One of my simple pleasures is tying flies. Loading my fly box in the winter sets up spring fishing trips.
I’ll tie dozens over three months. Part of the fun is tying enough to fill two boxes that are sold at the Trout Unlimited banquets in Mountain Home and Fayetteville. The second of those dinners is March 8 at the Fayetteville Town Center.
I might need 300 flies by the time I fill my personal box for my own fishing pleasure (with enough to pass out to struggling fly fishers on the water), then the two boxes to be auctioned at the charity dinners.