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- Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:01 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Lime Green Rockworm
- Replies: 26
- Views: 611
Re: Lime Green Rockworm
Ron. No. I did not split the yarn, but I do untwist it to make the fly a little more slender. Old Helen Shaw technique for working with yarn.
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:56 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: “Black Magic”
- Replies: 4
- Views: 280
Re: “Black Magic”
As they used to say, it’s a “capital killer” (meaning lethal pattern). 

- Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:48 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: New Flymph Hook
- Replies: 5
- Views: 181
Re: New Flymph Hook
Carl - When you “tweak” the hook, are you clamping the eye in the jaws of the vise and pressing the hook? It looks like your including a small fraction of the hook shank too. Neat way to adjust the proportions of the shank.
Great tip.
Great tip.
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:38 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: With Apologies to Canon Greenwell
- Replies: 1
- Views: 87
Re: With Apologies to Canon Greenwell
Very nice “hatch”. 

- Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:32 pm
- Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
- Topic: “Summer on the Test”
- Replies: 4
- Views: 150
Re: “Summer on the Test”
Doug - I read your review and immediately bought the audio book version. Thanks for the push.
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Once again, this site makes me richer (in knowledge) and poorer (financially) at the same. At this rate I may become the smartest pauper you’ll ever met.


- Mon Apr 19, 2021 8:27 pm
- Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
- Topic: New Kindle Book / Imitators Of The Fly: A History by Peter Hayes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 183
Re: New Kindle Book / Imitators Of The Fly: A History by Peter Hayes
Doug - If you’ve got a smart phone or tablet, you can download Kindle software on it and read Kindle books. I have an iPhone and iPad, with the kindle app on each. It allows me to read books whenever I’m sitting around waiting. Lately I’ve been finding digital versions of some older out of print boo...
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 4:45 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Lime Green Rockworm
- Replies: 26
- Views: 611
Re: Lime Green Rockworm
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- Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:18 am
- Forum: Wet Fly Literature and History
- Topic: “Summer on the Test”
- Replies: 4
- Views: 150
Re: “Summer on the Test”
Thanks for the suggestion. Amazon has the Audible version available for $7 bucks. I will probably download it and listen to it over the summer. I used to listen to audio books during my commute (45 min each way), but have gotten away from it over the past year (working from home).
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:34 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Lime Green Rockworm
- Replies: 26
- Views: 611
Re: Lime Green Rockworm
The hackle is tyed in by the stem, right behind the eye of the hook. The tying thread hangs at the back of the thorax, after the herl is wrapped. I then wrap the hackle back over the thorax, in open spiral turns. The tying thread is wound forward thru the hackle fibers, reinforcing both the herl and...
- Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:45 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Bronze Peacock & Young Starling
- Replies: 4
- Views: 218
Re: Bronze Peacock & Young Starling
The dun color of the young starling is extremely appealing. What region of the bird are these feathers from? Are they body feathers, or wing feathers (coverts)?