Mike
The blue dun feather you have for the wing: what type of bird did that come from? It would work perfect for the SKUES style nymphs, in a bit of a smaller size. Rooster, or is it a hen neck?

Dana

Oh- Nooooooooo.

I like that, Norm…….Iron was the very first wet I learned and fished…

X-nice pattern you have there Mr. Roadkill Bill !!

Welcome!

Looks like you are off to a very good start - keep up the good work!!

Dana

Hmmmm - where DO you find these patterns, Norm?

Looks to me like a “Royal fore-n-aft bivisible”

Dana

Norm
Very nice step - by - step. That pattern looks to be very durable - keep up the good work !!

Dana

Hmm - I’ll bet this pattern works great for the golden stone on the Beaverkill!

The Idaho and Washington trouts I have encountered during an October Caddis hatch prefer more muted colors. I used a burnt orange color and hit some of it with a brown marker to further subdue it. I would fish the one with the thread abdomen in a heartbeat. The ones that resemble a carrot fly may d...

This is great. I was just looking at the Swarbrick patterns this afternoon in an early Fogg book. These are great and I agree with the peacock = magic approach. Beautiful sub feather. I was wondering what makes this Spanish. Doesn't matter but the question occurred to me. Thanks for saying this one...