One of my all-time favorites!
beautiful two toned brown hackle feathers. I am a roadkill Hunter, and I have found three in the last 10 years I am a roadkill Hunter, and I have found three in the last 10 years
PS - The cardinal and oriole are also great finds.....
Carl - now Im envious of your photography AND tying skills! Great post as usual. Im curious: what tyoe of hooks is that on the May honey dun, and Blue dun? Loop eye, forged bend, hollow ground point - older characteristics, but a newer shiny bronze finish - I feel like Ive seen this before, but i ca...
I happen to favor the bivisible, or buzz style of fly -and I fish them quite frequently. Some I use tinsel for the body, others dubbing. I have found when using tinsel, leaving a small gap between wraps instead of using touching turns will allow the hackle stem to sit between each wrap, and afford i...
Sorry about the multiple posts - John is working hard(again)at resolving some issues, so I will wait until we get the "all clear". I have at least two dozen reference pictures to post. And a few of you have asked me for a "scotch tied hackle" SBS - I am not ignoring these request...