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I've been dressing flies for about 30 years now. I started off as a commercial tyer of trout flies, but that got old real fast. I felt with the advent of all the new gadgets and materials that somehow there was no art in dressing flies. That is when I turned to the Classic Atlantic Salmon flies. I collected quite a few books and began studying the classics. I used substitute material at first, then when I felt I was ready, I started dressing the flies with more exotic materials. I am currently experimenting with different wing styles such as Hardy, Kelson, etc. I still get a lot of satisfaction when I complete one. I think if the fathers of these flies were here today, they would be using material that was plentiful and inexpensive. I've seen a lot of beautiful flies by today's fly dressers that are just as creative if not more so than flies that contain exotic materials. I hope we begin to move in the direction of alternative materials. The artistic qualities of the fly does not suffer, and in some cases, there is an improvement. Joe Gablick Atlantic Salmon Flies Joe Gablick Originals
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Joe Gablick, from Lower Burrell, Pa. has been tying flies for about 30 years. He conducts a
fly-fishing school that emphasizes relaxation, casting, and enjoying nature's surroundings. You can tell when you look at Joe's flies that enjoys tying. There is a lot of his
philosophy woven in to them. Take a moment to visit Joe's website, 
