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Sandy Mite     These Pott flies look a lot like the Wombacher flies shown in an another collection, next to this one. It does seem there was some controversy about who the original inventor was: Pott or Wombacher. But not much controversy. Franz B. Pott, a Missoula barber and wig maker, started selling his woven hair Pott flies sometime during the early 1920s (*Montana Trout Flies by George Grant). The Sandy Mite was--without question--the best and most successful of the Pott flies. It clearly had the best name.

Franz Pott slideshow/ Franz Pott/ A Letter/ Weaving Techniques Badger Peacock Dina Mite Fizzle Yellow Franz Pott 1918 Green Rock Worm Patent Diagram Pott Hackle details Rock Worm Royal Coachman Sandy Mite Shadow Box Flies/   Mike Wilkerson, who is a great guy and the last owner/operator of the Pott Fly Company, lent me most of these flies--and the (above) shadow box. Thank you Mike. Al Campbell How to/   Franz Pott used a simple loom-like device and a two-strand weaving technique. Here Al Campbell illustrates a similar but three-strand weaving technique. Sandys Comments Pott History Move up a directory

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