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September 19, 2014

Elite group of fly-tiers gathers in Glide

By GARRETT ANDREWS
Roseburg News-Review

GLIDE, Ore. — Nobody really knows why a fish bites at a fly. If it were understood, there might not be events like the North Umpqua Fly Tying Festival, or even the sport of fly-fishing in general.

“(A fish) would bite at a piece of sock tied to a hook,” admitted Jeff Lucas, behind his tying vise and lamp and displays of his colorful designer creations, some framed behind glass and bearing his autograph. Fly plates like these can go for hundreds, even thousands, of dollars.


 
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