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- Thu Dec 28, 2023 7:36 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Polish Palmer & Partridge
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2669
Re: Polish Palmer & Partridge
I love this pattern! Nicely done.
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:31 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: My first attempt at married wings
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19203
Re: My first attempt at married wings
Well done, T! Gorgeous... Seriously, nice job.
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:20 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Blue Dun Hackle from Art of Tying the Wet Fly
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19706
Re: Blue Dun Hackle from Art of Tying the Wet Fly
Oh, you got soul, in spite of your choice of beverage. You can't be soulless and tie what you tie. Now, maybe we should be talking about that hat...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 7:27 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
- Topic: Winter Larva
- Replies: 21
- Views: 28530
Re: Winter Larva
In the words of Led Zeppelin, "Ramble on". Winter fly fishing up here is usually out of the question. I have a window that slams shut right about ...two days ago. It was -7 below this morning, and the river was nothing but slush ice from bank to bank. I have a really good relationship with...
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:39 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Polish Partridge and Hare Variations
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20215
Re: Polish Partridge and Hare Variations
Outstanding, Mr. Bill. I keep going back and forth between the two, but in the end... I've stolen both of them. Thank you.
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:36 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Blue Dun Hackle from Art of Tying the Wet Fly
- Replies: 7
- Views: 19706
Re: Blue Dun Hackle from Art of Tying the Wet Fly
Well, I had no idea. But if your father tied it that way, then I'm going to tie that way. It's a gorgeous tie, regardless of what direction the materials tend to flow. The older I get, the more important it becomes to me to advocate for those that came before me (especially the Hidy/Leisenring bits)...
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 2:16 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Water hen Bloa Clyde Style
- Replies: 8
- Views: 19868
Re: Water hen Bloa Clyde Style
Oh, man, this one is spectacular. Well done!
- Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:42 pm
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Heron Herl...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19525
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...
- Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:09 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Mother's Day Caddis
- Replies: 5
- Views: 20578
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...
- 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: 7529
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.