I thought that one of the objectives to using silk was the opaqueness of the material when wet. When I've tried to put hard as nails, crazy glue or epoxy on the body of the fly it the color was fixed, darker than I had planned and not worth the expense of the silk. Just the reverse, when you wet th...

I remember as a kid, at our local 3 chair barbershop. An argument broke out as to the make up of the RGK body material. The argument was whether the body was peacock, or Black chenille. :lol: :lol: :lol: Seriously, it almost came down to a fist fight. When I did use the RGK, a hundred years ago, it ...

So you used the wet version of the RGK?

I should start using that pattern. At one time it was practically a Colorado tradition to use that fly.

Great photos!

Hare , Partridge or Brown hen. Tail or no tail. Pheasant or no Pheasant. Gold or Copper wire. Brown, Black, or Orange thread

All these combinations work well for me, from Early Spring to Fall.

Size 16 and 14's

I seriously can not say one works better or worse than the other.

Pretty color combo. Orange is not just for October anymore.

Very nice

I fish alot of them too.

No, I do not think it is too big at all. Heck, it could do double duty as a Cranefly larva. Its a good looking pattern.

Very nice. I am surprised at how large it is

That looks like a serious Soft Hackle work horse. Perfect!!