Practical Fly Tying by T R Henn was published in 1950. It’s all about tying by hand. John Betts wrote an article about tying by hand for the Summer 1999 issue of Fly Tyer magazine.

This year is the 100th anniversary of Sunshine and the Dry Fly. For anyone wanting to take a deep dive into the subject there is this;
https://www.steelpillow.com/dunne/flyfi ... atdf3.html

Of the books that I have, this is the only one that has a pattern that calls for artificial silk. I’ve been looking for this color for a long time.

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Lots of information on flymphs. https://midcurrent.com/flies/what-was-old-is-new-again-fishing-with-wet-flies/?utm_source=MidCurrent+Fly+Fishing+Email+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6c8e8f84b7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_24_12_46_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-34fda8134e-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&am...

Ken, That's the abbreviation that Fly Fishing and Fly Tying magazine uses. I get mine from the iPad app. They have several other fly fishing magazine apps as well.

I receive FF&FT as well. I can download a sample to see if I want to purchase a copy. The April and May 2024 issues each have an article on North Country “soft hackle” flies.

Ray, The color is one of the many ten gram tests that I made using mohair. The mohair is bleached. Rosborough wrote the bleaching give fibers translucence. This is what Ronalds says: 6. TO DYE FEATHERS VARIOUS SHADES OF RED, AMBER, AND BROWN. First boil them in the alum mordant (see No.1); secondly,...

I posted this on the FB flymph group but since not everone is on FB I’m posting here too.In researching the Great Red Spinner, I noticed that Leisenring’s pattern is almost the same as Alfred Ronalds’. One difference is that Ronalds gives a dye recipe for the bright amber red hackle. While pondering...

What about shipping flammable liquids from the UK?