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Photo Essay: Life Off The Grid
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Dan in his lair, spinning away on new fly creations. Note that the fly bench occupies a hallowed spot at the center of Dan's home. Not pictured are Dan's two cats and dog, who are hiding, as Dan considers them "fair game for fly tying materials." His award-winning "Danbob's Rat Dog Blueish-Gray Hairy Bug," is tied with dog hair dubbing, and a cat whisker tail.

Recipe for Danbob's Rat Dog Bluish-Gray Hairy Bug:
Hook: #12 bait hook from K-Mart, rusty for better camouflage.
Thread: Gray cotton, from Sew-n-Vac Inc.
Tail: Packrat with 2 divided white cat whiskers.
Wing: White Borzoi, naturally curly.
Body: Dubbed black, gray and blue Husky mix, remove guard hairs.
Hackle: LGB (little gray bird).
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The Back Story
Photographer Tim Romano first heard of Dan Fink when he saw two of the man's flies featured in Drake magazine. The flies were interesting, and maybe a little crazy, enough so that Tim decided to dig deeper into the background of the man who tied them. He turned to Google. Turns out Fink also builds windmills (otherpower.com) and custom flytying furniture and, by sheer luck, lives about 2 hours north of Boulder (Tim's home). Being interested in such things, Tim decided to pay Fink a visit with his camera. Here's what he found.

Story by Kirk Deeter

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