Kevin and William, I am expecting both of you to come down and visit. The fishing is suppose to be better this year and June through the first of August are the best times. As a matter of fact anyone that wants to come down and swing flies for smallies is welcome and I would enjoy having you visit m...

Old Hat,
I have not thought of tying the legs in a knot. Do you mean tying the knot at the end of legs to make them look jointed. Thanks for the input. Otto

The local tailwater is not cooperating for trout fishing, so I started thinking about smallmouth fishing this summer. I tied a soft hackle crayfish pattern. Hope it works.

Lance,
Great post and thanks for sharing with us. Is it to be assumed that the tails are the same as the hen hackle used in each fly? Thanks in advance for your reply. Otto

Well that is good question. Absorbable suture in the world of surgery means that it will lose greater than 50% of its tensile strength within 60 days. That does not mean that the suture will be dissolved in that time. Plain gut is absorbed by macrophage enzymatic action. Then they added chromium sal...

The recipe for the BWO I tied is: Hook: #28 TMC 518 (Not Daiichi, sorry my mistake) Body: Benecchi 12/0 Dark Dun Thorax: Mole Dubbing Hackle: Collins Hen Hackle Dun I got the TMC hooks and Collins Hen Hackle at the International Fly Tying Symposium in Somerset, NJ. It was an amazing experience to at...

Izaak,
Those are wonderful ties and I like your posts. Not to take away from your post but I am attaching a BWO that I use on a local tailwater stream. It is tied on a #28 daiichi hook. Sorry but I used my phone for the picture and the quality isn't as good as your picture. Otto

Those are beautiful ties. Thanks for sharing and I would be curious to see the recipe. Hopefully you will get a chance to use them soon.

Wow! Wonderful ties and an excellent picture. Thanks for sharing.

Great tie and nice picture. Thanks for sharing.