Welcome! Looks great to me. Honestly, and I don't shy away from constructive criticism. I can tie decent wings but I don't like to do it. I like the versatility that a wingless pattern gives. I tie some smaller wets with the same profile you have and use turkey biots as the wing as Ray said reminisc...

My most commonly used 6 hen are: Honey Dun Light Dun Dark Dun Rusty Dun Furnace Badger I prefer dark dun over black and I'll use the rusty dun or furnace for brown depending on how dark of shade I want. I use the honey dun or light dun for any of the lighter bugs. I do have a grizzly dun that I like...

When actively swinging the fly is moving pretty good and I think the tension pulls the fly out. When swinging I keep a small loop in my line or just some slack behind my reel hand and when I get a strike, I don't set, but just let the slack or loop go. I think this lets the fish take the fly in for ...

Thanks John, that is a great way to divide the methods out. There are certainly similarities between them. I have most of the more contemporary books but very few of the historical writings except for what is accessible online. I wish I had been able to catch up with you in Atlanta this year. I have...

Yes same dubbing Mike. It is just tied a bit more rough in the first photo and the light is hitting it. Nothing special about the dubbing it is Davy Wotton's SLF Squirrel Dubbing in Dark Brown.

Funny, reading back through this and I now use a variegated gold poly yarn that is sold by Lee Clark for his Clark's Golden Stonefly as the tag. By the way, still one of my most productive patterns. Always have a bunch of these in my box. I also now use a green tag with pheasant tippets dyed flouro ...

I draw distinctions between some of the presentations, although similar, from what I have experienced are considerations in the type of fly best suited and the type of water I'm fishing. I think we all take common presentations and apply to them specific situations and employ specific types of flies...

I have heard or seen saber hooks somewhere. There are a lot of hooks available today. Hard to make a decision and settle on a particular brand or style anymore.

I am getting ready to form a presentation section on my website. Quick descriptions of wet fly presentations with a small diagram to accompany the description. I would be curious to note what general established presentations some of you may use and how you see them playing out on the water. I put t...

I have some of Jim's old wax beads. Some of you may remember them. They were about the size of tic-tac. Hard as a rock but softened nicely with a little work. I have a bag of shattered pieces. Is there a way to soften these as a bunch and reform them into the small beads again? I like them in the sm...