"My, what large,um....wings you have miss guttulata....

I have two 20 month old grandsons living with me, twins. Anything in their hands longer than a pencil and it turns into a sword fight. Rods? Noooooooooo. ...and the tying room; good gawd, if they get loose in there they're worse than the cat. So THAT"S why you're posting at 4:42 am! Grandpa's ...

...and me too.
They have a Picket Pin look to them.
Is that black head seal?

Dana, That story about the Japanese factory being destroyed has a familiar ring about it. Any chance the custom rod you have is based on a blank marketed by Dale Clemens Custom Tackle under the name "apogee"? If so, I can add a bit to the story. Please DO! I knew Dick French quite well an...

Nice.
The hook looks like the old Mustad 37160
Latex?

WOW!
Those wet shots are just.... Succulent.

Now that looks like it would be a great flesh fly for your fall run steelhead.

Boy, Did I get that wrong.
I thought the Swiss clamp was just another high $$$ bulldog and never really looked at one.
Well, I just did and now I want one. Anyone want a set of Stonfo clamps?
Thank you, Ron.

How did you tye in the hair hackle collar? Share your secrets... :twisted: Lovely flies. I especially love the one on the left. They are lovely. They look like the hair hackle was tied in tips forward with a distribution wrap. Tie in the quill and dub. Push/stroke the hair back and finish with a he...

Old Hat!
That 22 is on a 1965 Lincoln in fairly good shape.
I'm using the Braile method when I tie that small these days.
Well done.