Those are amazing and your spinners are something I will attempt to copy.
I've been chasing Drakes as they progress up a tail water system for a week and those flies would crush.

REE, Otto, I'm well aware that possession of certain feathers are prohibited and that's why I said found, not have. Theres a large dead elm tree along the river behind my house that is a favorite spot for a few eagles. They will preen while waiting for a fish to show and as a result, I find quite a ...

Otto, That definitely looks like a secondary wing feather and with that blue iridescent hue I would guess crow. And yes, there are crows in Japan and from pictures, they look more like our ravens here than our crows. I found a large primary from a Bald Eagle last Thursday while fishing the Beaverkil...

Those are outstanding, Otto!
I can see the makings of an Isonychia Bicolor nymph with a feather barb to mimic
the pronounced gill tufts and satae on the naturals.
Well done.

[quote="Old Hat"
I tied this on a #15 Gaelic Syl Nemes. [/quote]

That golden/honey Badger just flows into the primrose and dubbing.
Absolutely amazing pattern, Carl!

I have an entire female Gambles quail skin that needs some attention. It's a little greasy and some of the feathers are "matted" and don't flair evenly when wrapped around a hook. The marginal coverts, both upper and lower have some hard crusty gunk left over from skinning and drying. Poin...

Norm, your Bergman patterns are amazing.
I knew a guy from Jersey named Andy Brasko who was also a Bergman fan and tied at several events
that I attended. You guys are masters and make it look WAY too easy.
Well done!
Rick

Nice! The Skykomish Sunrise was probably the first steelie fly I learned to tie.
Simple and deadly. Well done.

DarrellP wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:42 am The nano silk that I tried seems identical to GSP.

It is. J Stockard describes Nano Silk as a standard GSP and it's the only GSP that is slightly twisted and can
be split for a dubbing loop. It will cut your finger to the bone if you try to snap off a tag end by hand.

I still have a small section of Condor quill. I’ll never use it now.. Back in February of 2019 a group of Flymphers gathered at a row of tables at Fly Fest in livingston Manor. Therow was tying with condor on some of his vintage hooks and he gave me a small section of quill and a fly or two. Bill S...