DUBBN wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 7:07 pm I drink Pabst Blue Ribbon and cheap bourbon. Definitely no soul here. Maybe thats why I spend too much time on YouTube.


Pretty fly Lance.

Oh, you got soul, in spite of your choice of beverage. You can't be soulless and tie what you tie. Now, maybe we should be talking about that hat...

In the words of Led Zeppelin, "Ramble on". Winter fly fishing up here is usually out of the question. I have a window that slams shut right about ...two days ago. It was -7 below this morning, and the river was nothing but slush ice from bank to bank. I have a really good relationship with...

Outstanding, Mr. Bill. I keep going back and forth between the two, but in the end... I've stolen both of them. Thank you.

Well, I had no idea. But if your father tied it that way, then I'm going to tie that way. It's a gorgeous tie, regardless of what direction the materials tend to flow. The older I get, the more important it becomes to me to advocate for those that came before me (especially the Hidy/Leisenring bits)...

Oh, man, this one is spectacular. Well done!

Alright, so now I'm confused. Robert Smith just posted a video of himself, tying a stone fly midge. In the video he calls for Heron herl as the body material. I thought it was illegal to possess heron as a tying material, Britain or North America. Am I wrong? I can't keep track of this stuff anymore...

I have a river up here, the Little Madawaska, that is a caddis machine . It's the one river where I see blizzard hatches. Not the Aroostook, not the Fish: the Little Mad. It doesn't matter if it's spring or fall, the predominant insect could be described as a cinnamon/orange caddis in #14. I'm not g...

I had a roadkill, paperback version of that very book for years; it literally fell apart. I read it, and read it again. Finally, I got a wonderful 1st edition hard copy from Ken Callahan. Not mint by any means, but a treasure by my standards.

I love the colors you've used. Great tie!

Wayne, So glad to know you're having success with flies tied from the spool of purple Pearsall's Gossamer. This report from you may also convert some of the "purple haters" visiting this Forum. Your photo skills really help show off your flies. Color me green (not purple) with envy! Tight...