Just have to play with this VEEVUS body quill... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54420746403_b425107b33.jpg RIMG7426 by William Lovelace , on Flickr Hook-Wholesale Fly Company M11 #14 Thread & Body-Brown Silver Body Quill coated with SALLY HANSEN Hard as Nails Bead-Silver lined clear glass 1...

Simple and Beautiful as always.

Here is the first #18, tied on a Dai Riki 135 scud hook...
RIMG7421 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

I also just used some hen barbs for the tail.

My thanks to ronr for introducing me to Charlie Craven's Lil Bit a couple of days ago. His Two Bit Hooker has been a go to fly for me for years. Here is my soft hackle variation I am tying with some materials I have on hand to go with this new to me Veevus Brown Silver Body Quill. https://live.stati...

Good looking fly, nice body material!

I hope testing starts in the high desert next week for some of last winters and spring tying... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54398574042_82130c7c66_z.jpg RIMG7390 by William Lovelace , on Flickr On Saturday there was over 6 feet of new snow on the Santiam Pass with packed snow that today is j...

When I was tying at the NW Fly Tyers, several people asked me " where is your favorite place to fish?". I responded as usual, "any place there is water". Then I clarified it with "Fishing the Firehole River swinging a Patridge and Orange". I said it is kind of magical w...

Partsman,

About half my tying time at the expo was introducing or advancing those kinds of tyers! The rest was devoted to experienced tyers and discussing the nuances of Flymphs and Soft Hackles.

Ron, It was a good show, with some good vendors. I think the number of tiers was a little over 130. That is down from the pre-Covid highs of over 200. The thought is that a number of the old fly tyers don't want to chance getting covid. That applies to the public as well. The smaller number of tyers...

Here are some simple Flymphs that I tied for my auction donation at the 2025 NW Fly Tyer Expo at Albany, OR. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54388562519_16e7b459c8_z.jpg RIMG7384 by William Lovelace , on Flickr I made a dozen with 4 different colors to show the versatility of flymphs in mimickin...