Excellent!

What hook is this tyed on? I don't recognize it. Is that a barbless limerick bend?

Wonderful stuff, Bill. Nice to see a recipe dating back that far. I get a kick out of fishing old patterns.

Happy hooking!

Mike - Done. I've rotated the picture and updated the link, but cannot get rid of the original attachment (saved under your user account).

Congrats on the new book. I look forward to your review.

Brilliant! I’m stealing that idea!

Thanks Wayne.

Wayne - What hackle is that? Is it ostrich?

Lovely pattern.

Terryll (Fishnkilts) - I thought of you while reading this book. On page 22 Ed tells a story about the Rio Grand King wet fly, like you recently posted. " In September of 1992, the late Bill Kelly caught a fifteen-and-a-half pound brown on a size 6 Rio Grand King wet fly. " I can see why y...

Lou,

I remember reading Ed's first book while on travel in China a number of years ago. I can clearly remember sitting in the Beijing airport, laughing loudly as I read his story about the sunbather. Still makes me laugh.

Last week I found out about a brand new book by Ed Ostapczuk, entitled "The Wanderings of a Mountain Fly Fisher - Tales from a Catskill Eddy and Other Trout Waters"/ISBN 978-1-954744-68-4/Published by Epigraph Books. Having read (and loved) Ed's prior book, I immediately ordered a copy of ...

Fin-tastic! ;) I enjoyed reading your post, and seeing your finished flies. I’m sure Big Jim would have approved of the profile and construction. Natural imitation and, as you say, durability were hallmarks of his patterns. Nice to see discussion of the Leisenring’s construction methods. The benefit...

Lovely winged wet fly. Nice to see you keeping after it, and getting everything dialed in. Kudos.