not suggesting in any way that Norm should post fewer flies... just a curiosity question. I don't know the gentleman and was merely asking about his motives. We all tie and post for our own reasons.. the fellow that first taught me to tie, did so purely for the art, and was long beyond fishing them....

Mr. Norm... what is your mission on the forum.... I realize you can tie beautiful flies, but what do you do with all of them?

Those feathers make pretty good "fins" on sculpin patterns too...

T12 excellent suggestion. I'm not sure the shiny beads are a problem... I've certainly caught plenty of fish on the traditional store bought colors. But, I'm liking the variations created by the burn technique, but I know Dom Swentosky uses a chemical bath to take the shine of of jig heads that he ...

Interesting that the top three would have certainly been in my top three as well....

T12 excellent suggestion. I'm not sure the shiny beads are a problem... I've certainly caught plenty of fish on the traditional store bought colors. But, I'm liking the variations created by the burn technique, but I know Dom Swentosky uses a chemical bath to take the shine of of jig heads that he u...

Smoke fly is pretty similar to Syl's midge... one of Neme's patterns that I fish quite often.

T12 true that the various beads react differently to having the coating burned. I play around with how long I heat them to achieve the patina I want and I keep a little wet sponge on my table to quench the bead after heating. I first saw this done on Ohlie's Flies Youtube channel. Cant remember the ...

Same here from the left coast, sort of... Central Oregon high desert. Welcome. Like the cork fly stands too!

now a jalapeño goes great with lots of things.... Haven't tried it with whisky.... I wonder how it would go with an Old Fashion...