively or not at all, and always, always in fear.

As I wander the house on one of my periodic patrols to check the usual hangouts, the places flies tend to linger, for they are well known to all, I periodically pronounce a new death sentence upon yet another uninvited and unwelcome house-guest with the innocuous and friendly-sounding greeting "Hey, little guy..." But with a savage racking of the slide and a cool pause, I train my sight on the intruder and squeeze the trigger. "POP!" The rush of air spews a shot-pattern of salt from the barrel and ends the comfortable existence of yet another six-legged squatter. Consider yourself warned. If you like your house swarming with flies, DO NOT GET OR USE THIS GUN. Use some inferior method of pest control like a glue strip or trap flies will approach only randomly or by accident. While requiring effort on your part, Bug-A-Salt makes the extermination of the foul pests invading your home easy, fun, effective, and cheap. The weapon itself is your biggest investment, and it's no more expensive than some much less effective zapper type bug killers. You need ammo, sure--but the Bug-A-Salt uses common table salt, which is cheaply available everywhere. Join me, brothers and sisters, and rise up against the tide of pests that invade our homes, and fight back with the greatest weapon available to us: this one.
3695116
The fly shooter doesn't work all that great, but it sure is fun.  Definately worth every penny on entertainment value alone.  :)
3983564
A very pleasant mystery.  This would make a good summer read especially if you are a fly fisherman or know one.  Well researched story depicting a summer of fishing.  A widower and a female sheriff team up to solve a mystery.  The widower steps on a body when he is fishing and is asked to help the sheriff who is short handed.  There are a few twists and turns but the story is predictable.
718996
I was reluctant to buy this book at first because I purchased Shewey's "Steelhead Flies" book some years back.  I was afraid that there would be an abundance of repeat material, and too much overlap.  I'm happy to say that my fears were unfounded and I have thouroughly enjoyed this book.

Shewey does a good job of providing some history of the material used for tying these styles, and I believe it is a nice addition to the fly recipes and techniques he describes (the techniques are one area where there is some overlap with his other book, but they are an essential part of the book).  The picture quality is great, and this book (especially in hardcover) could look just as good on a coffee table as on a tying bench. I especially enjoyed seeing different tyers' interprations of the same pattern, and the little variation each one makes.

Although Shewey does a good job of explaining the different techniques needed to tie spay and dee flies, to make the most of this book you really need to have some prior tying experience.  I don't see that as an issue though, since the complete novice fly tyer typically won't be attempting to tie in this style in the first place.

I would recommend this book to anyone looking to get a start on tying these style of flies, or any fly tyer that finds them fascinating as I do.
2114266
Im a novice to fly fishing and to reading books completely, but both in this instance have found me well.  This anthology reminds me of the late Coach Jimmy Valvanos somewhat famous speech at the ESPYs as he battled cancer close to his demise.  What I remember from his speech is that he said that every day we should strive to do 3 things;  Laugh, Think, and Cry. He said if we did those things, it was a full day, and a meaningful day.  This books stories mad my days full.
186981
It sounds like mr. Dickson has had a lot of years in the fly fish guiding business.  The way he relates his tales are indeed entertaining.  But of course aren't most fishing stories meant to be.  Good job, Dennis.  Waiting for volume II.