Chuck Grimmett

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Month: September 2024

  • Week of September 23, 2024

    We moved five house projects forward this week (three big, two tiny): The WordPress world is in uproar this week. It has made work interesting. The WP people reading this already know, and the non-WP people reading this probably don’t care, so I won’t bore you with the details other than to state which side…

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  • Killer bugs and Grey & Orange kebari

    I tied 17 flies tonight. I’m getting faster! In-progress shots: These were fun to play around with and see what I could make. I also had fun getting my SLR out and using it again. Hopefully these photos are a little better. I need to get better about not crowding the hook eyes. Some of…

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  • More Glass Bead Kebari

    A follow up to yesterday’s post on tying glass bead kebari: I tied eight more of the same pattern (pheasant hackle, red thread, peacock herl) tonight and am starting to get the hang of it. I also stepped down from a size 10 nymph hook to a size 12 dry fly hook, which has a…

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  • Glass Bead Takayama Sakasa Kebari

    Trying out tying some Glass Bead Takayama Sakasa Kebari by Jason Klass. I have a lot to learn, but am making progress, which is all I can ask for. Tonight I got a little better at matching my material to my hook size and used two new ones (glass beads and peacock herl) for the…

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  • Week of September 16, 2024

    Today is the Autumn Equinox. I couldn’t help noticing that the sunset and the light it cast on the Croton Reservoir was brilliant. I’m looking forward to autumn, cooler days, chilly nights, and fewer insects. It was warm enough to feel like the end of summer this week. Warm enough to play with the hose,…

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  • Misadventures with wire on the fly

    As I wrote about in my last weekly update, I’m learning how to tie flies. Tonight I wanted to try tying some nymphs in order to practice my whip finishing and work with wire, which I hadn’t tried yet. I decided to try tying The Shetland Killer. Unfortunately I didn’t have the right size wire,…

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  • Week of September 9, 2024

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    I’ve deleted three different openings, so I’m just going to dive right in. Speaking of “diving in,” I used that phrase earlier today and Charlie was confused, and then even more confused after I tried to explain. Idioms are challenging to learn! Reading update: I started learning how to tie fly fishing flies this week.…

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  • Week of September 2, 2024

    A lot of things this week didn’t go according to plan. That’s okay, we adapted and still had a good week. Monday was the Labor Day holiday and we played a lot outside, trying to soak in that last bit of summer. After a good afternoon of playing outside at home, we got ice cream…

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  • Week of August 26, 2024

    We traveled to north Georgia Monday through Friday to visit my aunt and uncle, grandfather, and cousins (all on my Mom’s side). My parents met us there. We enjoyed catching up, meeting my cousin’s son Maddox for the first time, and introducing Charlie to them for the first time. Some highlights: After we got back…

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