European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse An addictive pastime by Bill Schulz associated press of has been reborn re my Long Lime bail Caslin buddy was standing hip deep in he Little rapids near Roswell whipping bits of Lur and Feather under he Willow branches overhanging a quiet Pool. He s become a Fly Fisherman. Fly fishing Long has been considered an elite level of Angling la s highly effective Nof Only for Trout bul or Bass and a whole assortment of panfish. Heavy duty rigs also have been devised for Ocean ish thai tip the scale in Threa figures one caution. Fly fishing is not for everyone. If you gel past the beginner stage it becomes addictive f you catch a really Good fish on a Fly Tod you never want to catch one any other Way again Joe warned me. Knowing thai in you want to get started in Fly fishing there Are two ways go to a school or teach yourself there also is an assortment of books and videos to help. There arc some simple tips to Slart in 1ly fishing. Unlike bait casting or spin fishing where the lure carries the line Fly fishing uses the line to carry an almost weightless o 26 colors of the animal hair he tans and dyes including Caribou australian Possum Deer Elk Moose and Rab Btl. Ray Merrick s Danville Chenille co. Has been in business 55 years. It began by providing Chenille a Cotton yarn twisted together around a hard Core Lor ladies hats and handbags. But fashions changed and in lha late 1950s, when Merrick s family bought the new Hampshire firm its product was popular mainly with hobbyists. Most Chenille was then sold for Novelty items such As pipe cleaners. Recently the Boom in Fly tying has created a whole new Market for Chenille which forms to body of the Fly Merrick s company is now the world s major supplier of the product named after the French word Tor Caterpillar. Buck Melz s Chicken hatchery in Bellville. A. Anchors the third Corner of the raw materials Triangle. His lather grand lather and Uncle started the Chicken farm in the late 1930s. It was a commercial poultry operation. We raised chickens for meat and eggs Metz who now runs the hatchery with his brother John. We got into providing specially neck leathers because i needed them to tie my own Flics and they were very hard to come by. Before us mos of the hackles came Hil and miss from India and the Philippines Metz bought his first specially chickens in 1d72 from Breeds thai had been genetically modified to produce unique neck feathers. My dad thought i was crazy when i paid for 150 he . I realized within two years that there was an unknown level of demand out there for our Hackle production Metz referring to the prize neck feathers of his pedigreed poultry. We be been trying Ever since to find out How big the Market is but ii keeps growing taste than we can keep up with in. Kennerk merids and Metz All know about each other and their importance id Fly tiers. They have another thing in common they re avid Fly fishermen who re now so Busy working they Don l have Lime to go fishing anymore. Ptembem4, the stars and stripes Page 15
