That hackle is gorgeous, Alan.

One of the barn cats actually made the transition into a 'house' cat a few years back. One day I made the mistake of leaving the door to my tying room open. The moral here is: you can take the cat out of the barn, but you can never take the barn out of the cat. What a mess. Do it and take pictures, ...

I love muskrat, it's wonderful stuff (I feel ancient this morning). I wish we could do better justice to the fur. What I mean is, last summer I was floating a small pond, not paddling, just floating and thinking, and I watched as a muskrat came from the bank and swam directly under my canoe. The sun...

I can do that; thank you, Wayne.

I think I'm getting it. https://i.postimg.cc/Wp7b1TBy/20220203-201809.jpg I find I do better by pinching hard and slightly toward me, then two light wraps around the shank and then very quickly pulling up. If I pull up slowly the wings turn and lay flat no matter how tight I pinch them. Keep in min...

That thing actually looks menacing as hell. Beautiful tie, Norm.

I'll second Ray's request. It isn't often we're presented with truly unique ties. My first thought when I saw your top fly was, Sonic the Hedgehog on a hook.

As soon as you tell me how, I'm tying a bunch of these.

Perfect fly to use up here. Nice.

In my next life I want to come back and be able to tie wings like Norm does.

Thanks for being brave enough to pose the question, T. I can't tie quill wings worth a damn, either. I'll use all this info to improve. These responses are fantastic, so much good information.