New (or rather old) materials arrived

[daringduffer]

That's an impressive stash to score, sir; the Pearsall's Ash Gossamer is an especially nice find.

This is where he has been:

Re: Gossamer Silk

Postby daringduffer » 23 Mar 2011, 15:19
http://www.flyhookfiller.se/flugbindnin ... ullar.html

I have no association with this company, I did not know of it until last week. I will pay full price for what I buy. As I understand it, this stock comes from an old, retired commercial flytier, Margrethe Thomsen, now 86. I think that Niklas Dahlin mentioned her in another thread. She knew how to store materals in a proper way.

I am as happy for this catch as for any from the stream. This tells you a lot about how crazy I am...

dd

daringduffer

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I suppose there is more to be had, should you wish so...

http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... 0&start=30

dd

[Stendalen]

Yepp, that is the place, sort of a goldmine...hope to visit them soon, just 30 minutes drive from my house...who would have known

Havn't been online for I while so I missed the post you are referring to DD.

/Martin

[daringduffer]

That's an impressive stash to score, sir; the Pearsall's Ash Gossamer is an especially nice find.

According to Gunnar Johnson, #10 ash is the colour Pete Hidy used almost exclusively as his tying thread during his later years. I might have mentioned this before. I have a couple of Gunnar's flies. They are exquisite! Johan Klingberg has told a story about how Gunnar used to come to "THE" fly tying retailer when a shipment of hen necks had arrived. All of them were poured all over the floor and Gunnar was crawling around, knowing exactly what to look for. I like stories like that.

dd

[CreationBear]

Ha...it's a small world: the review of Gunnar Johnson's book you link is from a gentleman who lives here in Knoxville, Tennessee. (I've actually fished with Hans, aka "Tennswede," here in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park--a very nice fellow. )

At any rare, I'm definitely looking forward to the forthcoming translation of Mr. Johnson's book: from the pictures I've seen of Johan's flies, it seems as if y'all Swedes have really raised the bar when it comes to tying Hidy-esque flymphs.

[Stendalen]

Ha...it's a small world: the review of Gunnar Johnson's book you link is from a gentleman who lives here in Knoxville, Tennessee. (I've actually fished with Hans, aka "Tennswede," here in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park--a very nice fellow. )

At any rare, I'm definitely looking forward to the forthcoming translation of Mr. Johnson's book: from the pictures I've seen of Johan's flies, it seems as if y'all Swedes have really raised the bar when it comes to tying Hidy-esque flymphs.

I have wondered why Gunnar's book never have been translated, a good read for sure...actually had an idea to do that, looks like someone beat me
/Martin

[CreationBear]

Actually, I might have misspoke:

http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... son#p17358

We may need a translator yet.