Learner's Permit

Since I got the crazy idea (this happens frequently with me) to teach Bridgette to cast a fly rod this year, I decided that she would need her own tool. After a lot of thought, I decided that a short 7'6" 4 weight would be ideal for her to learn on, and that way the same rod can (hopefully) be used to teach the boys as they get older.

This was also my first experience doing a feather inlay, as I carefully layered in 12 individual grizzly saddle hackle feathers one at a time, end for end, to create this really neat looking weave effect. Here are the photos:

Another fun project - can't wait for it to land a trout!