Yikes Alan,
That's a go getter of a pattern! I love the sparsely dressed body! Please tell us that it is a killer!
A forever fan,
Dougsden

Chugbug,
Wow! These BWO's are great! Now, go give them a soak in front of some willing trouts! You will be amazed!
Doug in the Den

Carl,
These Cahills are just the ticket! They look so dog-gone good! Thank you for creating them! We are all inspired by your quality of tying and your unique style!
Doug

Dearest Hankinsfly, Awesome looking patterns above! I love'm! They are dead ringers for a pattern that I first tied many decades ago! Talk about super soft! In fact, it was the first true wet fly that I tied and fished successfully! You have inspired me to try these again and to fish them with true ...

Ray, The Dark Blue Dun (dyed) Partridge skin is super good looking! I gotta have one! The patterns you show are really good looking! You did (as always) a terrific job in bringing them together in the best possible way! Dark patterns with silver ribbing have always done well for me on Bluegill espec...

Carl,
This pattern is off the scale good! Simple, yet as we all know, deadly effective! The hook you used is equally awesome! Nice work Carl!
D.

Carl, Your Atherton's Dark Flymph above is stunning! Ray is right! The combination of materials is tops and your style of tying is equally awesome! I always have appreciated that! This is weird! I am re-reading Mike Valla's epic "The Founding Flies" and have just finished Chapter 9 about Jack Athert...

When it's tan, it's grand! Lovely pattern! So well done!
Dougsden!

Dearest "Kilts",
A wonderful looking pattern. Very pleasing to the eye! I know that our fish will find it just the same!
Dougsden

Wow Guys,
This is such a good thread with the blue button hole twist as body materials! Our friend Bill Shuck sent me a few patterns very similar to what you guys have done! Talk about a killer pattern! There is something about blue and purple that is so attractive to our finey friends!
Dougsden