Thanks to Lance Eagan for inspiring me to make another SH out of his Tungsten Surveyor fly. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54923913125_54c01172f4.jpg RIMG9789 by William Lovelace , on Flickr Hook-3906B #12 Thread UTC 70 Red Body-Hareline Light Shade Scud Dub Counter Rib-SM Gold Ultra Wire Hackl...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54911919937_db4bca55b0_z.jpg RIMG9779 by William Lovelace , on Flickr Hook-3906B #12 Thread-UTC 70 Black Tail-Red Hackle fibers Body-Black Krystal Flash strand twisted into a rope and counter ribbed with SM Silver Ultra Wire Thorax-Hareline Peacock Black Ice Dub ...

Beautiful flies!!

RIMG9770 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Hook-WFC M21 #12
Thread-UTC 70 Black
Tail-Red Hackle fibers
Body-Peacock Herl counter ribbed by SM Gold Ultra Wire
Thorax-Hareline Black Peacock Ice Dub
Hackle-India Hen Back

Another old favorite to update and test fish... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54908728513_b18fd6a02e_z.jpg RIMG9765 by William Lovelace , on Flickr Hook-Wholesale Fly Company M21 #12 Thread-UTC 70 Black Tail-Red Hackle fibers Body-Peacock Herl counter ribbed by SM Silver Ultra Wire Thorax- Har...

For a start, I would get some inexpensive Indian hen necks in a variety of colors. A great way to practice! ;) If you like tying these flies move on to some Whiting Hen necks, they are more expensive, but the quality of the feathers and consistent size allows you to tie more than one fly per feather.

Since the 1960's I have had Gray Hackle Yellow flies in my vests. ;) Here is a new fly I want to test.. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54906312233_aec2e1322d_z.jpg RIMG9759 by William Lovelace , on Flickr Hook-Mustad 94840 #14 Thread-UTC 70 Yellow Tail-Ginger Hen Body-Tying Thread ribbed by Mir...

After tying my Golden Soft Hackle, I intended to tie some Golden PT nymphs. But earlier today Ken called me about what I had in my Buffalo Starfire Trilobal colors. After we talked about that he said he was going to tie up some Chouinard Pheasant Tail Flymphs. I had never heard of it, so I found thi...

Dana,
Don't you enjoy those times when you have 2 fish on, and they can't decide the best direction to go?

For those interested in fishing a multiple cast, Fishing Tandem Flies by Charles Meck 2007 is a great read!

Tight lines!

Bill

Thanks Norm,

Another one I will have to tie!!