FlyTying bench
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My previous fly tying bench was small and didn’t really hold all the fly tying things I would like to have within arms reach. I was in a second hand shop a few weeks ago, just nosing around. I like to see what I can find that’s useful, for next to nothing of course. I saw an old school teacher’s desk and bought it for $25.00, even got them to deliver it to my home and put it in my office. They are only a 3 minute walk from our house so it was asking too much.

The desk turned out to be larger than I thought and the spot I put it in just barely fits. So now the desk is sitting there waiting for me to decide if I want to keep it. I guess I should get the stuff I have piled all over it and setup my fly tying gear then I tie a fly or three to see if I like it.

Life gets so busy I’ve just been putting it off. While I was sitting here looking at it I realized that it was actually before Christmas and even before any snow as I remember being there without any winter closes, so truthfully this desk has been here for about 3 months, not weeks. I’m bad.

If I don’t get my butt in gear it will be yet another year that I have tied any of my own flies. I really need to tie ups some big old hairy bugs and streams for those chain pickerel. They don’t last long so my other flies have been pretty much chewed to bits of hair. The positive thing about fly fishing pickerel and pike is that they will still pounce on those flies.

I am writing three articles this morning while my brain still works. I get up early and get my work done as the medication I take for my heart tends to burn me out pretty early, like noon most days. But I can still do a few things as long as it doesn’t take a lot of energy or brain power.

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