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by Mike62
Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:42 pm
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: Heron Herl...
Replies: 5
Views: 19476

Heron Herl...

Alright, so now I'm confused. Robert Smith just posted a video of himself, tying a stone fly midge. In the video he calls for Heron herl as the body material. I thought it was illegal to possess heron as a tying material, Britain or North America. Am I wrong? I can't keep track of this stuff anymore...
by Mike62
Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:09 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Mother's Day Caddis
Replies: 5
Views: 20520

Re: Mother's Day Caddis

I have a river up here, the Little Madawaska, that is a caddis machine . It's the one river where I see blizzard hatches. Not the Aroostook, not the Fish: the Little Mad. It doesn't matter if it's spring or fall, the predominant insect could be described as a cinnamon/orange caddis in #14. I'm not g...
by Mike62
Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:25 pm
Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
Topic: New book for me - Salmonia, Sir Humphrey Davy
Replies: 2
Views: 7470

Re: New book for me - Salmonia, Sir Humphrey Davy

I had a roadkill, paperback version of that very book for years; it literally fell apart. I read it, and read it again. Finally, I got a wonderful 1st edition hard copy from Ken Callahan. Not mint by any means, but a treasure by my standards.
by Mike62
Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
Topic: Light Cahill
Replies: 6
Views: 11685

Re: Light Cahill

I love the colors you've used. Great tie!
by Mike62
Mon Nov 13, 2023 2:21 pm
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: New
Replies: 13
Views: 24891

Re: New

Wayne, So glad to know you're having success with flies tied from the spool of purple Pearsall's Gossamer. This report from you may also convert some of the "purple haters" visiting this Forum. Your photo skills really help show off your flies. Color me green (not purple) with envy! Tight...
by Mike62
Sun Nov 05, 2023 7:17 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
Topic: Sassy Cat
Replies: 5
Views: 15530

Re: Sassy Cat

Man, that is a tasty tie. ...is it too early in the morning to make myself a Tequila Sunrise?
by Mike62
Sun Nov 05, 2023 7:11 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Another Iron Blue
Replies: 14
Views: 31140

Re: Another Iron Blue

That is a wonderful picture of a beautiful fly! What did you use for the background? Thanks- Ken Ken, this is a piece of walnut a friend of mine gave me from trees taken down on his property before building his house. It made for a great Clark Block . Dave An Iron Blue, sitting on a piece of Walnut...
by Mike62
Sun Nov 05, 2023 7:06 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: My iron blue nymph
Replies: 10
Views: 21752

Re: My iron blue nymph

Dubbing well done is so much harder than you would think it should be; perfect dubbing is unattainable.

I mean, unless you're Old Hat.

Your flies are awesome! Love that Iron Blue...
by Mike62
Wed Oct 25, 2023 7:14 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Claret & Prairie Chicken
Replies: 25
Views: 27510

Re: Claret & Prairie Chicken

Yeah, about that not logged in thing... I wrote a response to REE in another thread, hit the button, and it all magically disappeared. Shoulders suck, they really do. Two shoulder operations later, and I wish I'd just tried to live with the original mess. Never again. I tried to respond to your com...
by Mike62
Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:54 pm
Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
Topic: “Summer on the Test”
Replies: 10
Views: 16571

Re: “Summer on the Test”

Another good read, though not in the Pantheon like Hills book, is " Chalkstream chronicle " by Neil Patterson. When I was a teenager, way back in the mists of time (a child of state department wonks), I was able to get a moment on the Avon. It wasn't the Test, but I didn't care; it was the...