Mike62 wrote: Sun May 19, 2024 5:41 pm Why is there even a question of which one to buy? The correct answer is:... you buy all of them.

Haha, you are absolutely right!
What was I thinking!

Ok, thanks guys! I'm going to go with The Soft Hackled Fly and tiny soft hackles then.

Hey guys, I'm wanting to get a book on soft hackles. I have been debating whether to get The Soft-Hackled Fly by Sylvester Nemes or The Soft-Hackled Fly Addict from Nemes. I would rather have one with more fly patterns to get some ideas from.

What do you guys think?

Really beautiful feathers!
Looking forward to seeing the on some flies.

Very nice group there!

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Ron, nice fly! I like that a lot!

Looks interesting!
I would like to see more of your flies.

Thanks guys.
Ron, that definitely could be. I basically just took the recipe for this fly from Hans Weilenmann who did a video of it. I thought I may be able to use it effectively in some ponds I fish.

Well I tried tying The Gosling. Here is my attempt. Let me know what you think.

The Gosling tied on a TMC206BL size 10.

NS TriLobal Antron amber spun in 6/0 UNI black thread on a Clark Block. Rib is gold medium French oval tinsel. Tail is Pheasant Tail. Hackle is Orange Hen and Mallard flank.