I just noticed this thread, so forgive me for jumping in late. I believe The common gallinule is the bird in question, not the American coot. Different ornithological groups differ on whether it's exactly the same species as the moorhen/waterhen or just very closely related. It's the most common rai...

That had occurred to me, but it sounds like you're speaking from experience.

I've got admit, I've never seen the hair dryer trick before. I usually just use my half hitch tool.

I'm going to give something like a try. I may substitute bear fur for the dubbing.

During the last emergence, I went several days without sleep -- the noise was on par with being in a room a loud washing machine.

The brood X cicada hatch will be happening this year in the mid-Atlantic region for the first time in 17 years.

Does anyone have a wet fly version of the cicada? I already know of several dry versions.

Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:06 am Nice, Tom. Leggy little beastie, isn't it. Looks like a lot of bugs, but nothing specific. Have to dig through my stuff to find my snipe now. That will catch for sure.

Not that it probably matters for tying purposes, but snipe and jack snipe (aka judcock) are two different birds.

Nice, Doug. I especially like the Squirrel and Partridge.

DUBBN wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:00 pm Being that England and Ireland as well as the United States fancied the fighting of the roosters for centuries, I am sure most of the trout patterns used game fowl feathers.

I have no doubt about that. The English still call a reddish-brown hackle "red game".

Impressive.

Those will fish year round.