Swedes fly shop closed down?

[Greg Armstrong]

Moved to Woodinville a bunch of years ago (late in the last century ) While building our house out there I was happy to have discovered Swedes shop. He helped me while perusing a reel for the salt and I ended up buying a nice little Orvis Battenkill from him, which I still occasionally use. He sold me some Olive Willies too!

I was really disappointed when that shop closed.

RIP Alan

 

[@Dryflyphotography]

After my father in law discovered Swede's there was one Christmas when all the guys in the family received a small box of olive Wiley's in our Christmas stockings. If I can find one in my fly box I should fish it until I catch at least one trout in memory of Allen...he was a good guy to visit when his shop was in Woodinville.

 

[krusty]

After my father in law discovered Swede's there was one Christmas when all the guys in the family received a small box of olive Wiley's in our Christmas stockings. If I can find one in my fly box I should fish it until I catch at least one trout in memory of Allen...he was a good guy to visit when his shop was in Woodinville.

Swede's signature fly, the Olive Willy, is still my most dependable and productive lake fly by far.

 

[Russell]

Thought to myself, maybe the olive willy is the fly they had a bunch of with the red glass bead. Looked it up and sure enough.... Bought some glass beads to tie those but never really knew the name of the fly.