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

Carl, I am just blown away by the awesome beauty of this pattern! It has that quality about it that says, "Come and get me"! I like your hook choice also! The lines of this beautiful iron lend themselves well to the patterns overall good looks! Well done Carl! Love your style of tying! Stuck in the ...

Norm, Wow! Such a beautifully tied pattern! I love the very butt end of your creation! Smooth, seamless, delicately tapered! Just like the insects we try to portray! This is eye candy for sure and will be deadly on any stream or still water that it is applied! I'm thinking a great Brookie pattern! D...

Bob, Your patterns are delicious looking and Ray does a terrific job in bringing them together (framing)! I am in constant amazement at the pure talent that is within the membership of this forum! The cream certainly comes to the top! Great job everyone in the beautiful contributions that are made t...

To Lance and Everyone, What a great thread to read and enjoy! It is quite interesting to see Big Jim's version of this venerable pattern! It is a bit different in structure than I am used to tying! Thank you Lance for bringing these images to us so we have reference points to study and enjoy! Bill, ...

Tom, Your pattern above is quite stunning! I like the magpie hurl at the head! Very buggy looking pattern overall! For some strange reason (and this is assuming my little speckled darlings are basically pigs at heart) this pattern has not been well received! I have fished it all season long. It just...

Norm,
Strikingly good looking pattern! I know some seasoned veterans in the pond down below my house that would snap this one up in a hurry! Please make more goodies like this one very soon!
Dougsden

I agree with Roadkill and Letumgo! Edmonds and Lee are smiling down upon you right now and we are all grins with the beauty you have created! So well done on all levels! You certainly know how to pick a quality hackle for the task at hand! Simple and beautiful! And, as we all know, deadly effective ...

This Tups wingless pattern that you have created is excellent! It's what my Tups want to look like when they grow up!
Dougsden