Thanks Norm I love the colors.

My thanks to Norm and Ken Sawadi for the inspiration... http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=10959 I love the colors and had to tie a SH Variation. Hook-WFC M7 #14 Thread-Teriyaki Kimono silk Rib- Gold Twist Thorax-Peacock herl Hackle- Natural India Hen Back https://live.staticflickr....

Good looking flies, but the fish won't mind the cocked off tail since the fly is tied in the round.

I also love the fly and have to tie up some of your proven pattern to fish along with mine.
https://flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f ... 57#p113057
Yours will be a faster tie as well.

Tying perfection!!

It should be a good attractor in general. If you actually fish waters with pink ladies, it should be a good one to test out with more traditional patterns. ;) In eastern Oregon I found pink ladies at elevations lower than those indicated here... http://www.troutnut.com/hatch/537/Mayfly-Epeorus-alber...

Good looking fly!!

Great looking midge!

Seems you were one step ahead of me with the ostrich. I wouldn't have thought to use that. It wasn't a new idea, just a transition in midge size from the TDC (http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8782 ) I have tied for decades. Instead of gills it is now a hackle used on many of my t...

OK, DUBBN.

I will give my crude ones (Silk & Ostrich, TMC 101 #24) a try on the Crooked River this year...


RIMG9301 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Thanks!!