"Joe McIntosh" wrote in message
.. .

"Wolfgang" wrote in message . Besides, it doesn't have
to look good.
It is a truism in fly fishing that many flies perform better and better
as they get more and more ragged and nasty looking.

Joe the Elder concurs----sorry for you to print this Wolfgang----I have
used Jeff Miller's discarted flies for a few years , now my supply might
be sparse .

You need to get that boy out on the streams more. It's all that hardware
fishing he's been doing that is responsible for the deplorable condition of
your fly boxes.

Wolfgang
who notes that some people have absolutely no consideration for others.