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Th« Independent Record, Heleno, Montono, Sunday, April 9, 1961r/jey Comb BazaarsClinFlyTyingHasWorkshopatSt.Peterfiy Olive HenryGroup* of young men seen in-pecting old hits and other furred nd feathered finery at recent hurch bazaars are not interested n fashions, but are searching for nore obscure materials used in ly tying classes at St. Peters^ocathedral.T. F. Lofthouse. instructor, said eacock feathers, ostrich plumes, fiackle feathers and bits of furire some of the sought-after materials used at the class.druggists, and number of peacock feathers from a Helena woman who raises the birds. Lofthouse pointed out that a number of things are utilized in the art of tying flies. A pair of baby’s rubber pants finds its way into a juicy looking grub worm, and elastic from a discarded girdle becomes legs of the many Nymphs tied by the class. Quills of a porcupine are for a quill body fly, and hackles of the barnyard rooster keep a Royal Coachman floating in the trout streams.designed to orient the novice with fly tying equipment, materials, and basic methods of the art.Valuable Invaluable*Much of the material donated Includes fur scraps from a local *tore, snap-lid pill bottles fromLofthouse, John Stock and Robert Averett are instructors for the sessions, which began Feb. 10. The first few classes werePrepare for an Early SpringHav* Us Build ThosePlanters, Patios,Fireplaces andIntroduction of standard patterns followed, and a growing list now includes the Wooly Worm. Gray Hackle, Royal Coachman. Adams, Black Gnat, Goofus Bug, Muddler Minnow, Buck-Tail I Streamers, Sandy Mites, Grasshoppers and Grubs.Those enrolled in the class include Warren Fisher, W;ayne Duba, Eddy Duba. Alex B Stephenson, Tom Stevens, Irving Boettger, George Boettger. Rich ard McCreanor, Louie Sharp, John 1 Leppink, Jim Tubbs. Paul Kirkland, Dean Lofthouse, Christopher Boettger, Ed Johns, Mrs. Joe Sidor, Ray Brewer, I^arry Tietz, James Noel, David Rout zahn, Jim Gronneberg, Joe Sidor, Bob Brewer, Mary Brewer. Tobv Armstrong, Joseph H. Roe, Elmer J, Wallace, Philip Davidson. Richard Gebhart, and Larry Lofthouse
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Helena Independent Record
Helena, Montana, US
Sun, Apr 09, 1961
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