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Old 11-08-2022, 02:36 AM
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Default My old man's 60's recipes

I found a few writings in my pops fly box.
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Old 11-08-2022, 07:01 PM
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Here’s a pic

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Old 11-08-2022, 07:06 PM
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I’ll add the whole page
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Old 11-08-2022, 07:08 PM
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That’s cool I like stuff like that.
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Old 11-08-2022, 07:09 PM
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Does anyone know who Al is? Send me a message thanks.
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Default very cool

I would have to ask where did your dad live area wise and how many bait shops near by in the 60's you could narrow it down good luck
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Old 11-08-2022, 07:28 PM
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He lived in Edmonton his whole life and the family lived in the John Walter house for several years. He learned to tie in a club back then but don’t know much else.
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Default Fly tying box

Old fly tying box

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Old 11-08-2022, 07:39 PM
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More patterns.

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Old 11-09-2022, 09:27 PM
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That’s awesome
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Old 11-10-2022, 01:24 PM
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Backside page

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Old 11-10-2022, 04:24 PM
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Default Couple of boxes

Fly boxes

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Resolution

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To Cool, what great keep sakes
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Old 11-24-2022, 09:38 AM
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very nice, and so much more personal than a printed recipe.
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These could have been flies that were made for Sask. River as he lived along that river .
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Old 02-08-2023, 07:44 PM
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That is a pretty interesting find. He put some time and love into that.
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Nice discovery
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