Great stuff - and yes, I agree with Bill: the older colors are definitely brighter, & more vibrant!

I need more!

Believe it or not, I think he’s coming around. I’m sure you read the Leisenring /Hidy letters: his “tone” and demeanor share a strikingly similar vein, almost like listening to Big Jim! But he is “mellowing” a bit......I plan on spending the day with him next week, I will broach the subject with him...

I keep my flies in a books with felt pages-here’s a quick look:

+ 1 on both comments!!

I was taught, and still fish with snelled flies. My leader is as follows: 1. Nail knot 6” of .021 hard Maxima to the flyline. Add a figure eight loop, 5/16” in diameter to the Maxima. 2. Add a tapered leader(loop to loop) to the Maxima - I use Varivas’s 9’ tapered to 2X. Put a 5/16” diameter figure ...

More spools.....Not only is the silk fantastic to work with, the design and craftsmanship that went into making the woods pools is fascinating as well.

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I love old silk-there’s just something about the way it handles.....bought this old plastic spool box, with the contents:

John Glad to hear of your success with the folded wing. For me, it sounds odd that so many haven’t used nor heard of the folded wing: this method is a staple of eastern Pennsylvania tyers. Actually, this is the first winging method Ivan taught me. It works excellent with the “forward and split techn...

A few more packets.....

If you look closely, you can see the item description on each label - the ink has faded over the years.