I have definitely watched this. I have also definitely watched this at work which opened me up to both ridicule as well as interest. You know, 'you dress up better for fishing than work.'... and the like. But, there's only so many 'upstream wet fly fishing' videos that come up on youTube - which is...

Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 8:15 am That's gorgeous, Norm.

I stole that one so fast it would make your head spin.

Ooooooh, those are niiiice, Norm. Smelts are a popular fly here, both trolling and casting. Landlock salmon eat them readily. Thanks for posting these. Everybody eats smelt! Before they crashed, the Fish River chain lakes produced some of the most monstrous smelt runs ever. Long Lake still has a de...

My sense is Norm could show us a piece of split-shot hanging off some 12lb. Berkley cable and make it look good. Ridiculous proportions, Norm; ...the fly is cool, too.

I don't know; I saw this pattern and was immediately transported back to 1981 and a seriously bad decision to go to Mardi Gras. Never again...

Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 2:42 am

Mike62 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2023 7:25 pmThere we go!

Kind of makes you look forward to next spring doesn't it.

Absolutely! Between Red Sox spring training (praying for Chaim Bloom to get fired) and ice out, it's going to be a long winter.

There we go!

Another pattern that begs to be stretched out into 'ice-out' streamer configuration. Beautiful tie, Norm.

Lovely tie, Ray. It's like a Tup's that spent too much time in the sun. Nicely done!

Very nice, Wayne. What size are you tying those? I could make those work very well on the Little Mad; the Aroostook, too, in about a #22, sans bead. Smaller would work even better but I can't tie that small anymore. Stupid small bugs have been getting ALL the attention this summer. I had to give a ...