I think we were separated at birth. My grandfather was an apple farmer in NH. I remember waxing grafts in the orchards with him when I was just a little kid. When we cleaned out his barn after he died, I found two gallons of old, unlabeled wax. Whether it was something he bought, or a concoction of ...

God, I hate that hook (it's my personal kryptonite), but you make it look good.

I love the DHE. It's one of those patterns that works all season for me, I just vary the sizes; the smaller the better. If I could tie that down to a #20, I could rule the world. Nice tie, Norm.

We share a childhood memory! I think the entire arc of my life is married to a mall and a wood splitter.

As REE said, Maine winters can be annoyingly long. They usually last about 8 months, followed by three months of cold, and then August. It was -14 below Friday morning; winter has its teeth in us and the woodstove is working overtime. No wood stove here. Thankfully, last summer (August 14th to the ...

As REE said, Maine winters can be annoyingly long. They usually last about 8 months, followed by three months of cold, and then August. It was -14 below Friday morning; winter has its teeth in us and the woodstove is working overtime.

Yup, I stole it, too.

You might as well have named it 'Aroostook Peacock'. That pattern will produce, depending on size, all year long up here. Wonderful tying; I am soooo stealing this.

That fly is gorgeous! I picked up my first spey rod a while back, a year or so ago, and this pattern looks like a great addition to my new spey flies box. Looking forward to the new book!

I never would have thought to tie this fly on this hook; you did a wonderful job. My grandfather loved this pattern tied tandem, I hated it. I followed his lead on the 9/3's, but not the Black Ghost. I really like the idea of adding the JC to this fly, Norm.