Posted on December 13 2008
“The heart pounds faster when you drop a tiny hook — with a razor-sharp point — on the floor underneath the fly-tying desk, and you can’t find the little thing. It’s a temptation to just let hiding hooks hide, but that makes putting sock-covered feet under the desk an exciting adventure.” Chester Allen ponders the inevitable as he considers tying 1,000 flies. In The Olympian.