Just my 2 cents worth here - I have no problem at all sharing silver with a fellow Oregonian!!!
Hey Cutch, I'd proposed earlier to donate a second place prize to the contest, but since I was second place earlier, I wasn't sure what to do. Interested in a set of 6 - #4 Cosseboom Steelhead Flies? If so, PM me with your address and I'll send them on down to you.
I haven't fished with a Cosseboom before, but I really like the design and I had a nice Grey Squirrel Tail I wanted to use.
Here's some history on the fly:
It was created by the American angler John C. Cosseboom of Woonsocket, Rhode Island in around 1923, for use on the Margaree River in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Cosseboom was originally tied with an olive green body, silver tinsel ribbing, grey squirrel tail wing, and a lemon-yellow hackle tied as a collar after the wing was applied, with a red head. Other body and hackle color combinations have evolved, but all retain the grey squirrel tail wing. The Cosseboom remains a very popular and effective Atlantic salmon fly and is used worldwide.
Dave