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- Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:32 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: French silk thread
- Replies: 12
- Views: 301
Re: French silk thread
It's a true floss and not so much a "thread"? I'm surprised to hear this because people seem to like it a lot. I suppose you can just tie in a length to wrap for your body and use regular tying thread for doing your hackle and head. Ephemera make a silk thread and silk floss. I have only ...
- Sat Jul 02, 2022 9:51 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Getting ready for my trip to Alaska
- Replies: 6
- Views: 120
Re: Getting ready for my trip to Alaska
Hope you have great weather and an awesome time! 
- Sat Jul 02, 2022 9:49 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: French silk thread
- Replies: 12
- Views: 301
Re: French silk thread
I've been using Ephemera silk for about 5 years. When I learned about Spiders and Soft Hackles from a presentation by John Shaner, I started my pursuit for Pearsall silk. I got to the dance too late. In the process I found Ephemera. I can't compare it to Pearsall, but others say there is no comparis...
- Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:36 am
- Forum: Reference Material
- Topic: The Art of the Wet Fly - Roger Fogg - Free Book
- Replies: 6
- Views: 413
Re: The Art of the Wet Fly - Roger Fogg - Free Book
Good book, I have it in my library.
- Sat Jun 18, 2022 6:40 am
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: A new small stream rod...on the cheap.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 551
Re: A new small tream rod...on the cheap.
Nice score, congrats. The smallest rod I have is a 7'6" 3W. Enjoy your new toy!
- Tue Jun 14, 2022 5:43 pm
- Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
- Topic: Not quite sure how to word this....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 644
Re: Not quite sure how to word this....
You're gonna get a boatload info on books here. I'll start. Dave Hughes - Wet Flies, 2nd edition Sylvester Nemes - he has several Robert L. Smith - The North Country Fly (best price I've found - anglebooks.com) Malcolm Greenhalgh - The Fly-Fisher's Handbook & Trout Fishing in Rivers Mike Harding...
- Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:32 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Smoke fly
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2468
- Sat Jun 11, 2022 3:45 pm
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: New Toy - Petitjean CDC Hackle Plier
- Replies: 3
- Views: 185
Re: New Toy - Petitjean CDC Hackle Plier
I've never seen or heard of them b4. I was thinking they might work good for dubbing loops too. Gonna have to watch the YouTube video. Maybe another toy to buy...

- Sat Jun 11, 2022 2:14 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Soft Hackled PT
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1028
Re: Soft Hackled PT
[quote="Ron Eagle Elk" post_id=112180 time=1654861689 user_id=64 Add a third to WFC hooks and beads. I think seeing DUBBN's flies tied on them got me to order some. After that the quality and price kept me as a customer. [/quote] I think that is who I heard about these hooks from too. I wa...
- Thu May 26, 2022 8:57 am
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Swimming Nymph
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1023
Re: Swimming Nymph
Ray, those are some great looking flies! You always do such a nice job on your tutorials for tying them too.