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IFFF FLY TYING GROUP Fly Tying Skills Awards Program

Produced by the International Federation of Fly Fishers, Fly Tying Group as an adaptation of the Guild Awards Scheme of the UK Fly Dresser’s Guild. Why an IFFF Fly Tying Skills Award Program? The International Federation of Fly Fishers (IFFF) Fly Ting Group exists to preserve, enhance and support the art of fly tying. Our focus generally is two-fold: sharing of information and teaching, so that more people may take an interest in our craft, and become more knowledgeable and accomplished tiers.

The purpose of the IFFF Fly Tying Group is as follows: “The FTG is dedicated to the preservation, enhancement and support of the art of fly tying as a historic element of the fly-fishing experience. Archiving of historic documents, development of educational and instructional materials, teaching and demonstration are fundamental to perpetuating the art of fly tying for anglers who fish with the artificial fly.”

For individuals to improve as tiers, they need to be able to measure their progress. The IFFF Fly Tying Skills Awards Program provides IFFF members with the opportunity to develop or reinforce their fly tying skills and test their progress against a consistent standard at three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold.

Program Overview and Goals

This IFFF Fly Tying Skills Awards Program is an educational program for all IFFF members who care to take part. The Awards Program is managed for and on behalf of the IFFF by the Fly Tying Group.

The goal of the Awards Program is to encourage IFFF members to develop and improve their fly tying skills at their own pace, through a structured learning plan with progressive goals, and in so doing contribute to the purpose of the FTG. The Program is meant to be informative, enjoyable and encourage camaraderie and co- operation amongst those taking part. In addition, it can also assist clubs and instructors in the planning and delivering of courses.

There are three levels of awards: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each level develops a series of techniques, with subsequent levels building on previous ones.

A Gold Level award signifies a highly accomplished fly tier, capable of demonstrating excellent application of a wide range of materials and techniques on a consistent basis across a variety of patterns.

In the process of this Gold Award Program a tier will use many important fly tying techniques and learn a number of effective fly patterns. These Gold Award patterns and techniques build upon the techniques and patterns incorporated in the Bronze and Silver Award Programs.

Upon successful completion of the Gold Award program tiers will receive an IFFF Gold Fly Tying Award Certificate, an IFFF Gold Award Pin, and the accomplishment will be recognized in the IFFF Fly Tying Group Newsletter and on the IFFF Website.

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IFFF Natural Materials Policy

Fly tiers should be aware that specific state, federal and international laws apply to the legal possession, transportation and use of natural materials (i.e. feathers and furs) for tying flies. Laws of particular application are the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (1918), Marine Mammal Protection Act (1972) and Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (1975). These and similar state and federal laws generally were established to protect certain species from commercial trade and exploitation that could threaten survival in the wild, but they each include provisions for authorization of allowable take (i.e. possession, transportation, sale and purchase) where such take is consistent with conservation of those species. Fly tiers can protect themselves with a general awareness of these laws, but most importantly, by only purchasing the natural materials they possess and transport for use in tying flies from reputable and authorized sources. This is particularly important when transporting natural materials across international borders. Therefore, it is the policy of the International Federation of Fly Fishers (IFFF) that fly tiers who are invited to teach or demonstrate fly tying at IFFF events possess at those events only those natural materials that are in full compliance with applicable laws regarding possession, transportation, sale and purchase for any purpose.

Acknowledgements

This American adaptation of the UK Fly Dressers’ Guild Awards Scheme was made possible thru the cooperation and international outreach of both the IFFF and the UK Fly Dressers’ Guild. Our thanks go to Chairman Charles Jardine, General Secretary Chris Reeves and the many others who have worked so hard on this project. The American adaptation of the Fly Tying Skill Awards Program is the work of the IFFF Fly Tying Group and the Committee members who contributed: Al and Gretchen Beatty, Chuck Collins, Jim Ferguson, Frank Johnson, Gene Kaczmarek, Tom Logan, David Roberts, Paul Beckmann and Leslie Wrixon. This program is a credit to the entire Board of Governors of the IFFF Fly Tying Group.

Adapted by the International Federation of Fly Fishers with permission from The Fly Dressers Guild 2014 First Edition of IFFF Gold Award Handbook published 2016 For more information on The Fly Dressers’ Guild please visit our website: www.flydressersguild.org.

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Contents

Why an IFFF Fly Tying Skills Award Program? 1 Program Overview and Goals 1 IFFF Natural Materials Policy 2 Acknowledgements 2 Contents 3 Gold Award Program Requirements 4 How it Works – the Process Instructions 4 Instructions to the Gold Award Program Participant 4 Instructions to the Gold Award Program Evaluator 5 Instructions to the Gold Award Review Panel Member 5 Instructions to the IFFF Staff 5 Buz Buszek Memorial Fly Tying Award Introduction 6

Gold Award Evaluation Flies - General Information 7 Royal Wulff Dry Fly 8 Trout Fin Wet Fly 10 Rusty Rat Salmon/Steelhead Fly 12 Whitlock Matuka Sculpin 14 Prince of Tides Bendback Salt Water Fly 17 Orange Heron Steelhead Fly 19 No Hackle Dry Fly 21 Muddler Minnow 23 Lady Caroline Salmon/Steelhead Fly 25 Invicta Wet Fly 28 Humpy Dry Fly 30 Gray Ghost Streamer 32 General Practitioner Steelhead Fly 34 Cockroach Tarpon Fly 37

Gold Award Evaluation Scoring and Criteria Form 39 Gold Award Evaluation Fly Transmittal Form 56

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Gold Award Program Requirements

Participant must be an IFFF member. To receive the Gold Award and recognition it is necessary to follow the instructions outlined in “How it Works – the Process Instructions“. It is required that each tier complete both the Bronze and Silver Award Program before moving on to the Gold Award Program. Participation is entirely voluntary. No IFFF member or club is under any obligation to take part.

How it Works – the Process Instructions Throughout this Handbook reference will be made to the ‘web site’. This is in reference to the IFFF Web Site, Fly Tying, and specifically IFFF Fly Tying Skills Award Program at: http://www.fedflyfishers.org/Tying/FlyTyingSkillsAwardProgram/tabid/647/Default.aspx This web address houses the Award Handbooks, instructions for all required evaluation flies, and all the necessary forms and instructions for completion of the Gold Award Program.

Instructions to the Gold Award Program Participant:

“Simply tie the flies.” Follow the instructions in this Gold Award Handbook.

Note to left handed tiers: Please make a bold note on the Gold Award Evaluation Fly Transmittal Form that you tie “Left handed’. This information will help the evaluator correctly evaluate the flies.

Contact a Gold Award Evaluator to confirm his/her availability to evaluate your flies and get the mailing address of the evaluator. All evaluators are listed on the web site. It is suggested you contact an evaluator near you. Throughout the process of the Gold Award the evaluator is the contact person if there are questions or items of concern to the tier. Tiers are encouraged to communicate with the evaluators at any time. It is also suggested tiers look at the Gold Award Evaluation Scoring and Criteria Form found on the web site and at the end of this handbook in order to become aware of what evaluators will be evaluating and fully understand the evaluation and scoring process.

Mail the flies and the completed Gold Evaluation Fly Transmittal Form which is found on the web site and at the end of this handbook to the evaluator.

We suggest the flies be mailed to the evaluator in a compartmented box that will fit into a padded mailer and mailed First Class Parcel Mail or by using a Small Flat Rate USPS box. The tiers name should be written on or affixed to the fly box.

At the time the flies are sent to an evaluator the application fee of $90.00 may be paid one of two ways. Either email a completed Gold Evaluation Fly Transmittal Form to the IFFF office [email protected] and make a payment using a credit card at the IFFF Store found on the IFFF website, or mail a copy of the completed Transmittal Form along with a check to: International Federation of Fly Fishers; Fly Tying Group Department; 5237 U.S. Highway 89 South, Suite 11; Livingston, Montana 59047. Note: International tiers are required to pay by credit card. International checks will not be accepted.

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The application fee is a non-refundable fee regardless of the outcome of the evaluation. It is the intent of the program that each applicant improve their skills and be awarded for this achievement; therefore, the evaluator may provide feedback and suggest resubmittal of any number of the flies for further evaluation. However, the process must be completed within 90 days from time of original application, at which time the application will expire. An applicant may submit a second complete application (must include flies, forms and fee) following expiration of the first application.

Instructions to the Gold Award Evaluator:

The evaluator evaluates the flies and completes the Gold Award Evaluation Scoring and Criteria Form found on the web site or at the end of this handbook.

If deficiencies are noted during the evaluation process the flies will be returned to the tier who, together with the evaluator, will deal with any issues that need to be corrected. If there are no deficiencies noted by the evaluator the flies, Transmittal Form, and completed Gold Award Evaluation Scoring and Criteria Form are then forwarded to a member of the Review Panel.

Instructions to the Gold Award Review Panel Member:

If deficiencies are noted in the review process, the evaluations and flies will be returned to the evaluator who, along with the tier, will then deal with the issues that need to be corrected. If no deficiencies are noted in the review, the award is authorized.

Instructions to the IFFF Staff:

IFFF staff will process receipt of the application fee by date and applicant’s name and upon receipt of the evaluated flies and confirm that requirements for the Gold Award have been met. The applicant’s Gold Award Pin, Gold Award Certificate, their submitted evaluation flies and a copy of the evaluations will be mailed to the tier.

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Buz Buszek Memorial Fly Tying Award

The reader will become acquainted with many of the recipients of the IFFF’s Buz Buszek Memorial Fly Tying Award through the highlighted information and quotes that are incorporated throughout this handbook.

The history and lives of the Buz Buszek Memorial Fly Tying Award recipients is a very important part of the International Federation of Fly Fishers. Of all the awards presented by IFFF, among the most prestigious is the Buszek. This award has become recognized as the top fly tying award in the United States. Buz Buszek, the man for whom the IFFF fly tying award was named, had all the attributes and characteristics that friends and relatives hoped future winners would have when they established the award.

Buz Buszek

1998 Buszek Award – Jeff ‘Bear’ Andrews Jeff “Bear” Andrews is a long time fly fisherman, fly tier and outdoorsman. Born and raised in Michigan he attended Northern Michigan University in Marquette where he majored in Fisheries and Wildlife Management. Following university, Bear worked for General Motors as a Journeyman Pipefitter for thirty years, but his true passion remained with the outdoors and Michigan’s wild trout. He is heavily involved in the International Federation of Fly Fishers (IFFF), and his local chapter, the Red Cedar Fly Fishers. Recognizing his talent, the IFFF awarded Bear in 1998 the “Buz” Buszek Memorial Fly Tying Award, the highest award bestowed upon a fly tier by the IFFF. Since 1977, Bear has traveled domestically and internationally sharing his passion for fly fishing and fly tying with youth and adults alike. He regularly teaches fly tying classes and demonstrations throughout the United States. His talent has been showcased internationally at the Danish Fly Fair in Copenhagen, the Dutch Fly Fair in the Netherlands and at the Chatsworth Angling Fair in England. During the winter months, his passion and talent are showcased in a multitude of fly fishing events, seminars and classes. Bear currently lives in Grand Ledge, Michigan, with his wife of more than 37 years, Liz.

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Gold Award Evaluation Flies General Information “TAKING FLY TYING TO THE NEXT LEVEL”

The instructions, tying materials, proportions and other specifications are herein expressed specifically for the tying of the required evaluation flies. If, for some reason, the tier should want to deviate or substitute these materials, proportions and techniques it is strongly suggested that the evaluator be consulted prior to doing so. Not doing so can result in evaluation problems. It is understood that there are many pattern variations for the required fly patterns used in the Gold Award Program. The patterns used in the program were found to be among the most common and/or historically correct versions of the patterns therefore we ask that the flies be tied as the instructions suggest.

The references and photos cited with each pattern do not necessarily match the exact patterns included in the Gold Award program. These references and photos are to act as an aid in executing the techniques involved in tying the fly. The evaluation flies are to be tied as outlined in the proportion description and tying detail for each fly.

It is suggested that participants familiarize themselves with both the Gold Award Evaluation Scoring and Criteria Form. These documents, which can be found on the web site as well as at the end of this handbook, outline the aspects of the patterns and what the Evaluator and Reviewer will be examining regarding proportion, materials, and tying detail for each evaluation fly.

Gold Award Participants are required to present three examples of each of seven of the fourteen described evaluation patterns shown in this handbook. Participants may choose any seven of the patterns they wish to tie.

Gold Award participants are required to present three examples of each of three patterns of his or her choice to an evaluator. The purpose of the tier choice patterns is to allow tiers to practice their tying specialty. If your angling and tying activities are saltwater, warm water, steelhead, salmon, or trout please tie those types of flies. It is suggested that the tier choice patterns reflect a degree of complexity on a par with the required evaluation fly patterns.

1999 Buszek Award – Al Beatty Take a passion for fly tying that began as a teenager. Add 40 plus years exercising that passion at the vise. Mix with numerous tying innovations and studious craftsmanship. Top with heaping amounts of service to the sport, teaching fly tying at all levels, exhibition tying at IFFF events, pursuing club activities and rising, indeed to the highest ranks of the IFFF itself. Stir it all together and what you have is a recipe for the 1999 Buz Buszek Memorial Fly Tying Award recipient, Al Beatty. Beatty has never hesitated to share his knowledge and skills in tying. Only a year after starting himself, at age 15, he taught his first tying class to a group of cub scouts. Since then he’s taught tying clinics all over the world. Al has taught at IFFF functions at regional and international levels. Al Beatty is clearly a man who enjoys both the solitary art of tying, and the camaraderie the sport promotes among its practitioners. Asked what tip he would offer to a novice tier, he offers it succinctly: “Call the International Federation of Fly Fishers, join a club and learn from a friend.

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Gold Award Evaluation Flies PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO TIE SEVEN OF THE FOLLOWING FOURTEEN PATTERNS AS WELL AS THREE TIER CHOICE PATTERNS

Royal Wulff Dry Fly Fly Tied and Text by: Gretchen & Al Beatty, Boise, Idaho

About the Royal Wulff Contrary to popular belief, Lee Wulff did not create the Royal Wulff. He created the Gray and White Wulff patterns during his stay in the Adirondacks in the 1929. Q. L. Quackenbush, one of the early members of the Beaverkill Trout Club near Lew Beach in New York State, is credited with designing the Royal Coachman hair wing dry fly. He liked the Fan Wing Royal Coachman but found the wings too flimsy and fragile. He asked fly tier Reuben Cross of Neversink, New York to dress a Royal Coachman with a more robust wing. Reuben asked his suppliers to send him suitable material that was stiff, white and kinky. They sent him Impala tails that were ideal for the task. Over the years, calf hair fibers (tail or body) have become the accepted substitute for Impala. It was originally given the name of the Quack Coachman by members of the Beaverkill Trout Club. It looked very similar to the more popular Wulff dry flies and gradually became known as the Royal Wulff.

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Materials List Hook: Standard Dry Fly Hook; TMC 100, Mustad 94840 or suitable substitute. Size: 8 to 20 Thread: Black Uni 8/0, Danville 6/0 or 3/0, UTC 70 Denier or suitable substitute Tail: Deer or elk body hair Body: Red floss (silk or rayon), peacock herl Wings: Calf hair fibers (tail or body) Hackle: Brown Head: Black thread

Proportion description and tying detail

Some tiers assemble the Royal Wulff by attaching the tail, then the body with the wings and hackle completing the process in the last steps. Others tie on the tail and wings, then the body and wrap the hackle last. Any method is fine as long as the fly is proportioned as follows:

Tail: A full, compact tail equal to the length of the shank of the hook showing little or no flaring. The tips of the tail are to be carefully evened and show distinctive barring. Be sure to remove any broken hair tips Wings: Positioned 1/3 of a shank length back from the eye of the hook. Wing length: Two gaps, one shank length or rising slightly above the hackle with the tips even. The wings should be full enough to be well defined and visible. Be sure to remove any broken hair fibers. Body: It is divided into thirds with wrapped peacock herl on both ends and a red floss band in the middle. Be sure each part is equal in length to its adjacent segment. Hackle: Heavily hackled using a couple of natural brown, rooster hackle feathers. Hackle length: 1 ½ gaps. A fairly equal amount of hackle should be behind and in front of the wings. Head: A smooth, neat head not to exceed one eye length and does not trap, lay down or otherwise misdirect any hackle fibers. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Wulff http://www.overmywaders.com/index.php?quack http://english-fly-fishing-flies.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wulff-royal.htm http://www.flyanglersonline.com/features/oldflies/part478.php

2000 Buszek Award – Bob Jacklin Residing in West Yellowstone, Montana, Bob Jacklin is a self-taught fly tier with more than 50 years of dedication to the art. He’s spent a lifetime in fly tying and fly fishing. He started tying in 1960 and by 1963 he was supplying flies to several local sporting goods stores in his native New Jersey. Over the years Jacklin has shared his fly tying skills with thousands of interested persons. He’s demonstrated fly tying at local TU and IFFF Clubs and National and International Sports Shows, and conducted classes at his shop in West Yellowstone. Nationally he’s been a regular participant at IFFF events for nearly 50 years. Jacklin, a Charter IFFF Member, has been active in the IFFF since 1967. At the 1968 National Conclave, he was one of the only two tiers to demonstrate tying. He helped start the tradition of demonstration tying as part of the Annual Conclaves. As a devotee of fly tying and fly casting, Mr. Bob Jacklin is a well-deserving recipient of the prestigious Buz Buszek Award as well as the many other awards of recognition he has received from the IFFF. He will always continue to support and promote the IFFF.

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Trout Fin Wet Fly Fly Tied and text by: David Roberts, Eagle Point, Oregon

About the Trout Fin Throughout the literature there are numerous versions of the Trout Fin. The version tied here could be considered to be a combination of the Trout Fin and the Bergman Fontinalis. The origin of the pattern is somewhat questionable but it appears that the Trout Fin was developed by Robert H. Cavanagh, Jr. sometime in the 1920s. The Trout Fin was developed to imitate the fin from a Brook Trout which was often cut off and used for bait.

This version of the Trout Fin is an exercise in tying married wing wet flies.

Materials List

Hook: Daiichi 1560/Mustad 3399A or equivalent 8 to 14. The fly shown here is tied on a Mustad 3399A size 12. Thread: Danville 6/0 waxed, Uni Thread 8/0 or suitable substitute. White thread for all but the head, black for head. Tag: Gold oval tinsel size small. Tail: Duck quill fibers: white, black and orange. Body: Orange wool yarn. Rib: Twisted gray wool yarn. Hackle: Orange hackle. Wing: Duck quill fibers: white, black and orange. Head: Black thread.

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Proportion Description and Tying detail

Tag: Small oval gold tinsel tied in on the underside of the hook shank directly over the point of the barb, wrapped forward to a point half way to the point of the hook and tied off on the underside of the hook shank... Tail: Narrow married sections of duck quill fibers – white, black and orange. Tail length is 1shank length. Body: Orange wool yarn wrapped forward from the tie-off point of the tag. Ribbing: Five turns of grey tightly twisted wool yarn. Ribbing wraps begin and end on the underside of the hook shank. Hackle: Orange rooster hackle tied beard style. Hackle extends well into the throat of the hook. Wing: Married narrow sections of white and black over a wide section of orange duck quill fibers. The married wing is one gap wide top to bottom and extends to just beyond the bend of the hook. Head: Black thread one eye length long and neatly finished and coated with cement.

References

Married wings: http://flyanglersonline.com/flytying/atlantic/marriedwing/index.php Eric Leiser, The Complete Book of Fly Tying. (Skyhorse Publishing Inc. 3013) 36

2001 Buszek Award – Bruce Staples Bruce Staples was born in Boston, Mass. in 1940. After high school he attended Colby College in Maine where he graduated with a Bachelors degree in geology. From there he worked at Yale University until the call of the west got his attention. The University of Arizona was his next stop where he achieved a master’s degree in geo-chemistry. From there Bruce came to Idaho in 1964 to work as a radio chemist for what became the Idaho National Laboratory.

Like most fly fishers he soon developed a deep love for fly tying and fly fishing. This led Bruce to the IFFF in the early eighties. Association with other fly tiers in the IFFF and the Western Rocky Mountain Council (WRMC) led Bruce to a strong interest in preserving the fly tying and fly fishing traditions of the Greater Yellowstone region.

A characteristic of Bruce, that everyone appreciates, is his willingness to share fly tying ideas and a devotion to friendships he has made through fly tying. He has discovered and promoted fly tiers from every walk of life and from all ages. This unselfishness has made him a very special person to the Snake River Cutthroats, the WRMC and the IFFF.

Another of Bruce’s merits is dedication to the IFFF and fly fishing on a national, regional and local basis. He is a very hard worker and a pleasure to have on Conclave/Expo staffs. As Fly Tying Chair his performance has been outstanding. This includes chairing seven WRMC Conclaves, three International Conclaves and many East Idaho Expos.

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Rusty Rat

Fly Tied and Text compiled by: Gene Kaczmarek, Fremont, California

About the Rusty Rat Hairwing Atlantic Salmon/Steelhead Fly Originated by J C Arsenault

The R.A.T series was developed by Roy Angus Thomson in New Brunswick, Canada in the autumn of 1911. The venerable Rusty Rat was originated by J.C. "Clovis" Arsenault in 1949, an internationally known fly tier in his day. He sold this and many other flies around the world, but the Rusty Rat has become known through the years as a one of the most successful of the Atlantic Salmon hair wings. It has been equally successful with Steelhead.

From History of the Restigouche River, New Brunswick, Canada by Bill Hartnett

“The article is specifically about a particular series of hair-wing patterned flies named Rats. One of the Rats in the series is called the “Rusty Rat.” It is a very famous fly whose pattern has been claimed by a number of people. Roy Angus Thompson, Dr. O. Summers, Col. Ambrose Monell and Dr. D. Clough are among those credited with its origination. However, in the early 1950s, Sam H. Day researched the fly’s origin. He discovered that according to Dudley Mills, “eastern coast salmon fisherman”, the man who first tied the Rats was J.C. Arseneault, professional fly tier from Atholville, N.B., whose flies have been taking salmon on the Restigouche and other New Brunswick and Quebec rivers. Clovis Arseneault was a master in the art of fly tying. He tied thousands of salmon flies with a unique and individual style that set him apart from other tiers. He became a specialist in the production of the fully dressed and hair-wing Atlantic salmon flies. At the time of his death, he was known internationally for his skills; his salmon and trout flies being used on Canadian, American and European waters. His favorite rivers were the Restigouche and Upsalquitch. According to Clovis Arseneault the origin of the “Rusty Rat” salmon fly goes like this. In 1949 Joseph Pulitzer was fishing with a large “Black Rat” he got from Clovis. Clovis had used a rust coloured floss for the under 12 binding of the fly. Pulitzer had already caught several fish on the fly and by this time the salmon had chewed it up pretty good. The rusty thread had come out through the body of the fly, but Pulitzer kept fishing with it and ended up landing a forty-pound salmon on the chewed up Rat. Pulitzer, who was all excited, went to Clovis and told him of the success he had with the fly and expressed the fish catching possibilities the fly might have. Clovis made copies of the fly as it appeared in its chewed-up state. He had to tie the fly several times before it appealed to Pulitzer. Once Pulitzer was satisfied with the results, he named it the Rusty Rat. Since that day the pattern has never varied.”

Materials List

Hook: TMC7999 #6, Daiichi 2161# 6, Alex Jackson Steelhead Iron #5. Thread: UNI 6/0 Red. Tag: Oval gold tinsel, small. Tail: Small bunch of peacock sword fibers. Body: Rear half, rusty orange silk floss, rusty orange Uni-Floss, (the colors range from red-orange to a burnt orange, and front half, peacock herl. Note that a piece of floss veils the rear half of the body, extending to about half-way over the tail. Rib: Oval gold tinsel. Wing: Squirrel or gray fox guard hair. Hackle: Soft Grizzly Hen hackle.

Proportion description and tying detail

Tag: Positioned starting between the center of the point and the barb. Tail: Sparse peacock sword fibers extending to or just past the rear most part of the hook. Body: Floss wrapped smoothly over the rear half of the body, peacock herl for the front half of the body wrapped reverse and slightly larger in diameter than the floss. Veil: From the end of the floss body extending to the rear and midway over the tail. Rib: Six turns over the entire body. Wing: Sparse and extended to the end of the tail. Hackle: Grizzly hen hackle wrapped as a collar in front of the wing. Head: Neat and small. References http://www.flytyingworld.com/classroom/104/1224-Rusty-Rat-Salmon-Fly-.html http://www.restigouchelodge.com/the-rusty-rat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g4QR8m8iRw http://videoangler.com/video/tying-the-rusty-rat-atlantic-salmon-hairwing-fly/ http://www.highlandfly.com/2014/07/tying-the-rusty-rat-salmon-fly/ Poul Jorgensen, (1999) Salmon flies: Their character, Style, and Dressing. (Stackpole Books 1999) Joseph D. Bates Jr and Palela Bates Richards, Fishing Atlantic Salmon, The Flies and Patterns. (Stackpole Books 1970)

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Whitlock Matuka Sculpin Fly Tied by Dave Whitlock, circa 1980 Text by: Frank Johnson, Sheridan, Wyoming

Whitlock Matuka Sculpin – Side View

About the Whitlock Matuka Sculpin Master fly angler and fly tier Dave Whitlock developed this pattern to help in his quest to catch large brown trout and bass. The pattern has served him well, with trout in excess of twenty pounds, as well as numerous other double digit fish. Dave’s Sculpin is truly a ‘big fish’ fly. This pattern loosely evolved from the Muddler Minnow but is designed to replicate the silhouette, mottled color and swimming characteristics of the sculpin minnow. Sculpin minnows are chameleons whose color matches the stream bottom of their environment. They are found to be nearly any color ranging from cream to tan and brown to olive and even black. The bodies of the sculpins are very mottled but nearly always with a cream or tan under belly and progressively darker toward the dorsal area. Although it’s a very effective fishing fly, the tying process of the Whitlock Matuka Sculpin is initially challenging. Tying this pattern is an exercise in stacking, layering and trimming deer hair. Although this is a complex tying exercise all the techniques are straightforward and not difficult. The Whitlock Matuka Sculpin is a very rewarding fly to tie.

Whitlock Matuka Sculpin – Top View

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Materials List

Hook: TMC 9395 #6, Mustad S74Z-34001 #6, Daichi 1750 #6 or suitable substitute. Thread: Wapsi UTC Ultra Thread 170 Denier yellow or suitable substitute. Body Foundation: Mason Hard Nylon approximate diameter of hook wire. Cement: Dave’s Flexament, Zap-A-Gap and Goop (Goop optional). Belly (Body): ‘Whitlock Originals plus SLF Dubbing’ pale yellow or suitable substitute. Rib: Brass or gold wire, size medium. Body Weight: Lead or lead-free wire approximate diameter of hook wire. Back and Tail: Neck hackles, red cree and dyed olive variant or dyed grizzly tied matuka style. Throat: ‘Whitlock Originals plus SLF Dubbing’ gill red or suitable substitute. Pectoral Fins: Cock ringneck pheasant back feathers. Collar and Head: Deer body hair: Cream or light yellow, natural grey, black, redish brown, and olive or other color combinations to match sculpin of tiers choice. Eyes (Optional): Solid plastic doll eyes, yellow and black. Snag Guard (Optional): Mason Hard Nylon ¾ the diameter of the hook wire.

Whitlock Matuka Sculpin – Bottom View Proportion description and tying detail Hook Preparation and Body Foundation: Form a layer of tying thread and coat with Zap-A-Gap. Tie in a section of hard monofilament on each side of the hook shank from just behind the eye of the hook to the bend of the hook creating a flat body foundation for the fly. Coat this flat foundation with Zap-A-Gap. Wrap the weight wire on approximately the mid third of the hook shank and coat with cement. Belly/Body: At the bend of the hook tie brass/gold wire for ribbing. Dub the belly and a rather fat body which ends 1/3 shank length back from the eye of the hook. Back and Tail (Matuka): Attach 4, 6, or 8 neck hackle feathers, Cree/Variant and Dyed Grizzly/Variant. Build the wing having the Cree/Variant feather on the outside. The tips should extend 2/3 shank length beyond bend of the hook. Tie the Back and Tail Matuka style. Pick out any trapped fibers in the hackles and groom the matuka feathers. Pectoral Fins: Use two pheasant back feathers for the fins. The fins are mounted directly on the sides at the same tie-in point as the matuka wing. The tips of the pectoral feathers extend to a point even with the bend of the hook or the end of the dubbed belly. Throat: At the tie-in point for the Back and Tail (Matuka) and Pectorals, dub a band of red dubbing to form the throat or gills. 15

Deer hair Collar and Head: This is a two-phase building project with the first phase occupying the rearmost 2/3 of the still exposed hook shank. The second phase occupies the remaining bare hook shank behind the eye of the hook. It is important to note here that the bundles of hair are all stacked and layered and not spun around the hook shank. Phase 1: On the underside of the hook tie in and flare a fairly large bundle of light yellow or cream deer hair. On the top of the fly sequentially tie in and flare bundles of: natural grey (The tips of this bundle should be spread to the sides of the fly). Then black, redish brown, and olive. (The tips of these colors stay on the top of the fly). Phase 2: Repeat the process as in Stage 1 using somewhat smaller hair bundles and trim off the tips of the hair as all of this portion of the head will ultimately be trimmed to form the remainder of the head. After the last bundle is tied in advance the tying thread to the eye of the hook, whip finish the fly and apply head cement. Trimming and shaping the head: Carefully trim and shape the underside nearly flat and short in order to not block the gap of the hook. Shape the upper side of the head to the shape of a sculpin. Care should be taken to not over-trim the head. After the head is satisfactorily shaped, apply thin Dave’s Flexament or other flexible head cement throughout the trimmed hair to strengthen and anchor the head. Eyes and snag guard: Optional

References Whitlock, Dave. (2004). DVD Tying and Fishing the Dave Whitlock Originals, Volume Two Whitlock’s Matuka Sculpin. ( www.davewihtlock.com ) Poul Jorgensen, Book of Fly Tying – A Guide to Flies for all Game Fish. (Boulder, Colorado. Johnson Books 1988).

2002 Buszek Award – Helen Shaw Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Helen spent her early years in several Midwestern states. In Yorkvile, Illinois, her father introduced her to fishing. As an adolescent she learned to tie flies from local tiers in Wisconsin. Being gifted with a unique talent for visual analysis, she progressed rapidly. By the time she finished high school Helen was an established professional with a large and enviable clientele. By the age of twenty she had her own shop in Sheboygan making a living as a full-time tier and producing flies for such notables as President Herbert Hoover.

Helen’s reputation began to grow and her flies appeared in magazines such as Field and Stream. Occasionally she would tie at expositions around the city, but it bothered her that only a few people who crowded around could actually observe her while tying.

In 1963 her book, Fly Tying, was published and many tiers have told us it was their first “this is how it is done” book. Some feel the book has taught more fly tiers the basic skills of fly tying than any other.

Helen’s award was accepted by Ray Larson of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. His club honored Helen by naming their group the Helen Shaw Fly Fishers. Ray told us that she provided flies for the King and Queen of England but wanted most to be known as an educator.

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2003 Buszek Award – Bill Heckel Born and raised in Quincy, Illinois, Bill never fished during his youth. In the 1950s he came across a book in his local library on fly fishing. Duly impressed, he looked through other volumes and thus began a lifelong love for fly fishing. Then he happened to be given a Herter’s catalog, and this was when his fly tying career began. With some basic tools and materials and the photos in the catalog he began duplicating Herter’s flies. The rest is history. In 1971 at a Council Conclave at Mountain Home, Arkansas he met some of the fly fishing personalities about whom he had heard and read. Three of those were Lefty Kreh, Al Troth and Chuck Fothergill. The friendships he has made over the years are very special. His “IFFF family” grows with each event he attends and many come from those who watch him tie. He said he is humbled to be included with previous recipients and pleased that his efforts have met with the approval of the IFFF. “When you share your knowledge with others you get much more in return.” – Bill Heckel

Prince of Tides Bendback – Salt Water Fly Fly Tied and Text by: Craig Smothers of SaltFlys.com in Sarasota, Florida

About the Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides was originally published in a later edition of Lefty Kreh’s book Saltwater Fly Patterns and credited to Flip Pallot. This fly was designed for bonefish in the Keys; however, it also made an extremely effective fly for tailing redfish elsewhere in Florida. As with most well-tied bendback flies, this steamer lands on the water whisper quiet, and benefits greatly from its weedless design. It mimics many of the blennies and gobies that make up a large part of the redfish diet. The most critical part of any bendback fly is the way in which the hook is bent. If the hook is over-bent, the geometry of the fly is such that it will never hook the fish. This is where much of bendback fly’s ill-gotten reputation lies. Please refer to the video listed on the next page in References for a complete explanation.

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Materials List

Hook: Standard Saltwater hook; Mustad 34007SS, Dai Riki 930 Size #1/0. Thread: Olive or light olive Danville 3/0 140 denier for the body and 6/0 70 denier for the wing and head. Body: #20 clear limp mono wrapped over a thread base wrapped with medium gold holographic tinsel. Wing: White, green, and brown bucktail topped with olive or gold Krystal Flash and gold Holographic Flashabou. Eye: A white or yellow Iris, with a black pupil of enamel or lacquer. Glue: Dave’s Flexament or water-based Loon fly building glue, epoxy head. Vise: A true rotary Vise helps eases the body construction.

Proportion Description and Tying Detail

Hook: Allow enough room ahead of the body to tie in the materials and paint the eye. Bend the hook once. Bend it correctly. (Refer to video reference below for instructions.) Body: A smooth, tightly-wrapped mono over-body-glued down to the thread. The gold tinsel should be evenly “barber poled” beneath the mono. Wing: Sparse use of the bucktail, with slightly more white, and even amounts of green and brown. The olive or gold Krystal Flash goes on top of the green; the gold Flashabou on top of the brown. The wing should be approximately two times the hook length with the flash extending slightly past the tip of the wing. Head: A smooth head with evenly painted eyes and no epoxy in the hook eye is your objective.

References Proper Construction of a Bendback Fly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25oncoC1dWA Step-by-Step Fly Tying Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G9iToyqIOw Lefty Kreh, Saltwater Fly Patterns. (New York: Lyons and Buford Publishers, 1995).

2004 Buszek Award – Chris Helm

Chris grew up fishing. He didn’t fly fish, didn’t know anyone who did and had never seen anyone fly fish during his youth. When Chris was going to college at the University of Toledo, he landed a job as a drummer with a band. The band played at Yellowstone Lodge in Yellowstone Park for five weeks. He had all day to fish. He recalls watching fly fishers on the Yellowstone River around Buffalo Ford and found it interesting. After college, his wife, Judy gave him a fly tying kit. There were no directions included with the kit. Chris had no idea how to create a fly. During the time he was trying to teach himself to tie he found a copy of Fly Fisherman Magazine and immediately sent in the subscription card. This magazine would open up a whole new world for him. Chris attended his first IFFF national Conclave in 1985. At that time he learned from Jimmy Nix, Billy Munn and Mitch Whitney. There were a number of other people that helped him along the way including Wayne Luallen, Marvin Nolte, and Al Beatty. Chris’ signature fly is the deer hair mouse. Chris worked on this pattern for over twenty years to bring it to the current model. Deer hair flies, fly tying materials and educating other tiers were the great interests of this fine fly tier. 18

Orange Heron Fly tied by and Text by Gene Kaczmarek, Fremont, CA

About the Orange Heron As a steelhead fly tier I have always loved the look of Spey flies and especially the ones by Syd Glasso. They are some of my favorites. Author Trey Combs (Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies – 1976) was my introduction and instrumental in bringing to my attention the conversion of classic salmon flies to their steelhead adaptations. Syd Glasso is considered by many steelheaders to be the father of the steelhead Spey fly. He was probably the first person to design a Spey style fly specifically for steelhead and in doing so he started a trend that is still going on today. He is one of the most influential fly tiers in the Pacific Northwest and North America. His flies are beautiful and elegant yet simple in construction. Glasso himself died of cancer in 1983 at the age of 77. He was born at a place called Mud Creek in Washington State. His father ran a fish hatchery so he was brought up fishing. He eventually went to school at Pacific Lutheran University and became a social studies teacher. He ended up living in Forks where he taught and fished the rivers of the Olympic Peninsula. This is the place he started tying the flies he is famous for. He also tied fully dressed Atlantic salmon flies and at the time of his death he was considered to be one of the best fly tiers in the world. Glasso was one of the first people to use lead core line to make sink tips for fishing in high cold water. He also made sinking lines by applying lead paste to the silk fly lines of the time.

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Materials List

Hook: Mustad SL53UBL #2, Partridge Low-Water Salmon Code N #2, Alec Jackson 1 1/2 Thread: Red Tag: Flat silver tinsel Ribs: Oval and flat silver tinsel. Body hackle: Blue eared pheasant or similar. (See note below regarding the use of Heron feathers.) Body: First 1/2 hot orange floss and hot orange seal substitute for the rest. Hackle: Teal Wing: 2-3 pairs of evenly matched orange hackle tips. Proportion description and tying detail

Tag: The tag should start at the position on the shank directly in front of the hook point 2 – 3 turns. Rib: Wrap the flat silver tinsel in 4 -5 evenly spaced turns. Then the oval tinsel is wrapped touching the trailing edge of the flat tinsel and over the hackle in evenly spaced turns. Body: A smooth floss rear 1/2 body is followed by a loosely dubbed fur front half. Body hackle: Tie in by the tip at the end of the body with the fibers folded back and wrapped reverse in even turns then pulled down and back. Hackle: A well-marked teal feather tied in by the tip 1 or 2 turns, then pulled down and back to almost reach the hook point?

Wing: The wing is set low and extends slightly past the end of the body but not passed the bend of the hook.

Heron Feather Substitutes If you are lucky to see a true heron feather, you will understand the magic of movement it makes in the water. Heron was what was available for the construction of this fly when the pattern was developed. Heron is illegal in the United States. The feather of substitution is the natural gray blue eared pheasant, schlappen & coque (rooster side feathers), bleached goose shoulder, Burnt Goose Flank Spey Hackles from Nature's Spirit, marabou, ring neck pheasant rump (especially for fishing flies), large saddle hackles, and any other long hackle suitable for the size of hook. Decide how full you want the hackle to be. You can use both sides of the stem, by folding them back, for full profiles or strip the right side barbules for a lighter wispy look.

References

Trey Combs, Steelhead Fly Fishing (Lyons & Burfort Publishing, 1999). Trey Combs, Steelhead Fly Fishing and Flies (Salmon Trout and Steelheader Publishers, 1976). John Shewey, Spey Flies & Dee Flies, Their History & Construction. (Frank Amato Publications, 2002). Bob Veverka, Spey Flies, How to Tie Them. (Stackpole Books Publisher, 2002). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW9QoLKZyD8 http://www.elilabs.com/~rj/fishing/flies/spey/Orange_Heron.html https://books.google.com/books?id=YUYJ6EacqJsC&pg=PA440&lpg=PA440&dq=fly+tying,+Syd+Glasso,+Orang e+heron&source=bl&ots=eZmLpvmWao&sig=yCUUwQpSUbNhvXaReJ9Ldg0CZnU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKE 20 wjLp6qqkcHJAhUS6GMKHYxkCFsQ6AEISjAK#v=onepage&q=fly%20tying%2C%20Syd%20Glasso%2C%20Orange %20heron&f=false 2005 Buszek Award – Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is the first person who lives outside the United States to receive the Award. He first demonstrated at a national IFFF Conclave in 1994. Over the years, Reg has designed over 100 fly patterns of which more than 70 have been published in articles and books. His original patterns are beautiful and truly innovative. Young Reg became an avid angler early in his youth, starting with brook trout and progressing to all species including the Atlantic Salmon. He has taught fly tying for many years tutoring upwards of 400 tiers. Reginald was a major contributor of flies submitted to Darwin Atkin for inclusion in the International Fly Tiers Plate Series. He was featured in a total of 30 plates – only one other fly tier enjoyed similar exposure. Without a doubt, Reginald G. Denny is a master of the fly.

No Hackle Dry Fly Fly tied and Text by: Rene’ Harrop, St. Anthony, Idaho

About The No Hackle

Introduced in the pages of “Selective Trout” in the early 1970’s, the No Hackle is distinctive among dry flies. Conceived by innovators Doug Swisher and Carl Richards, this concept was intended to better imitate mayfly duns than were the tying styles of the time. Simplicity of design is the genius of Swisher and Richards, who relied on only three components in constructing this unique imitation. Notably missing is the use of cock hackle, which was incorporated in nearly all other dry flies for the purpose of flotation. And this is how the No Hackle got its name.

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Materials List

Hook: TMC 100 BL Size 14-24 or similar substitute Thread: 8/0 Uni-thread to match body dubbing color Tail: Coq-de-Leon fibers Body: Fine dubbing to match natural insect. Trout Hunter Professional Dubbing or suitable substitute. Wings: Matched segments trimmed from right and left mallard primary quills. Width should be equal to at least 1/3 body length

Proportion Description and Tying Detail

Tail: Divided by a small dubbing ball to form a “V” shape. Tail length should be equal to length of body. Wings: Positioned just forward of mid-shank, the wings are mounted by straddling the hook and secured by tight turns of thread. Wing height should be equal to body length. Body: Tightly dubbed to form a slender abdomen that tapers into a full thorax.

References DVD “Harrop Family Ties” DVD (www.trouthunt.com) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiIzZn05yBI

2006 Buszek Award – Gary Borger

At age 4 he was fishing. At age 10 he received his first fly tying kit. In the spring of his 12th year he caught his first trout on a Leadwing Coachman. It was only 10 inches long, but he refers to it as “my biggest trophy”. While attending the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Gary started developing fly design concepts. It was there he developed his Para Ant fly patterns and the loop-wing concept. In the spring of 1972 he sold his first article to Field and Stream magazine. That article was the start of his career communicating the ins and outs of fly tying and using those flies to catch fish. Gary’s list of published magazine articles, books and videos/DVD’s is staggering. Gary’s many contributions to fly fishing are well noted. He is a welcome addition into the ranks of the Buz Buszek Memorial Award recipients.

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Muddler Minnow Fly Tied by and Text by: Gretchen & Al Beatty, Boise, Idaho

About the Muddler Minnow

The Muddler Minnow was originated by Don Gapen of Anoka, Minnesota in 1937, to imitate a sculpin minnow. Gapen was the son of resort operators Jesse and Sue Gapen who in the 1920s ran the Gateway Lodge Resort on Hungry Jack Lake in what is now the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. In 1936 the Gapens opened a second resort, the Chalet Bungalow Lodge, on the Nipigon River in Ontario operated by Don Gapen. In 1937 Don developed this fly to catch brook trout living there. The Muddler, as it is informally known by anglers, was popularized by Montana fisherman and fly tier Dan Bailey. It is now a popular pattern worldwide and is often found in nearly every angler's fly box, in one form or another. The versatility of the Muddler Minnow stems from its ability to mimic a variety of aquatic and terrestrial forage, ranging from sculpins, to leeches, grasshoppers, crickets, spent mayflies, emerging green drakes, stonefly nymphs, mice, tadpoles, dace, shiners, chubs and other "minnows," along with a host of other creatures. There are limitless material and color variations; however the essence of the Muddler Minnow is a spun deer hair head. Typically, the traditional Muddler uses mottled turkey quill segments for both the tail and the wings. It also has an under wing of squirrel tail (red or fox). As originally tied by Don Gapen (and as still tied by The Gapen Company today), the Muddler Minnow's head was sparse and "raggedy," the head and collar being fashioned from a single clump of deer hair. The dense head featured on most of today's Muddlers was the invention of Dan Bailey, ca. 1950, because at that time Muddlers were often used to imitate grasshoppers.

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Materials List Hook: Standard Streamer Fly Hook; TMC 100, Mustad 9672 or suitable substitute. Size: 2 to 12 Thread: Black Uni 6/0, Danville 6/0 or 3/0, UTC 70 or 140 Denier or suitable substitute Tail: Mottled brown turkey quill slips, paired Body: Flat gold tinsel Rib: Oval gold tinsel Under wing: Squirrel tail fibers (gray or fox) Wings: Mottled brown turkey quill slips Collar: Stacked and spun deer or elk hair fibers Head: Spun and trimmed deer or elk hair fibers

Proportion description and tying detail Although today the Muddler Minnow is tied with many different materials, the one we'll focus on in the Fly Tying Group Gold Awards fly selection is the turkey quill-slip version. We've found it much easier to tie the wings and tails using turkey wing feather slips but we'll give you the option of tying it using left and right pairs from either tail feathers or wing feathers. It will be your choice based on what you have available in your materials supply.

Tail: Use paired slips from left and right turkey wing feathers. The tail length is no shorter than the gap of the hook or longer than half of the hook shank length. The width of the slip is equal to the width of the gap of a hook one size smaller than the fly being tied. Body: A smoothly wrapped, flat, gold tinsel body Rib: Evenly spaced rib over the tinsel body that has at least five turns. Under wings: Should not extend any further back than the end of the hook bend. Wings: They should be long enough to reach the middle of the tail assembly. The width of the slip is equal to the width of the gap of a hook one size smaller than the fly being tied. Collar: The length of the fibers should not reach the hook point. They should be evenly distributed around the hook. Head: The spun and trimmed head's size should be adjusted so it is no longer than 1/4 of the hook shank's length. It will be the tier's choice whether they trim the hair so the head is larger and rounded or smaller and compact. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddler_Minnow http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns-tie-better/gapens-muddler-minnow

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2007 Buszek Award – John Van Derhoof

John has been tying flies for many years. As an innovative and extraordinary fly tier he has demonstrated, taught and written about fly tying all over the United States. He began tying salmon flies in 1979, first tied as a demonstrator at the Southwest Council Conclave in 1981 and has demonstrated tying at many IFFF National Conclaves. Van Derhoof taught the Atlantic Salmon Fly Class at the IFFF Conclave. Several of his students have received the Buszek Award. He was a tying contributor to a number of fly tying books and publications. Carole Katz, president of Long Beach Casting Club said of him: He is a great fisherman and an even better friend to many of us. We are so very fortunate to have him as a member of our club.”

Lady Caroline – Steelhead/Atlantic Salmon Fly Tied and Text by: James Ferguson, Salem, Oregon

Lady Caroline tied using Rooster Spey Hackle

About the Lady Caroline The Lady Caroline, one of the oldest and most popular Atlantic Salmon patterns exhibiting the Spey style, has been adopted as a steelhead standard fly. The originator is unknown. It is named after a daughter of Charles Gordon-Lennox, the 6th Duke of Richmond and Gordon. The fly was designed to work its magic in the fast waters of the Spey River. The sparse body cuts through the rapid surface current and the long sweeping hackles respond to water movement. Several different ribbing treatments have evolved over the years, ranging from two to four ribs. The challenges in tying this pattern involve the use of three ribs, one reverse wrapped over the hackle stem, the wrapping of the hackle to produce the longer fibers at the rear, and getting the bronze mallard to sit low and tented over the body.

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Lady Caroline tied using Blue Eared Pheasant Hackle

Materials List Hook: Alec Jackson Spey hook size 3, Mustad 90240, Daiichi 2421 or similar substitute. Thread: Black, 8/0 or smaller Tail: Strands of red golden pheasant breast feather Body: One strand of olive-green and two of light brown wool, wound together. Uni-Yarn was used here. Alternately, Berlin wool can be mixed using one part olive-green and two parts light brown for dubbing. Rib: Medium flat gold tinsel followed by small oval silver followed by fine oval gold reverse Wrapped. Hackle: Grey Spey hackle with long fibers or natural blue eared pheasant palmered over the body. Throat: Long red fibers of golden pheasant breast feather. Wing: Strips of bronze mallard.

Proportion Description and Tying Detail Body Should start above the point of the hook. Tail Should extend a little past the rear bend of the hook and be level with the hook shank. Body: This is a mix of one part olive-green and two parts light brown wool. Uni-Yarn was used here, twisted into a rope, and brushed with a Velcro tool to rough it up and blend the colors. Berlin wool (or a wool substitute) can be blended as a dubbing using one part olive-green to two parts light brown. Body should be thinly wrapped or dubbed. Ribs: 5 wraps of flat medium gold tinsel followed by small oval silver tinsel following the back edge of the flat tinsel. A third rib of fine oval gold is reversed wrapped over the stem of the hackle. Body hackle: Either a rooster "Spey" hackle or a blue eared pheasant rump hackle can be used to produce the long flowing hackle fibers for this pattern. Tying the hackle in by the tip at the front and reverse wrapping it back with the stem right behind the oval tinsel will give the stem the protection desired and result in having the longer hackle fibers at the back. When you reach the rear of the fly, the fine oval tinsel can be reversed wrapped over the stem and up the body to bind the stem down. Hackle fibers should be pulled down and back to produce the long flowing fibers pointing to the rear and extending well past the hook bend. Throat: Tie the golden pheasant breast feather in by the tip. Wrap it on as a collar and pull it down as a throat. Stroke the fibers down and back to develop the spey hackle sweep design. Wing: The bronze mallard slips should be humped and tied in low set over the body. The end of the wing should not go past the end of the tail. 26

References There are several methods of tying this pattern that have evolved since the early 19th century. Authors have even given different treatments depending on which of their books you consult. Each tier seems to develop his or her own favorite way of tying in Bronze Mallard. You may have to consult several books to get the techniques used in this tie. H. Kent Helvie, Steelhead Fly Tying Guide (Portland, Oregon, Frank Amato Publications, 1994) Bronze Mallard treatment, p 59 Dick Stewart & Farrow Allen, Flies for Atlantic Salmon, (New York, The Lyons Press, 2001) Recipe, p.53 John Shewey, Spey Flies & Dee flies, Their History & Construction, (Portland, Oregon, Frank Amato Publications, 2002) Techniques of Tying Spey flies throughout the text. Bob Veverka, Spey Flies - How to Tie Them, (New York, Stackpole Books, 2002) Techniques of Tying Spey flies throughout the text. John Shewey, Steelhead Flies, (New York, Stackpole Books, 2006) Techniques throughout the text.

2008 Buszek Award – Henry Hoffman

Henry Hoffman, of Warrenton Oregon, was born and raised in California where he had the opportunity to fish both fresh and salt water as a teenager. He learned to tie flies from photographs he had seen in outdoor magazines. Never having seen a fly tied, he had no knowledge of equipment like a fly tying vise, bobbin or hackle pliers. He held the hook in one hand and used his mother’s sewing thread to tie on materials. He discovered Herter’s and ordered materials from their catalog to produce flies for local shops. He used feathers from his parents’ farm-raised chickens, but the feathers were short and wide thus difficult to use in fly tying. Hoffman soon began searching for chickens to purchase. He found a poultry catalog and ordered chicks in a variety of colors to start his first hackle-raising business. After the military, Henry moved to Oregon and tied flies for local outlets. In 1965, he attended a livestock exposition, bought three bantams for $8, and started selling feathers raised from those three birds. Over the years the quality and quantity of his commercial feathers improved and his ‘Super Grizzly’ necks and saddles were in high demand among fly tiers. Henry Hoffman is known for his ingenuity in designing flies that effectively catch fish. His patterns have appeared in such publications as American Angler, Fly Fisherman, Fly Fishing and Tying Journal, Fly Tyer, and Fly Rod and Reel. Henry’s contributions to fly tying can only be truly appreciated by tiers who spent many years tying with Indian, Chinese, and Philippine necks and saddles. His influence on hackle quality will always be included in the history of tying. His flies are very interesting and innovative and his use of the more uncommon feathers from the chicken is to be admired. He continues to share with us his amazing creations and imitations.

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Invicta – Wet Fly Fly Tied and Text by: Tom H. Logan, Tallahassee, FL

About the Invicta The Invicta is an Irish wet pattern that was created by James Ogden of Cheltenham and described in his book, Ogden on Fly Tying, 1879. The pattern is thought by many to be one of the most popular and reliable Irish patterns ever conceived for both lake and river trout fishing. It is a superb pattern during a sedge rise, perhaps imitating an emerging caddis or a returning egg-laying female of a species that descends beneath the water surface to oviposit. It is equally successful when mayflies are emerging. While this historic pattern was originally conceived for taking trout, it also is an excellent pattern for taking bream and bass in warm waters of the US. This should not be surprising because it is an aquatic insect imitation, which is an important item in the diets of fish around the world. It has been found to be particularly productive in the southeast US when the cinnamon sedge is emerging during fall, supporting the thought of it being a sedge imitation. Another popular version of the Invicta is the Silver Invicta, tied with a silver tinsel and rib body and thought to be a useful fry imitation. Tying the Invicta is particularly instructive in that it incorporates a palmered hackle with slip wings and a throat.

Materials List

Hook: Standard Wet Fly Hook; Daiichi 1550, Mustad 3906 or suitable substitute, Size 10-14 Thread: Yellow Danville 6/0 or Veevus 8/0 or suitable substitute Rib: Fine gold wire Tail: Golden pheasant crest Body: Yellow SLF Dubbing(Seal Substitute) with fine gold wire rib Hackle: Brown or red rooster Throat: Barbs of Whiting Guinea or American Hen Saddle Dyed Kingfisher Blue (Eurasian Jay Substitute) Wings: Hen or cock ring-neck pheasant secondary feather (leading edge) Head: Yellow thread with Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Clear or cement of choice

Proportion Description and Tying detail

The shaggy nature of the material used for the body of this pattern makes it particularly important to maintain proportions with precision to assure sufficient space remains for tying the wings in properly under a head of no more than two eye lengths. 28

Tail: Lay a flat thread base from hook eye to midway above barb and hook point while tying in rib on the far side of shank. Select one golden pheasant crest feather for tail of one shank length and tie it on top of shank at rear tie in point. Body: Apply SLF Dubbing in forward wraps and tie off cleanly two eye widths behind eye. Hackle: Tie in hackle of 1 ½ gap width on underside of shank in front of body. Make 2 and 1/2 touching hackle wraps rearward and against front of body. Begin palmering hackle rearward as a third hackle wrap passes over top of body. Finish last palmered wrap under and at the rear of body. Hold firmly and make two forward wraps of wire rib to tie in the feather, counter wrap though palmered hackle and tie it off on the bottom of shank in front of the first hackle wrap. Cut the excess hackle behind the rear tie in point. Throat: Hold the barbs of two gap widths with tips of equal length and remove from one side of guinea or hen saddle feather. Compress barbs together and tie in under the shank in front of hackle with the tips extending just behind hook point. Wrap the thread in flat, touching turns to the eye and back to the tie in point of the hackle and the throat. Wings: Clip wing slips of one gap width from leading edge of two matching secondary feathers. The wings should extend to midway over tail. Hold the slips back to back and vertically on top of the hook shank between the thumb and middle finger in front of the hackle. Tie them in with two soft thread wraps while holding the slips tight. Let the thread hang, then release and adjust the slips if needed, grip the slips, make two more wraps and clip off the wing stubs. Finish wrapping the head while holding the slips firmly in place. The head should be no more than two eye widths in length. Whip finish the head and apply head cement. References

O’Reilly, Peter. (1995). Trout & Salmon Flies of Ireland. Published by Merlin Unwin Roberts, John. (1995). Collins Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flies. South Portland, ME. Crowfly Books Taft Price. 1997. Fly Patterns An International Guide – Third Edition. Leventon, Sandy, Wilshaw, J, Longhurst, A, Cooke J. (1998) 220 Favorite Flies for Trout, Salmon, Sea-trout & Grayling. Emap Active Publisher Hughes, David. (2015). Wet Flies, Tying and Fishing Soft-Hackles, Flymphs, Winged Wets, and All-Fur Wet Flies – Second Edition. Stackpole Books

2009 Buszek Award – John Newbury

John M. Newbury of Chewelah, Washington started tying flies in the fall of 1978 so he could catch fish on his own creations rather than on those tied by others. He found this to be rewarding and his fly tying career was launched. In 1983 John was diagnosed with rapid onset Dystonia Parkinsonism, a central nervous system disorder which left him 100 percent disabled. By the fall of 1984 he was able to start tying flies with great difficulty. By spring his physical condition miraculously improved. In 1987 Newbury was asked to demonstrate his fly tying skills in Spokane, Washington where he met Al Beatty and Jimmy Nix and learned about the IFFF. He was invited to demonstrate at the 1988 Conclave and has participated in nearly every one since as well as many other expos and events. Many of his patterns have been included in the International Fly Plate Series. He has contributed to a number of fine fly tying books. In 2007 the Washington State IFFF Council recognized Newbury as the first inductee into its Fly Tying Hall of Fame and in 2008 the IFFF presented him with the Lew Jewett Memorial Life Award. John is a great promoter of fly tying and supporter of the IFFF.

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Humpy – Dry Fly Fly Tied by and Text by: Frank Johnson, Sheridan, Wyoming

About the Humpy The Humpy evolved from the Goofus Bug brought from California to Montana in the 1940’s by Jack Horner. The fly was popularized by Pat Barnes and modified over the years into the pattern we know today. This bushy, high floating attractor fly has proven itself over the years to be very effective. First thought of as an attractor pattern or mayfly imitation the Humpy has been used successfully for trout, warm water species, as a skating dry fly for steelhead and in smaller sizes has proven to be a very effective caddis imitation. The Humpy has been tied and successfully fished using a wide array of materials: ranging from deer hair to caribou, foam and poly. The Humpy has come to be a ‘go to’ fly for many anglers and has been promoted in assorted variations by Jack Dennis, Jay and Cathy Buckner, Dan Bailey, Andre’ Puyans and many other well known tiers and anglers.

Materials List

Hook: Standard Dry Fly Hook; TMC 100, Mustad 94840 or suitable substitute. Size: 14, 16, or 18. Thread: Yellow or black 8/0 Uni-Thread, Danville 6/0 or 3/0, UTC 70 Denier or suitable substitute Tail: Deer body hair Hump: Deer body hair Body: Yellow silk or rayon floss Wings: Deer body hair Hackle: Grizzly and brown mixed

Proportion Description and Tying detail

Tying the Humpy can be challenging in that our pattern here is an exercise in the use of deer body hair for the tail, hump, and wing. Some tiers tie the Humpy using the same clump or bundle of hair for both the hump and wing. Others tie separate bundles of hair for each of these fly parts. Either technique is acceptable. The deer hair must have uniform and well defined barring. 30

The fly shown here is tied using three separate clumps of deer hair. Each wing, the tail and the hump contain approximately the same amount of hair, the hump being tied in by the lightly trimmed tip ends. This makes the hump less likely to be shredded when a fish is caught.

Tail: A full, compact tail 2/3 to 1 times the length of the hook shank. The tail should show a minimum amount of flaring. The tips of the tail are to be carefully evened and show distinctive barring. Wings: Positioned 1/3 shank length back from the eye of the hook. Wing length: Two gaps or rising slightly above the hackle with the tips even and distinctively barred. The wings should be full enough to be well defined and visible. Body: A smooth, flat layering of yellow floss. Hump: Uniformly positioned over the top of the body. The hump should be tied-off at the half way point on the shank of the hook. The tie-off position should form a smooth foundation for the hackle behind the wings. Hackle: Heavily hackled using one each grizzly and natural brown hackle. Hackle length: 1 ½ gaps. An equal amount of hackle of each color should be behind the wings and in front of the wings. Head: A smooth neat head not to exceed one eye length that should not trap, lay down or otherwise misdirect any hackle fibers.

References http://www.frankenfly.com/goofus-bug-humpy/ http://www.orvis.com/news/fly-fishing/Video-How-to-tie-the-yellow-humpy/ http://thefeatherbender.com/2013/03/06/fly-tying-course-11-the-humpy/ Ted Leeson and Jim Schollmeyer, The Fly Tier’s Benchside Reference to Techniques and Dressing Styles, pg 170.

2010 Buszek Award – Scott Sanchez

At age 12, Scott Sanchez taught himself to tie flies using a borrowed vise. He studied all the fly tying books he could find at the local library. His materials came from ‘road kill’ and whatever animals or birds he could acquire along with threads and yarns from his mother’s sewing box. When he was 14, he began instructing an adult fly tying class through the local community school. During this time he used a copy of Jack Dennis’ “Western Trout Fly Tying Manual” and was able to hone his tying skills and learn more about Western trout patterns. Later Sanchez tied for Jack Dennis Sports as well as custom orders for other customers. In Montana he worked as national sales manager for Dan Bailey’s Fly Shop. Encouraged by his employer John Bailey, Scott participated in the 1997 IFFF Conclave as a demonstration tier and a tying workshop presenter. Since then he has been a featured tier and workshop presenter at many local, regional, national and international events. As an accomplished photographer and writer his work has appeared in most of the popular fly fishing magazines in the United States and Japan. Scott has authored several books including: “The Never Ending Stream”,”A New Generation of Trout Flies” and “Introduction to Salt Water Fly Tying”. He is a strong supporter of the IFFF and feels humbled to join the list of previous Buszek Award recipients.

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Gray Ghost – Streamer Fly Tied and Text by: Peggy Brenner, Milford, NH

Gray Ghost Streamer

About the Gray Ghost The Gray Ghost is probably the most well known of the featherwing streamer style flies used to imitate primarily smelt or baitfish in streams and lakes. In 1924, Carrie Stevens, one of the most well known streamer creators from Maine at the time, created the Gray Ghost. Carrie’s husband Wallace, was a well known guide on the Upper Dam area near the Rapid River. She won a Field and Stream contest catching a 6 pound 13 once brook trout on what was credited as a Gray Ghost. There is a little controversy and some think the famous fly was the Rangeley Favorite created previous to the Gray Ghost and a much simpler streamer. Her streamers were designed and fished as casting or trolling flies with the trolling flies being much longer and larger.

The Gray Ghost is a challenging fly to tie with a complex multi layer wing, golden pheasant crest, and a tag, rib and floss work. When you master the technique, you will be able to tie up any streamer pattern.

Materials List

Hook: Standard Streamer hook. Mustad L87-3665A 3XH/7XL Size: 2, 4, or 6 Thread: White 6/0 or 8/0 for the body work and black for the head. Tag: Flat silver tinsel Body: Orange silk or rayon floss Ribbing: Flat silver tinsel Underbelly: Three to four strands peacock herl, then white bucktail Throat: Golden pheasant crest Wing: Golden pheasant crest, then 4 dun saddle hackles Shoulder: Silver pheasant body feather Cheek/Eye: Jungle cock Head: Black thread

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Proportion description and tying detail

Some tiers tie the Gray Ghost streamer in the order of the material list; we are going to use a method where the wing is built first and as the glue dries, the body work is completed. The wing hackle will be a hook gap longer than the bend of the hook, the tips of the 4 hackle have to match and be straight or the streamer will not ride in the water properly it will cause the fly to spin. Ironing, wetting and other methods of making them straight will create problems later when you fish your streamer and the hackle goes back to the original shape. When you start your body work, think of a nice smooth finish to mount the wings. Think of a small head and knife straight wings.

Wing Preparation: Prepare the right and left wing assemblies individually. Each side consists of two hackle feathers extending 1 gap longer than the hook, silver pheasant shoulder 1/3 the length of the wing hackles, and jungle cock eye cheek ½ the length of the shoulder. Cement these together and set aside. Tag: Form a thread base to above the hook point. Wrapping 3 turns forward form the tag. Tie in the ribbing tinsel on the underside of the hook and return the thread to 1 eye length behind the eye of the hook.

Body: Tie in the floss and wrap back to the tag and reverse back to the front in smooth neat turns. Ribbing: Even turns beginning and ending on the underside of the fly with a space of two tinsel widths between the ribs. Underbelly: Three to 5 strands of peacock herl and a small sparse bundle of white bucktail extending to slightly beyond the bend of the hook. Throat: A Golden pheasant crest feather tied in on underside, curving upward and extending to a point slightly shorter than the underbelly. Wing mount: Switch to black thread. Tie in a golden pheasant Crest feather as long as the wing on top of the hook. Mount the off side wing first, think 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock for positioning. Preen wings as necessary and trim the waste. Head: Create a nice smooth head 1 eye length long and finish with head cement. References

Hilyard, Graydon R. and Leslie K. (2000). Carrie G Stevens Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and Salmon Flies. Stackpole Books Bates, Joseph D. (1966). Streamer Fly Tying & Fishing. Stackpole Books Martinek, Mike Jr. (2000). Streamer Fly Patterns for Trolling & Casting Vol II. Franklin, MA. PP&MM Publications Retrieved from Marcelo Morales - https://www.flydreamers.com/en/fly-tying/view-162/gray-ghost

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2011 Buszek Award – Anthony “Tony” Spezio

Tony started tying flies in 1944 after watching a friend craft a crude fly from basic materials and handmade tools. He started out with a meager selection of tools and materials that would fit into a cigar box. Four years later as a senior in high school, Spezio was elected president of the high school fly fishing club and taught other club members to tie. After a military career that ended in the late 1950s he was able to again enjoy what he loved: fly tying and fly fishing. He taught tying classes at a department store in New Jersey and quickly gained attention as a demonstration tier and received invitations to show his skills at fly fishing shows along the Atlantic Coast. After moving to Arkansas, Spezio became a featured tier at the Southern Council Conclave. In 1997, he was the recipient of the Southern Council Fly Tier of the Year Award. His flies appeared in the IFFF ‘Patterns of the Masters” (1999) and “Fly Patterns Encyclopedia” (2000). General Practitioner - Steelhead Fly Fly Tied and Text by: James Ferguson, Salem, Oregon

General Practitioner – Side View

About the General Practitioner

The General Practitioner was devised by Colonel Esmond Drury for use in the River Test about 1953. Its' purpose is to mimic the appearance of a prawn with the use of long hair for feelers and palmered body hackle to give the fly mobility. This fly is one of the more popular patterns developed in response to the ban on using bait in certain rivers in England when fishing for Atlantic Salmon. In North America, it has been an influential pattern in the development of steelhead flies. There are many variations.

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General Practitioner – Top View

Materials List

Hook: Alec Jackson's Steelhead Irons, size 3 (1X-stout / 1x-short) Daiichi 2161 short shanked Bartleet style, #1 or #2 Partridge N Low water #1 or #2. Thread: Red Uni Thread 8/0, Red UTC 70 Denier or suitable substitute Tail: Hot orange bucktail veiled with two small red golden pheasant neck feathers. Rib: Fine oval gold tinsel. Body: Three body sections; dubbed hot orange Trilobal (or goat) dubbing. Ribbed with fine oval gold tinsel followed by hot orange hackle, veiled on top with red golden pheasant neck feathers. Rear section is topped with a golden pheasant tippet feather clipped to a "V" shape to represent eyes. Hackle: Hot orange neck hackle for all three body sections. Head: Red thread.

Proportion Description and Tying Detail

Tail: Staggered bucktail extending one hook length past the end of the hook veiled with two small golden pheasant red neck feathers, concave side to concave side extending approximately ½ the length of the tail. Shellbacks: Red golden pheasant neck or breast feathers. Tie in flat, one over each body section. The shellbacks slightly overlap the preceding shellback. The "Vee" Golden pheasant tippet feather stiffened with flexible cement and trimmed into a ‘V’ shape he black tips of the feather represent the eyes and the feather section should be tied in after the first body section, with the tips of the feather just past the bend of the hook.

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Body Sections: The rear body is 1/4 shank in length, the mid-body is 1/2 shank in length, and the front body section is 1/4 shank in length. All body sections are dubbed with hot orange Trilobal (or goat) dubbing, ribbed with the fine oval tinsel, and have a hot orange hackle following the back edge of the oval rib. The rear body section is veiled on top with a red neck feather from the golden pheasant, over which is a golden pheasant tippet feather clipped to "V" shape to represent eyes. The mid body and front body sections are veiled with red golden pheasant neck feathers, convex side up. Hackle: Tied on each body section. Tie in by the butt so longer fibers are at the rear, shorter ones at the front. After wrapping hackle sections, the fibers should be pulled down and pinched toward the back to imitate the legs of the prawn. Head: Equal to one hook eye length or less.

References Helvie, Kent. (1994). Steelhead Fly Tying Guide. Frank Amoto Publications. Pages 81 to 83 Note: There is a tying step by step guide pages 81-83. This is the pretty close to the pattern shown here. Where differences occur, it will be in the hook chosen and the length of the shank. For the hook referenced as being used, Alec Jackson Steelhead Iron, put 3 ribs on the rear body section, 4 ribs on the middle section, and 3 ribs on the front section. This is done using "fine" oval gold tinsel. Hellekson, Terry. (2005) Fish Flies: The Encyclopedia of the Fly Tier’s Art. Gibbs Smith Publishers Stewart & Allen. (2001) Flies for Atlantic Salmon, The Lyons Press

2012 Buszek Award – Steven Fernandez

Steven Fernandez from Venice, California, started his lifelong love for the sport as a youngster while on family camping trips with his grandfather. When he was 12, he was in a tackle store and saw flies displayed for sale. He had no idea what they were, but he was interested. He bought two of them for 9 cents each to more closely examine them. He found it fascinating that those hooks, with nothing more than a bit of feather, floss and yarn could catch fish. With that interest, he launched his fly tying career after finding duck feathers at a local pond and raiding his mother’s sewing kit. Being self-taught, Steven credits the books by Jack Dennis, “Western Trout Fly Tying Manual” and J. Edson Leonard, “Flies”, for improving his fly tying skills. Steven joined the Sierra Pacific Fly Fishers club in 1974 and was soon mentored by some of the members. He met fellow Californians Wayne and Donna Luallen whom he credits for significantly advancing his skills and getting him to join the IFFF in 1975. He was then invited to demonstrate at events and attend IFFF conclaves. He tied commercially for several years and has demonstrated his fly tying skills around the world in Holland, England, Norway and Denmark. His Catskill style dry flies and salmon flies are works of art. Steven says: “The IFFF Buszek Award is the most prestigious award in fly tying, and I am humbled to be the recipient. The award is about giving and sharing and I hope to help with the resurgence of fly tying. It is about helping others enjoy and improve the art we love.”

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Cockroach Tarpon Fly Fly Tied and Text by: Mel Simpson, St. Petersburg, Florida

About the Cockroach The Cockroach became a go to Tarpon fly for Florida Keys guides and fishermen in the 1970s. It appears that John Emery, guide and maker of the Emery Fly Reel, may have adapted the popular and effective Lefty’s Deceiver and the “Keys style” flies with their splayed wings into this very effective pattern. His use of large grizzly feathers was brilliant, an attractor material still in use today in many saltwater flies. John used the variegated color of the gray squirrel tail to match the grizzly and to add a collar to keep the sometimes 4” long wings from fowling during the cast. The Cockroach is a champion for attracting different species by altering its look, action and weight with changes to the materials, color and size. Collars from bucktail, to rare furs and synthetics and all styles of hooks from size 5/0 to 1 make for a very versatile pattern.

The Cockroach is a very simple fly to tie with only three parts: wing, collar and head.

Materials List

Hook: Mustad 3407, Gamagatsu SL, 11, Owner Aki, Variva 410 or suitable substitute. Sizes 5/0 to 1. Thread: Black Danville 6/0, Uni-Thread 6/0, Veevus 8/0 or UTC 70 Denier or suitable substitute. Wings: Grizzly rooster neck hackles, either 4, 6 or 8 feathers. Collar: Gray squirrel tail. Head: Large and finished with head cement or coating.

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Proportion description and tying detail

Normal tying skills are relevant in the construction of the Cockroach but a few hard learned tricks always make it much easier. It cannot be stressed enough that the very best materials you can get will make tying much more enjoyable.

This fly: In the photograph the fly is tied using a Mustad 3/0 3407 Super Strong hook, Danville 6/0 thread, Whiting American Rooster cape, gray squirrel tail and 5 minute epoxy. Thread: Build a base of thread starting one eye length back from the eye of the hook and continuing back to a point even with the hook point. Wings: Pick matching feathers from opposite sides of the neck and trim to the desired length, usually two times the length of the hook. Just before positioning the feathers to each side of the hook just above the point, apply a small amount of super glue to the thread. Attach the splayed out feathers to first one side and then the other with soft wraps of thread until snug. Wait a few seconds to let the glue set before making more and tighter wraps of the thread, insuring that the wings are positioned correctly. Collar: Before selecting the collar material, advance the thread ¼ of the way toward the head and build a thread bump that the collar will lay against and cause it to flare slightly. Select, clean and trim a large clump of gray squirrel tail so the length goes to just past the hook bend. Place the clump in front of the bump and secure allowing it to cover the top half of the hook. Place a second clump under the hook, tie down and begin building the head. Head: Build a smooth tapered head that ends one eye length short of the eye. Coat it with head cement or coating.

References Kreh, Lefty. (1995) Salt Water Fly Patterns. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Stewart, Dick. (1992). Flies for Saltwater. Globe Pequot Press Retrieved from http://globalflyfisher.com/video/tarpon-cockroach

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IFFF Fly Tying Group Fly Tying Skills Awards Program Evaluation Scoring and Criteria Form IFFF Fly Skills Awards Program GOLD AWARD Instructions for Evaluators

Please print only the pages showing the patterns you are evaluating. When the evaluation is completed to your satisfaction and the tier has met the requirements for the award please forward the Evaluation Forms, the flies, and the completed Gold Award Fly Transmittal Form to a member of the Gold Award Evaluation Review Panel for verification and award. Once successfully reviewed by a Review Panel member the office will be notified and the tier will receive his/her award.

Score each Aspect of each pattern and calculate total on each pattern page. Scoring: 3 Points = Excellent 2 Points = Satisfactory 1 Point = Needs Improvement

Tier must achieve an overall score of 95% to pass on both the required evaluation flies and the tier choice flies. All of the seven evaluation patterns must pass (95%) All of the three Tier Choice patterns must pass (95%)

Overall score is calculated on Evaluation Summary found on the last page of this document.

As an evaluator you may choose to evaluate giving half points or quarter points or even tenths of points for any given aspect of a fly pattern. There are situations where an evaluator might find it necessary to be very detailed in the evaluation of a set of flies. This might particularly be the case if it is anticipated that the tier will have to correct deficiencies in order to receive the Gold Award.

If there are questions regarding evaluations please refer to any member of the Gold Award Evaluation Review Panel.

Evaluation Criteria are shown on each of the pattern score sheets. Please note that there are three criteria aspects common to all evaluation flies. The following is an explanation of those aspects. Overall Appearance and Proportions – Do the flies meet the below criteria? Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Materials – Have they used all the correct specified materials?

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Royal Wulff Dry Fly

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Tail Wings Body Hackle Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY Points needed to pass 22.8 Possible Points 24.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 24.0

EVALUATION CRITERIA:  Tail - o Any broken hair fibers visible? o Is it equal to Shank Length? o Are they divided by approximately 30 o Do the tips of the tail show distinctive degrees? barring?  Hackle – o Are the broken hair tips removed? o Is it 1.5 x gape in length o Is it on top of the hook? o Just short of the wing tips. o Is it stiff enough to support fly in 3 o Evenly distributed behind and in front point stance? of the wing  Body –  Head – o Is the body ½ shank length? o Equal to one hook eye or less. o Is the body divided into three equal o Is the head too bulky or crowd the eye parts? of the hook? o Red floss is it smooth? o Are there trapped hackle fibers visible?  Wing - o Is it positioned 1/3 of a shank length back from the eye of the hook? o Wing length should be two (2) gaps o Are the wings well evened and full enough to be well defined and visible?

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TROUT FIN WET FLY

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Tag Tail Body Ribbing Hackle Wing Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY Points needed to pass 28.5 Possible Points 30.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 30.0

EVALUATION CRITERIA:  Tag - o Ribbing should start and stop on the o Is it on the shank directly over the bottom of the hook. point of the barb, and end half way o Are the ribs parallel on both sides? to the point of the hook  Hackle – o Are the turns the same number on o Do the hackle tips reach into the all flies? throat of the hook  Tail -  Wing – o Are they married in proportion and o Are they married in proportion and not split? not split? o Are the colors in the correct order? o Is the wing one gap wide? o Is it 1 shank length long? o Does it extend to just beyond the o Does the tail set upright on top of bend of the hook? the hook and not curled or rolled to o Are the colors in the correct order? the side?  Head –  Body - o Equal to one hook eye length or less. o Is the body smooth? o Is the head too bulky or crowd the  Rib – eye of the hook? o Are there 5 evenly spaced turns o Is the grey wool twisted tightly?

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RUSTY RAT SALMON/STEELHEAD FLY

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Tag Tail Body Rib Veil Wing Hackle Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY Points needed to pass 31.4 Possible Points 33.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 33

EVALUATION CRITERIA:  Tag – o Ribbing should start and stop on the o Does it begin on the shank halfway bottom of the hook. between the hook point and the o Are the ribs parallel on both sides? barb point?  Veil – o Are the turns the same number on o Does it extend from the end of the all flies? floss body to the midpoint of the  Tail - tail? o Does it extend about just past the  Wing – rear most part of the hook? o Does it extend to the end of the tail? o Is it on top of the hook? o Is it sparse?  Body - o Is the barring well defined? o Is the floss smooth with no fraying,  Hackle – lumps, bumps, or twists? o Do the hackle tips almost reach the o Does it cover the rear half of the hook point? body?  Head – o Is the Peacock herl slightly larger in o Equal to one hook eye length or less. diameter than the floss? o Is the head too bulky or crowd the  Rib – eye of the hook? o Are there 6 evenly spaced turns

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WHITLOCK MATUKA SCULPIN

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Belly/Body Back and Tail (Matuka) Ribbing Pectoral Fins Throat Deer Hair Collar and Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY Points needed to pass 25.7 Possible Points 27.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 27

EVALUATION CRITERIA:  Body/Belly - o Is the body rather fat and appear to be somewhat flat? o Does it end 1/3rd shank length back from the hook eye? o Is the body loosely dubbed and bushy?  Back & tail – o Are there 4 hackles, 2 each Cree/Variant and Olive Dyed Grizzly/Variant? o Do they extend 2/3 shank length beyond bend of the hook? o Does it sit directly on top of the body?  Ribbing- o Is the ribbing evenly spaced 5 or 6 turns? o Are any fibers trapped under the rib?  Pectoral Fins – o Are they mounted on the side and extend to the bend of the hook?  Throat – o Is it visible from the bottom?  Head and collar – o Is the head shaped like that of a sculpin and rather flat on the bottom? o Is the layering of the deer hair colors symmetrical and uniform side to side and front to back? o Are all the deer hair colors evident and well distributed? 43

PRINCE OF TIDES BENDBACK SALT WATER FLY

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Hook Body Wing Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY

Points needed to pass 20.0 Possible Points 21.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 21.0 EVALUATION CRITERIA:  Hook - o Is the hook bent to shape correctly on all three?  Body – o Does the thread base cover the hook and leave enough room for the head and wing? o Is the gold holographic tinsel evenly “barber poled” beneath the mono? o Does the mono cover all the underbody?  Wing – o Is the head and wing too far forward and crowd the hook eye? o Is the wing approximately two times the hook length? o Does the flash extending slightly past the tip of the wing?  Head – o Smooth head with evenly painted eyes?

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ORANGE HERON STEELHEAD FLY

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Tag Body Rib Body Hackle Hackle (Throat) Wing Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY Points needed to pass 28.5 Possible Points 30.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 30

EVALUATION CRITERIA:  Body Hackle –  Tag - o Does it start at the end of the floss o Is it directly in front of the hook body? point 2 – 3 turns? o Is it tied in by the tip at the end of o Are the turns the same number on the body? all flies? o Are the hackle fibers wrapped  Body - reverse in even turns? o Is the floss smooth with no fraying, o Does it extend back past the bend of lumps, bumps, or twists? the hook? o Is the body dubbing loose and spiky? o Is it folded down under the shank  Rib – and point to the rear? o Is there 4- 5 evenly spaced turns?  Hackle – o Ribbing should start and stop on the o Is it sparse (1-2- turns)? bottom of the hook. o Does it reach almost it the hook o Is the oval tinsel wrapped touching point? the trailing edge of the flat tinsel  Wing – and over the hackle in evenly spaced o Do the tips extend slightly past the turns? end of the body but not passed the o Does the oval tinsel cross over the bend of the hook reversed Body Hackle?  Head – o Are the ribs parallel on both sides? o Equal to hook eye or less.

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NO HACKLE DRY FLY

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Tail Body Wing Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY Points needed to pass 20.0 Possible Points 21.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 21

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

 Tail - o Is it equal to body length o Is it divided into a ”V” o Is on top of the hook?  Body – o Is there a small ball of dubbing at the end of the shank? o Is it slightly tapered? o Does the dubbing cover the shank under the wing? o Does the dubbing body taper to a full thorax?  Wing - o Is it just forward of the mid shank location? o Are the tips even? o Are the wings one body length in height? o Are the wings well married and not split, curled or folded?  Head – o Equal to one hook eye length or less.

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MUDDLER MINNOW

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Tail Body Rib Under wing Wings Collar Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY Points needed to pass 28.5 Possible Points 30.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 30

EVALUATION CRITERIA:  Tail -  Under wing – o Is the tail about ½ shank length? o Does the squirrel reach the end of o Is the width equal to a hook gap the hook bend and no longer? from a one size smaller fly?  Wings – o Do the tail slips stand on edge in o Do they reach the middle of the tail? relation to the hook shank?(not o Is the wing width equal to a hook bundled or folded fibers) gap from a one size smaller fly?  Body – o Do the wing slips stand on edge in o Is it evenly wrapped? No spacing relation to the hook shank? (not between wraps. bundled or folded fibers) o Is the body smoothly wrapped and  Collar – flat? o Do the tips of the hair end just short  Rib – of the hook point? o Are the turns evenly spaced and the  Head – same on all flies? o Is it approximately ¼ of the shank o Ribbing should start and stop on the length? bottom of the hook. o Are they all consistent and similar in o Are the ribs parallel on both sides? the shape?

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LADY CAROLINE ATLANTIC SALMON/STEELHEAD FLY

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Tail Body Rib Body Hackle Throat Wing Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY Points needed to pass 28.5 Possible Points 30.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 30

EVALUATION CRITERIA:  Tail – o Does the tail extend just past the hook Bend?  Body –  Body Hackle – o Does the body start above the hook o Is it sparse and pulled down under point? the body? o Is the body thin and sparse? o Does the hackle extend well past the o If dubbed, is the wool mixed well? hook bend? o If wool strands, are the brown &  Throat – green wool yarn twisted? o Is it sparse and pulled down under  Rib – the body? o Is there 5 evenly spaced turns of flat  Wing – gold tinsel? o Is the wing humped and tied in low o Does the small oval tinsel follow the set over the body back edge of the flat tinsel closely? o Does it end above the hook bend? o Is the fine oval gold tinsel wrapped  Head – in reverse evenly spaced and o Equal to one hook eye length or less? crossing over the body hackle stem?

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INVICTA WET FLY

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Tail Body Rib Body Hackle Hackle (Throat) Wing Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY

Points needed to pass 28.5 Possible Points 30.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 27

EVALUATION CRITERIA:  Tail –  Hackle – o Is it one shank length long and tied o Is it 1 ½ gaps in width? Is there 2 1/2 in on top of shank? touching hackle wraps rearward and  Body – against front of body? o Is it sparse and ending two eye  Throat – widths behind eye? o Is it two gap widths with tips of  Rib – equal length o Are there two turns of ribbing tying o Do they extend just behind hook of the hackle stem in the rear? point? o Are the turns evenly spaced and o Are pulled down and back? crossing over the stem?  Wing – o Does it end under the body? o Is the wing one gap wide? o Does it sit on top “ONLY”?  Head – Head should be no more than two eye widths

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HUMPY – DRY FLY

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Tail Floss body Hump Wings Hackle Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY

Points needed to pass 25.7 Possible Points 27.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 27

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

 Tail -  Wing - o Is it 2/3 to 1 times the length of the o Is it positioned 1/3 shank length hook shank? back from the eye of the hook? o Does it show distinctive barring? o Is it two gaps in length? o It should show a minimum amount o Are the tips even and distinctively of flaring. barred? o Is on top of the hook? o Do the wings rise slightly above the  Body – hackle and visible? o Is the floss smooth?  Hackle –  Hump – o Is the length 1 ½ the hook gap? o Is it uniformly positioned over the o Is there an equal amount of hackle top of the body? of each color behind the wings and in front?  Head – o Equal to one hook eye length or less.

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GRAY GHOST STREAMER

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Tag Body Ribbing Underbelly Throat Wing Mount – Including Shoulder and Cheek Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY

Points needed to pass 28.5 Possible Points 30.0 Percentage = Total points divided by 30

EVALUATION CRITERIA:  Tag -  Wing – o Is it directly above the barb 3 turns? o Does the golden pheasant crest  Body - extend beyond the end of the hook? o Is it smooth and with no bumps? o Are the saddle hackle tips even?  Rib – o Does the saddle wing extend one o Are the turns evenly spaced? gap past the hook bend? o Are they twice the tinsel rib width? o Is the silver pheasant shoulder 1/3 o Ribbing should start and stop on the Length of the wing hackles? bottom of the hook. o Is the jungle cock cheek ½ the length  Underbelly – of the shoulder? o Are they sparse? o Does the wing form the desired tent o Do they extend slightly beyond the over the body? bend of the hook?  Head –  Throat – o Equal to hook eye or less. o Does it curve upward and extending to a point slightly shorter than the underbelly?

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GENERAL PRACTITIONER STEELHEAD FLY

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Tail Body Rib Shellbacks Golden Pheasant “V” Tippet eyes Hackle Head TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY Points needed to pass 28.5 Possible Points 30.0 Percentage = Total points divided by 30

EVALUATION CRITERIA:  Tail - o Does the bucktail extend at least one hook length past the bend of the hook?  Shellback - o Is the tail level or parallel with hook o Are all three body sections veiled with shank? red golden pheasant neck feathers on o Are there two golden pheasant red top of each other, convex side up? neck feathers one above the other, o Do the red Golden Pheasant neck or concave side to concave side? breast feathers slightly overlap the  Eyes (The “V”)- preceding shellback? o Is the golden pheasant tippet feather  Hackle – clipped to "V" shape and even on both o Is the hackle wrapped on each section sides? separately?  Body – o Do the fibers taper from back to front? o Is the body divided in the proper o Is the hackle spacing even on all three proportions? sections?  Rib –  Head – o Are the turns evenly spaced on all three o Equal to one hook eye length or less. sections?

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COCKROACH TARPON FLY

ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Material Selection Wing Collar Head

TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY

Points needed to pass 17.1 Possible Points 18.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 18

EVALUATION CRITERIA  Wings – o Are the wings approximately two times the length of the hook? o Do they splay away from each other? o Are they tied on the side of the hook?  Collar – o Is the collar tied in front of a thread bump which is ¼ shank length in front of the hook point? o Is the collar distributed evenly around the hook? o Do the tips of the hair reach just past the hook bend?  Head – o Is the thread head one hook eye length back from the eye of the hook?

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TIER CHOICE FLIES TIER CHOICE FLY NUMBER 1 – PATTERN NAME:______ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions

Consistency – Do all flies look alike?

Complexity *

Material Selection

Evaluator Bonus Points – Evaluator may award up to 3 bonus points for tying excellence. TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY Points needed to pass 14.25 Possible Points 15.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 15 * Complexity: Does this tier choice pattern reflect a degree of complexity on a par with the required evaluation fly patterns.

TIER CHOICE FLY NUMBER 2 – PATTERN NAME:______ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions

Consistency – Do all flies look alike?

Complexity *

Material Selection

Evaluator Bonus Points – Evaluator may award up to 3 bonus points for tying excellence. TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY Points needed to pass 14.25 Possible Points 15.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 15 * Complexity: Does this tier choice pattern reflect a degree of complexity on a par with the required evaluation fly patterns.

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TIER CHOICE FLY NUMBER 3 – PATTERN NAME:______ENTER ASPECT POINTS COMMENTS Overall Appearance and Proportions Consistency – Do all flies look alike? Complexity * Material Selection Evaluator Bonus Points – Evaluator may award up to 3 bonus points for tying excellence.

TOTAL POINTS FOR FLY Points needed to pass 14.25 Possible Points 15.0

Percentage = Total points divided by 15 * Complexity: Does this tier choice pattern reflect a degree of complexity on a par with the required evaluation fly patterns. GOLD AWARD EVALUATOR’S SUMMARY

Evaluation Flies Total Points Earned Total Possible Points =sum of possible points for flies selected by participant. All seven evaluation flies must each score 95% Total Percentage = Points Earned divided by Total Possible points. Tier Choice Flies Total Points Earned Points needed to pass 42.75 Total Possible Points 45.0

Total Percentage = Points Earned divided by 45

Evaluators Statement: I recommend to the IFFF FTG Awards Review Panel that the named tier receive the Gold Fly Tying Skills Award. Tier Evaluator Name: ______Name: ______Mailing address: ______Mailing Address: ______City, State, Zip: ______City, St., Zip: ______IFFF Member Number: ______Phone: ______

Evaluator Signature: ______Date: ______

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IFFF Fly Tying Group Fly Tying Skills Awards Program Gold Award Evaluation Fly Transmittal Form

Instructions to Tier:

If your flies are completed and you are mailing your flies to an Evaluator for the initial evaluation please contact any evaluator listed on the web site informing the evaluator that you would like to have your flies evaluated. Confirm that the evaluator is available to evaluate your flies. We have made the decision to not publish physical addresses on the web site for privacy reasons. Please get the mailing address of the evaluator when you make contact. (Choose an Evaluator located near you.) The evaluator will take the award process forward from there.

At the time the flies are sent to an evaluator the application fee of $90.00 may be paid one of two ways. Either email a completed Gold Award Evaluation Fly Transmittal Form to the IFFF office [email protected] and make a payment using a credit card at the IFFF Store found on the IFFF website, or mail a copy of the completed Transmittal Form along with a check to: International Federation of Fly Fishers; Membership Department; 5237 U.S. Highway 89 South, Suite 11; Livingston, Montana 59047. Note: International tiers are required to pay by credit card. International checks will not be accepted.

We suggest you mail your flies in a small compartmented fly box that will fit into a 6 inch by 9 inch cushioned mailer and mailed First Class Mail or by using a Small Flat Rate USPS box. Please print your name on or in the box containing the flies.

Be sure to include: This completed form Three samples each of the seven required evaluation flies. Three samples each of three tiers choice flies. Check this box if you tie left handed

Complete the following: Evaluator Information: Tier Information:

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Name Name ______Mailing Address Mailing Address

______City, State, Zip Code City, State, Zip Code

______Home Phone Cell Phone Home Phone Cell Phone

______Email Address Email Address

______IFFF Club and/or Council Affiliation IFFF Club and/or Council Affiliation

______IFFF Member Number IFFF Member Number Note: Tier Name above should be as it is to appear on the Gold Award Certificate and on the web site. FTG Evaluation Review Panel will review all evaluations and flies. If there are deficiencies the evaluations and flies will be returned to the evaluator who will then contact the tier to resolve the issues that need to be corrected. If no deficiencies are noted in the review the documentation is sent to the IFFF Office for issuance of the Pin, Certificate and web site listing.

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