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FLIES BY ALBERT
COHEN
This set of 5 very rare flies
were tied specifically for Rare and Unusual Fly Tying Materials:
A Natural History. Volume 2 - Birds & Mammals where they
appear on page 293 (silk section). Albert Cohen is best remembered
for the spectacularly smooth, silk bodies of his salmon flies.
No one short of Paul Rossman has ever produced better.
ALBERT J. COHEN lived in Dallas,
Texas ... and his heart was as big as that state until complications
from cancer took their toll. Yet whenever Albert rolled into
town for a business meeting, he always took an extra day or two
and made time for his friends. He loved auctions and shows that
featured angling collectibles and antiques. Cohen loved to collect
fly boxes, particularly those by Hardy. But above all, Al Cohen
was a meticulous fly tier and student of fly tying history who
paid particular attention to the smallest detail . Through this,
he inspired numerous fly tiers and thus left a legacy for the
coming generations. His classic Atlantic salmon flies were featured
in Judith Dunham's The Atlantic Salmon Fly. Al was not
a commercial tier and he rarely sold any flies. Examples of his
work like these are rarely encountered. He was one of the finest
full-dressed salmon fly tiers of the twentieth century.
Here are five, very rare and
highly collectible full-dressed classic patterns from the man
for whom no detail was small enough.
All in size 5/0 and tied on
handmade replicas of Harrison Bartlet hooks by Gene Sunday. Patterns
include (clockwise from top right): McNichol (Hardy), Parson
(Hardy), Ondine (Ephemera), McIntyre (Hale), and Gordon (Hale).
Posted 8-16-06 |
$2000.00
for the set
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FLIES TIED BY POUL
JORGENSON (1926-2004)
Poul Jorgenson
is probably best remembered for motivating and instructing many
novice salmon fly tiers. From his humble home on the Willowemoc
River in Roscoe, New York, Poul created many works of art. He
had been tutored in fly tying by perhaps the best known realistic
fly tier of the twentieth century, Bill Blades. Once he had developed
his own style, Jorgenson went on to teach many other fly tiers
and became a popular guest speaker at numerous club functions.
He was a regular at the Catskill Fly Tying Center and Museum,
and always welcomed anglers who stopped by his home ... often
joining them on the stream for the evening hatch. He authored
numerous books on trout and salmon fly tying including: Modern
Fly Dressing for the Practical Angler, Modern Trout Flies
and How to Tie Them, Dressing Flies for Fresh and Salt
Water, Salmon Flies their Character Style and Dressing,
Poul Jorgenson's Favorite Flies & How to Tie Them,
and Dry Fly Patterns for the New Millenium. |
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SIR CONRAD
5/0
This fly was created and tied
by Poul Jorgenson. It is named for his close friend, American
actor William Conrad (1920-1994), who was also known as a narrator
in radio, film and television. One of Conrad's more popular roles
was that of the lead detective Frank Cannon in the 1970s TV series,
Cannon.
Posted 8-13-06 MC |
$
395.00
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SET OF 6 CLASSIC SALMON FLIES
TIED BY COLIN SIMPSON OF THE U.K.
Colin Simpson first appeared
to the American angling public in 1970, when at 15 years old,
was featured in Joseph D. Bates's book, Atlantic Salmon Flies
and Fishing. At that time Colin was already an expert, dressing
both classic and exhibition patterns.
He is one of Britian's
most famous, contemporary fly tiers.
Obtaining a single fly
from Colin Simpson today is ... well nearly impossible. These
six flies were purchased directly from Colin over twenty years
ago. Each was dressed by hand (no vise).
Posted 8-13-06 MC
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$ 995.00
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FLIES
TIED BY PRESTON JENNINGS (1893-1962)
Preston J.
Jennings is best remembered for A Book of Trout Flies
(1935), the first American book to present angling entomology
from a lucid, academic viewpoint identifying stream insects by
their scientific nomenclature and presenting corresponding dressings
for artificials. Yet most readers never got to see the actual
flies Jennings tied for the stream because his book was composed
of illustrations. Unfortunately he passed away before he could
publish his second book, The Fish and The Fly, in which
he planned to include a substantial number of Atlantic salmon
and steelhead patterns. The manuscript and his dressings lay
virtually unknown for the past forty years until both the manuscript
and flies were donated to the American Museum of Fly Fishing
by Maxine Atherton.
During the
1940s, Jennings was tutored by two great salmon fly tiers ...
Charles DeFeo and Frank Dumond. Jennings equalled, if not surpassed,
both his teachers to become one of America's most creative Atlantic
salmon fly dressers. His fly patterns were remarkable creations
and his salmon flies were modeled after insects or baitfish.
Jennings viewed every color as if he saw it through a prism (the
water). As a result, every fly he tied had to possess reflective,
refractive and iridescent properties. Jennings perception was
no different than that of an artist, but it made him unique as
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RAINBOW STONE #1 and #2
Created & Tied by PRESTON JENNINGS
These flies tied on #2 hooks
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IRIS MAY ROSE MALE (#4 hook)
IRIS MAY ROSE FEMALE (#3 hook)
Created & Tied by PRESTON JENNINGS
The green tinsel
tag on the Iris May Rose female (bottom fly) depicts a green
egg sac.
Posted 8-6-06 |
$ 350.00
for the pair
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SILHOUETTE SEDGE VARIATIONS
#1, #2, #3 and #4
Created & Tied by PRESTON JENNINGS
The only four Silhouette Sedge
Variations known, other than the set located at the American
Museum of Fly Fishing. These flies were described in Jennings'
unpublished manuscript, The Fish and the Fly, as patterns
for caddis under different lighting conditions.
These flies range in hook
size from #1-1/2 to #4.
Posted 8-6-06
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$ 975.00
for the set of 4 flies
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IRIS MAY
Created & Tied by PRESTON JENNINGS
Tied on a #4 hook
Posted 8-6-06
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$ 205.00
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PRISM STONE #1 (size 1)
PRISM STONE #2 (size 2)
and PRISM STONE #3 (size 2)
Created & Tied by PRESTON JENNINGS
A rare, complete set of stoneflies
perceived by Jennings to be used under different lighting conditions.
The only other set of these flies that we know of, is located
in the Jennings Collection at the American Museum of Fly Fishing
in Manchester, Vermont.
Posted 8-6-06
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FLIES
CREATED AND TIED BY ALEX ROGAN
Rogan was
a student of Lewis Rhead and pioneered the unusual use of tinsel
in his trout and salmon flies. Utilizing tinsel for hackle, throats
and wings of his unusual creations, tinsel became Rogan's trademark
material. Rogan experimented with metallic threads for wings
and body hackle of flies created in the mid 1940s. This flirtation
was short-lived but 60 years later the same techniques have become
commonplace using plastics such as CrystalFlash and Flashabou.
To see more of Alex Rogan's unusual creations, see page 301 of
Rare and Unusual Fly Tying Materials: A Natural History. Volume
2-Birds & Mammals.
Rogan operated
a barber shop in New York City and in the 1940s became New York's
celebrity fly tier, demonstrating his skill at Jim Deren's Angler's
Roost and at William Mills & Sons. |
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SILVER MINNOW
Tied by Alex Rogan, NYC, circa
1947.
Posted 7-23-06 |
$ 100.00
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BADGER MINNOW
Tied by Alex Rogan, NYC, circa
1947.
Posted 7-23-06 |
$ 100.00
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FLIES
BY KEN SCHWAM
Schwam was
an up-and-coming celebrity in the world of salt water fly-fishing
and tying until his untimely death. His tying skills among his
peers were well respected and admired. Flies tied by Ken Schwam are becoming
scarce and quite collectible. |
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DEER HAIR
BASS POPPER
Tied by Ken Schwam.
Posted 7-23-06 |
$ 75.00
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FLIES
TIED BY MARK WASLICK (contemporary tier)
Waslick is
currently hailed as one of the finest all-around fly tiers in
the world. Waslick is equally comfortable tying trout, salmon,
steelhead, and salt water patterns with remarkable skill. His
flies have become some of the most desirable collectibles in
fly-fishing. |
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FIERY BROWN &
PEACOCK
Fly created and tied by Mark
Waslick.
Posted 7-23-06 |
$ 150.00
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BLACK DOCTOR (low
water)
Tied by Mark Waslick.
Posted 7-23-06 |
$ 150.00
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EVENING STAR 4/0
Tied by Mark Waslick.
Posted 8-13-06 MC |
$250.00
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BLUE BOYNE VAR.
5/0
Tied by Mark Waslick.
Posted 8-13-06 MC |
$250.00
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GRUB (4/0
double)
Tied by Mark Waslick.
Posted 8-13-06 MC |
$150.00
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GOLDEN SHINER
CREATED AND TIED
BY MATT VINCIGUERRA.
Matt (Matty)
Vinciguerra had an amazing reputation for doing everything well.
His large format photographs of mayfly duns and spinners are
among the best ever taken. The few flies he tied are extraordinary,
displaying a true mastery of material manipulation, both synthetic
and natural. His signature fly was the Golden Shiner, but any
fly tied by Vinciguerra is highly prized and collectible. Vinciguerra
lived and fished among the rivers of the Catskill mountains of
New York State.
Vinciguerra was one of the
first tiers to use silver and gold piping, which has become so
popular today, for shaping the the bodies of fresh and salt water
baitfish imitations.
Posted 7-23-06 |
$ 175.00
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FLIES
TIED BY CHARLES CHUTE (contemporary tier)
Chute is considered
one of the masters of the full-dressed salmon fly, having won
many world fly tying competitions. He is well known and respected
among his peers and continues to tie some of the most creative
and artistic flies of our time. These are the actual three flies
that were featured in the award winning book, Rare and Unusual
Fly Tying Materials: A Natural History. Volume 1 - Birds
(1994). |
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GOLDEN PEACOCK
Created & tied by Charles Chute
Hook size 7/0
Posted 8-16-06
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$ 175.00
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ORIGINAL CARRIE STEVENS
STREAMERS
The following
29 salmon/trout streamers remain from an original order of 50
flies tied and packaged by Carrie Stevens. Over the past 15 years,
21 streamers from this original order have been sold intermittently.
Interestingly, most of the streamers were packaged in mass. For
example, if there was an order for five Gray Ghost No.4, all
five flies were placed in one cellophane envelope and the name
and size of the flies was hand written by Ms. Stevens on a slip
of paper that was placed in that envelope. Because of this distinctive
packaging we feel that the flies should be sold the same way.
There are, however several single patterns in original cellophane
envelopes, unlabeled. Each fly or group of flies, regardless
of the original packaging, comes with a certificate of authenticity
signed by Paul Schmookler, the current owner. Mr. Schmookler
is recognized as one of the world's principal authors on fly
pattern history and fly tying materials. Original Carrie Stevens
flies are very scarce and hand written corroboration of fly pattern
and size in her hand writing in original packaging is nearly
unattainable. The streamer fly is one of the most important,
original, all-American concepts for angling since the invention
of the dry fly. This is a unique opportunity to own an original
from one of the key architects of the modern streamer fly. |
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F. R. S.
SPEC. No. 2
RARELY ENCOUNTERED, named
after Francis (Frank) Reast Smith (1873-1950) from Garden City,
Long Island, New York. This is a prime example of how all bucktails
should be tied. Stevens at her best. The bucktail used in this
fly is particularly high quality ... unusually soft and pliable. |
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THE FOLLOWING FLIES WERE TIED BY
KEITH FULSHER
Fulsher is
the author of Tying and Fishing the Thunder Creek Series
(1973), Hair-Wing Atlantic Salmon Flies (1981) and Thunder
Creek Flies: Tying and Fishing the Classic Baitfish Imitations
(2006). |
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MICKEY
FINN
Tied by Keith Fulsher. Total
length of hook is 1-1/4". Mounted on original card in cellophane
envelope. |
$ 30.00
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FLIES TIED BY BILL CHIN (contemporary tier)
Bill Chin
is well respected by his peers. He is considered one of the top dressers of Atlantic salmon flies
in North America. He is certainly one of the most experienced,
having been tying for at least two decades. His flies are considered
quite collectible and scarce since he is not a commercial tier.
Bill's flies have been featured in Volumes 1 and 2 of Rare and
Unusual Fly Tying Materials: A Natural History (1994, 1997) and
frequently in Art of Angling Journal. Plans are in the works
to feature Chin in an upcoming issue. All flies below have been published.
Chin's flies are strong, compact and filled with gorgeous material,
attesting to his judgement in selection of quality materials.
There is no doubt that these extraordinary flies are made to
be admired ... either in the water or in the frame. |
DUSTY MILLER
Tied by Bill Chin
Early and beautiful example of Chin's work, circa 1992.
Posted 8-13-06
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$225.00
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SIR RICHARD
Tied by Bill Chin
Early and beautiful example of Chin's work, circa 1992.
Posted 8-13-06
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$225.00
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