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 Australian
contributing fly tyer Bob Frandsen used to feel a little isolated as one of the
few tyers from the country "down under". In his bio for this site, he wrote,
"As there is no culture of salmon and fly fishing here in Australia it has been very difficult to find any information on the subject. However with an assured feather supply and a copy of Veniards
Fly Dressers' Guide
a lot of luck and lots of trial and error and recently lots of reference to the
WEB things slowly sorted themselves out."
These days he seems to have found his niche and is making quite a name for
himself. Recently, he was included in Steve Thornton's
Fly Tyers of the World and
has many of his skillfully tied Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead flies on the
fascinating site, Kossiedun.Com.Au - Fly
Tyer's Journey. I
was happy, then, to know that Bob decided to take some time to contribute
to this issue. You can read more about what Bob has to say about himself and see
more of his flies on his contributing fly tyer page,
The Flies of Bob Frandsen, but first take a
look at these fine original and classic Speys and Dees contributed for this
issue.
The Flies
Hover mouse over thumbnail to change fly image; Click on enlarged image to view
pattern.
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