Greg Corbett
Feather Arts • Fly-Tying
Greg's amazing, original creations are eye-catching and colorful...perfect for the angler in your life!
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From the artist:
“I was one of those little boys with a little rod, a bobber and a worm. Catching that first fish had us both hooked.
As an adult, fishing is still about the anticipation, the surprise of a bite and the fun of brining the fish in to see what’s on the hook. The only thing that’s changed over the years is the equipment and the investment.
Many years ago, in Colorado, I discovered the beauty of the wilderness and the mountain streams. A fellow hiker suggested that I try catching trout with a fly rod. First trout: me and the fish were both hooked…again.
Fly fishing opened a whole new world. It takes you into the most beautiful places to “drop out” for a while to enjoy the quiet, the solitude, and the anticipation.
Now enter the next phase: fly tying. Bringing in a fighting, leaping fish on a tiny hook with some feathers and stuff that I put on it?! Hooked again!
I started tying my own flies about forty years ago. Ten years ago, in Houston, I got together with a few friends to share with them how to tie flies. The group grew to 25. We met once a month for a fly-tying meeting. We named our group “Tie One On.” I taught them the tying skills and the fish-catching patterns they’d need. We tied many, many files for both salt water and fresh water. One of the original members has kept the group going now that I live in Toccoa, Georgia.
I bet that over the years I’ve tried closed to one thousand flies. It’s a compulsion! Now that I’m retired, I am at my tying bench almost ever y morning. The internet has provided a couple of new patterns each week.
I’ve found a new fly-tying challenge: “Full-Dressed Atlantic Salmon Flies.” In the 1850’s in and around Scotland, large flies were used to catch salmon. They were beautifully crafted with exotic feathers and fur. I tied one of these flies – tedious step after tedious step – and once more, I was hooked!
I now tie “Full Dressed Display Flies.” These are framed strictly as a unique art form. They’ll never see water. I call them “Flies on the Wall.” They are tied using them same very strict proportions as the original Atlantic Salmon Flies; however, these are all my own design. I am proud that they have won many awards in juried art competitions.
Here in Northeast Georgia, I continue to teach fly tying for fishing in our local lakes and streams.
Contact me to find out how to experience and learn about fly tying:greg.corbett@Ymail.com
“I was one of those little boys with a little rod, a bobber and a worm. Catching that first fish had us both hooked.
As an adult, fishing is still about the anticipation, the surprise of a bite and the fun of brining the fish in to see what’s on the hook. The only thing that’s changed over the years is the equipment and the investment.
Many years ago, in Colorado, I discovered the beauty of the wilderness and the mountain streams. A fellow hiker suggested that I try catching trout with a fly rod. First trout: me and the fish were both hooked…again.
Fly fishing opened a whole new world. It takes you into the most beautiful places to “drop out” for a while to enjoy the quiet, the solitude, and the anticipation.
Now enter the next phase: fly tying. Bringing in a fighting, leaping fish on a tiny hook with some feathers and stuff that I put on it?! Hooked again!
I started tying my own flies about forty years ago. Ten years ago, in Houston, I got together with a few friends to share with them how to tie flies. The group grew to 25. We met once a month for a fly-tying meeting. We named our group “Tie One On.” I taught them the tying skills and the fish-catching patterns they’d need. We tied many, many files for both salt water and fresh water. One of the original members has kept the group going now that I live in Toccoa, Georgia.
I bet that over the years I’ve tried closed to one thousand flies. It’s a compulsion! Now that I’m retired, I am at my tying bench almost ever y morning. The internet has provided a couple of new patterns each week.
I’ve found a new fly-tying challenge: “Full-Dressed Atlantic Salmon Flies.” In the 1850’s in and around Scotland, large flies were used to catch salmon. They were beautifully crafted with exotic feathers and fur. I tied one of these flies – tedious step after tedious step – and once more, I was hooked!
I now tie “Full Dressed Display Flies.” These are framed strictly as a unique art form. They’ll never see water. I call them “Flies on the Wall.” They are tied using them same very strict proportions as the original Atlantic Salmon Flies; however, these are all my own design. I am proud that they have won many awards in juried art competitions.
Here in Northeast Georgia, I continue to teach fly tying for fishing in our local lakes and streams.
Contact me to find out how to experience and learn about fly tying:greg.corbett@Ymail.com
