Here is how it works:
1. Leave a comment here about anything. Let me know what you think about the blog, what you would like to see or any other comment. What are your favorite flies, places to fish, flies to tie, ect. Only one comment please. If you wish, just leave your name and location.
2. Leave some sort of identifying information like a name, location, link, email address (it's up to you). Please do not e-mail me.
3. I am hoping for 100 comments so we will go until then or Saturday 04/10/10 which ever comes first. I will then visit http://www.random.org/ and have a number generated. I will then list the winners name and number on a new blog post. The winner will have 2 days after I post to contact me with their mailing address. If I don't hear from the winner after 2 days I will select a new winner and then I will post it on the blog.
4. Winner will receive 18 flies in a small Umpqua Fly Box. The flies are 3 of each: Juan's Chartreuse Caddis Larva #16, Juan's Chartreuse Caddis Pupa #16, Peacock Caddis #16, Juan's Baetis Nymph #20, Sparkle Wing RS2 #20 & CDC Baetis Dun #20.
5. I will ship to the US only (sorry).
That's it. Have fun.
Hey Juan,
ReplyDeleteCan you do a tutorial on how to tie a Furmisky's Green Drake(I think that is what the foam bodied Green Drake is called)?
Thanks,
Elton
Juan, I like the tying tutorials. We fish the same home waters so updates on how rivers are fishing are useful. Thanks Pat Thurman
ReplyDeleteJuan,
ReplyDeleteDig the blog as well...you've done a good job updating it with valuable info. I would echo Elton's request to specifically do a tutorial of Furimsky's Drake. Pretty sure the original had an extended foam body...
Anyway, keep the CO fishing info coming. I recently moved away from COS and miss the fishing terribly...
Brian R
I am new to fly tying and love your blog. As a Boulder resident, I like seeing potential places to fish. This is a great idea for a contest as I am one of the many lurkers on your site.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Rory
I love your fly tying videos...but you knew that :))
ReplyDeleteI have always enjoyed you blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks..
I read your blog often. I enjoy the quality of the photos as much as I enjoy the info they relate to. By the way, what do you use for your macro shots (p&s, or a dslr, and what type of lense do you use if you are using a dslr).
ReplyDeleteRyan B
Silverthorn, CO
I enjoy seeing all the flies you tie here. I love the flies, the ones you gave me on the Dream back in October were phenominal. Keep up the great work.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and an outstand job putting things together.
ReplyDeleteRandy
aka: Fat Bluegill
Stumbled here from some other FF blog and liked it so much that I thought to RSS it.
ReplyDeleteNice work.
I love seeing your blog, typically through Small Fly Funk Blog. Love the pictures of the real insects. Love anything on midges as we have many but don't seem to fish them a lot here in Wisconsin. blarson@pcii.net Brian Larson
ReplyDeleteLucky number 13!!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the blog! Keep up the good work
This is awesome what you are doing. thanks. I think your blog is nice. I have even used your advice tying flies and used it to better mine. I thankyou for that. I live in utah and i love tying flies and building bamboo fly rods. check them out at chasintrout.blogspot.com I think your photos are awesome and inspiring. I can not look at your blog and not want to ty a fly. nice work keep it up. jory
ReplyDeleteI love the site as I am a new tier. I would like to see more recipies on here, but I do love the site. epashia@msn.com
ReplyDeleteI was hoping to throw some of your hoppers for bucket mouths hear in Texas. Now it is looking like I am headed back to Durango. We will have to catch up soon. Maybe some high mountains creeks in late July?
ReplyDeleteBeen a fan since I've stumbled onto your site, keep up the great work and thanks for the recipe you sent me a while back.
ReplyDeleteLove the blog! Your doing some great work here, keep it up.
ReplyDeleteJuan,
ReplyDeleteYour hoppers rock. Loads of fun to tie. I enjoy checking back in and seeing what you are tying or fishing. Keep up the good work.
Ben
Juan,
ReplyDeleteGreat site,I like what your doing with the blog. Let me know when the Caddis start on the Ark.
Dennis Martin
Juan,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your great fly photos. They brighten up the day at the office and remind me to tie when I get home.
-John (Boulder,CO) (johncbahr at gmail dot com)
Hello Juan,
ReplyDeleteJust found your site a few weeks back. The tutorials are really helpful.
Thanks.
Jonny C
Denver, CO
Great Blog Juan. I really enjoy your tying tutorials.
ReplyDeleteBenji
Juan,
ReplyDeleteI'm relatively new to fly fishing and tying and have been enjoying your blog for the past few months. Keep up the good work.
Thanks,
Tom E.
West Chester, PA
Great blog, have had RSS'd for some time.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great work.
Mike
ATX
Juan,
ReplyDeleteGood stuff as always. I like the vimeo tutorials, and the hopper juan rocks! dave @ www.thtchronicles.blogspot.com
I check this site fairly often whenever I am not in my waders...
ReplyDeleteCant wait to see whats in store for the rest of 2010!
Fish on...
Chad L.
Southeast - PA
Pat S in Utah ...
ReplyDeleteformer CO resident, is a fan of your patterns, tutorials & perspectives.
Thanks
Long time listener, first time caller.
ReplyDeleteWhat I would like to see are riffs on patterns you have modified, why the mods were done, and if they resulted in a better fly. Vids are great, but even a couple of pictures and a sentence are two really can help inspire some creativity...and copy-catting :)
Whatever you decide, keep it up.
Juan love the blog. Love tying the hopper juans, maybe show how you tie your cream caddis. Sure would like to throw some new caddis patterns in my box.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marshall
I often teach area youth fly tying and have utilized the Chernobyl Ant as my Intro to Foam portion, but after seeing your tutorial and the ease and effectiveness of the 'Hopper Juan' I am going to them that pattern next week for our terrestrial/foam lesson. Very nice job, Keep it Real and Tight Lines,
ReplyDeleteBrian Koz
Miller VanWinkle TU President
flyfishbkoz@gmail.com
Thanks for the giveaway! The flies look great, as usual!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite blogs-- mostly because you consistently post patterns that will generally work on the truckee here in reno. Also I love seeing the quality foam work that you put up here. Quality pics & the video series have been they ticket for me.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I would like to hear more of is, for each pattern, what kind of presentation, water, season, rigging etc you like to use for that particular fly
Word.
Juan, Hope you make 100 comments. If I win 'd like to donate it to "Healing Waters" - jim
ReplyDeleteHey Juan! I just wanted to tell you how much we enjoy your blog! My husband is an avid fisherman and our 12 year old daughter LOVES to fish ad well. We spend most of the Summer at Lake 13, Lake Maloya and Cumarron River. Do you have any suggestions for our area? I also cool cause I get to brag to my daughter that I went to school with Hopper Juan! Keep up the great work!! Melissa Sanchez-Cruz
ReplyDeleteJuan,
ReplyDeleteI have been following you on facebook and your blog when I have the time. Keep up the good work! FishGod, Albuquerque, NM
Hey Juan,
ReplyDeleteI have been checking your blog whenever I get a chance. You post some good stuff. Keep up with the tying tutorials, I'm always looking for new patterns to tie up.
Thanks,
Alex A.
My name is Lou Faraone I can be reached at lhorselou@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteMy comment is that you should consider yourself the unsung hero of the art of fly tying. From what I have seen you have done the following for beginners and experienced fly fishers and tiers:
Created a wonderful blog site
Worked very hard to put together the fly tying video tutorials.
Always have time to answer inquiries on how to or other topics that will help other flyfishers out.
Please keep up the good work and lastly thanks for providing this opportunity to obtain a collection of your personnely tied flies.
Thanks again
Lou Faraone
Would love to sample the caddis patterns in particular. Last year on the Gunnison we desperately needed good pupa patterns and didn't have enough. Next time I hope to have plenty tied up and ready to go...
ReplyDeleteDavid Knapp
Juan,
ReplyDeleteThose flies would look great in my Fishpond waist pack!
Eric Weller
Juan,
ReplyDeleteThe healthcare bill has passed, unemployment is dropping below 10% and global warming has finally subsided. I guess I can now officially go fly fishing. Of course thats after I tie one of your awesome patterns. But now that I've got health insurance I can get that fishhook that's been lodged in my left hip since I was in the Boy Scouts back in 1966. Thanks Obama, :-) just kidding! But I still have the fish hook in me.
bigcgar@aol.com
Loking forward to giving your Hopper Juan a try this season.
ReplyDeleteEric
Eklein8904@yahoo.com
Hi Juan, I am Fernando from Spain and i think your blog is very nice. I wonder if you could get photos of flies used in trout fishing tournaments right there. Thats a thing I am very interested in.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Fernando
Great Blog my kids and I really enjoy trying the new patterns. The kids have really excelled at tying this winter. Thanks
ReplyDeleteJuan cool site I'll be back for more
ReplyDeleteSteveG
Love the Blog.
ReplyDeleteNext time I'm in CSCO
I'll stop by and introduce myself.
Jayfish
Billings MT
I dig the blog, it is really informational and you have some stuff up here that i would have never thought of. I also like how you you have videos and some pictures on how to tie flies. I think you should put up some more caddis patterns and tying steps. I can be reached at jtabaczynski@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteExcellent blog, especially the video tutorials. Trying some of your nymphs this year on the Current River here in MO. Also saw your post to Ozarks Anglers. Keep it up, great blog!
ReplyDeletenortrad59@hotmail.com
Juan, great blog. If all else fails I can still tie flies and go fishing. Your hopper pattern on the opening page looks like a winner. I hope to tie some up. My sons and I and their friends are fanatics for the trout fishing in east Idaho. We are especially fond of the Henry's Fork, South Fork Snake, as well as an unnamed spring creek where we stalk beastie Browns on patterns of our own creation just for that piece of water. I'm excited to have discovered your blog and look forward to being a part of it. I found you through the Itinerant Angler site, another place that's fun to hang out. Thanks for your talent and expertise. Looking forward to much more.
ReplyDeleteKelly.
Juan, I have enjoyed following your blog from the beginning. I live in Southwest Virginia...my most notable home waters are the Jackson River, Smith River, New River and the South Fork of the Holston River (Tenn.) The tying tutorials are some of the best I have found.....really apprieciate the effort.
ReplyDeleteHope you reach your 100 goal, love the blog and your flies man.
ReplyDeleteLove the flies. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteJonny C
Denver, CO
One more towards 100. Hope I win! Cheers...
ReplyDeleteCount me in!
ReplyDeleteGraham | Saratoga, NY
Great photography. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteTom C
Denver, CO
Love the blog and the flies. Thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteLove the blog!!
ReplyDeleteI'll help you reach 100 even though I'm in Canada. I do fish your way when I can though!!
Harps
http://www.sexyloops.com/indexthu.shtml
You know I'm a fan Juan. Love the fly porn on the blog!
ReplyDeleteJoel Thompson
I like the tutorials and the insight you offer. As a new tier, the video tutorials are absolutely fantastic. The tips you provide really help.
ReplyDeleteBT Miller
Flies look awesome Juan.
ReplyDeleteEric Jacobs
Juan, you have a great website. I wish things like this had been around when I started tying back in the dark ages. I came over here from IA I'll have to bookmark it.
ReplyDeleteLawrence
great blog and wonderful pictures
ReplyDeleteJuan,
ReplyDeleteThis one has taken off, I will see you a week from Sunday at Anglers All
carlp
Hey Juan,
ReplyDeleteAlways love your stuff. Can you accidentally drop your copper john box...
Best,
Joe
flyrecipes.com
Juan,
ReplyDeleteGreat blog! You're now big enough to really need a search widget!!!!
These are some great looking flies, I spend most of my time fishing for warmwater species I think that these flies would be successful with them as well as for trout when I am able to sneak up to the mountains to chase them...Great looking blog, keep it up!
ReplyDeleteGreat Blog. I really enjoy the tying tutorials. Thanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteHola Juan. Love the blog, though the white on dark grey is a bit hard for my aging eyes.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff... like the blog..... give us folks from the east some love! because even we want to go out west!
ReplyDeleteLove the work, love the blog. Love flies big and small that catch fishes big and small!
ReplyDeletecheers
Sam
www.headwatersofhistory.com
Juan, I could use some new flies. The ones I have haven't been to good lately.
ReplyDeletelove the blog. love the contest!
ReplyDeleteFirst time in your site, and I love it.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to have some of your flies to populate my box and to photograph in the future.
Keep it up!
I came across the blog via The Fiberglass Manifesto and I'm glad I took the time to check it out. I dig the fact you guys use vimeo for your tying videos, very clear and helps fat finger fools like myself learn the tricks. Some of my favorite fishing is hoppers, so thanks for sharing your kick-ass pattern and I can't wait to give it a whirl.
ReplyDeleteJosh in Portland, OR
Great blog! I still follow it daily!
ReplyDeleteJuan,
ReplyDeleteGreat blog! Great pictures!
Charlie L.
Great blog!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the fly-tying class last night.
Michael
Juan, good blog that I stumbled on through facebook friend who's got a shop on North Platte. Excellent flies and pics. Will definitely be checking this out regularly!
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ReplyDeletenice work, I am always looking for mid day distractions found out about you through IA let me know when I win postage to alaska can get pricey thanks,
kb
Great Blog!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sweet tutorials and informative blog. Hopefully I can test some of your flies out on my home waters!
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