John Berry tied his signature fly, the Green Butt, for me and he is always interesting to talk to. His eyes sparkle all the time he is tying and chatting. He let me take his picture and I managed to lose it before I could get it downloaded. Sorry, John. You can see his site at: www.berrybrothersguides.com
There are people who do very small trout flies and those who do the elaborate surf flies. There is a lady there who ties them for jewelry. She also did them inside of Christmas tree ornament balls. You can see from the picture that people of all ages tie flies.
I stopped for a chili dog and sat down with some people. The conversations were about trout fishing, dam generation, best time to fish from a boat, and dieting while eating some really good chocolate cake.
It is always a good time at the roundup. You will never see a grouch there. It's not that they aren't allowed. It is just because they can't stay that way once they walk inside.
It was noted that right now the best fishing spots are Cotter, Wild Cat Shoals, and Rim Shoals on the White River. The Green Butt fly is "guaranteed to catch fish or double your money back". That's not a bad deal at all for a free fly. I don't know whether to fish with it or put it in with my collector flies.
They do free lessons to teach people how to fly fish. They give free lessons on how to tie flies. Of course, the best fly to use here is the "sowbug" which is about the simplest fly to tie. The next best is the "wooley booger" and the "cadis".
Flyfishing is great fun. I also like to bait fish and spinner fish. I like to tie flies. But my favorite is just to go wade the river and fish for peace of mind.
Oh yeah, Mike told me he smoked the trout with hickory and cherry wood. Yummm! Maybe I will have to try using that Green Butt after all!
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