I once said that in my next life I wanted to come back as a bare hook in Carl's vise. That still stands, but it won't hurt my feelings one bit if I land at Doug's house. Outstanding work, Doug! ...Dana, these look a lot like the ties you sent up to me! Same swept back hackling... Good point Mike. T...

In the top drawer of my tying desk, I have an old Wapsi fly company head cement jar. Since I started tying seriously in 1986, any defective hooks found in packages would be stored here…. Saltwater to midges, every manufacturer and country are represented here.
Why? I have no idea.
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Norm - brown thread??

FlyFisherMann1955 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:16 pm Hi Dana,

About your advice on the tea: Is that Barry's Tea (Gold) in the red box or Barry's Tea (Irish Breakfast) in the green box you're recommending?

Thanks- Ken

Red box - really great stuff!

letumgo wrote: ↑Wed Jan 10, 2024 9:15 pm Dana - I’m going to try to talk my niece into raising one. She already raises chickens, so there is a chance she will agree…

Winner!!
best of luck!

So Ray, I had a thought: Seeing as you really need a melanistic pheasant, and Mrs. Letumgo is in avid birder, why not procure a melanistic chick from one of the many hatcheries online offering them? It would be a huge win-win-win for the Tucker household. Mrs. Letumgo gets to add another feathered f...

Very nice, Bill, per your usual. I am curious: do you guys have cornutas out in your neck of the woods? We have a highly prolific hatch specifically on the Lackawaxen river in Northeast Pennsylvania, and the “big” beaverkill between Roscoe and Cook Falls. On both rivers, these insects start hatching...

Really nice flies, nice work. But I really love that neck you have in the photograph it has beautiful, ginger, spade hackles!

Where did you pick that one up? It’s a real beauty!

Doug, such nice work – kudos to you my friend!

Also: Lou’s comment made me think of a conversation we had a year or so back where I was supposed to send you some hooks, but I never did
I will get them in the mail to you immediately!

Dana

Ray, you never cease to amaze me!!!!!!

Footnote - I couldn’t help but notice that your FLymph Forum mug includes a teabag of the twinings variety. Do yourself a favor and get yourself some Barrys Gold – you’ll never go back!