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CatskilljonMarch 4th, 2014, 8:23 pm
Upstate NY

Posts: 160
Numbers 1 and 2...
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Numbers 3 and 4...
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And numbers 5 and 6...
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Atherton didn't name his flies, he simply gave them numbers. These are referred to as "Atherton's 6" All are tied on vintage Bergman yellow box hooks, size 12's. CJ
EntomanMarch 5th, 2014, 12:10 am
Northern CA & ID

Posts: 2604
Ah! The traditional Catskill method. Nicely done...
"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman
JOHNWMarch 5th, 2014, 5:15 pm
Chambersburg, PA

Posts: 452
Something about classic Catskills that I just love.
Nice tied flies there CJ.
"old habits are hard to kill once you have gray in your beard" -Old Red Barn

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