Thanks for the post and it is sad to see that he is closing. Just made a purchase as well.

Very nice!

Hi all,

Here is another tie from Japan using brown Pearsall's (17).

Hook -TMC 102 Y #17
Thread - Brown Pearsall's Silk (17)
Thorax - Combination of brown and olive wool socks
Hackle - Partridge

Ron, thanks and good luck of the fly tying event. It sounds like a great gathering on a winter's day. Please let us know how it goes. Fishnkilts, I know what you mean and I have seen plenty of pictures as viewed from the front of the fly but not as viewed from the back of a fly. Not sure why I took ...

Hi all, I decided to tie some soft hackle flies with the Grey Pearsalls that I found in Tokyo. The shop owner gave me a few partridge feathers and for dubbing I used some material from my sweater. The things you do when you really want to tie. Very simple fly that hopefully works for me in the next ...

Ray, those look fantastic! Thanks for the tutorial. Did you get a new HMH vise?

Hi Ray, I first went to Canada to fish the Dean River and was fortunate to get this opportunity. What an amazing fishery and area to visit. I did manage to catch a few steelhead, which was a thrilling experience. From there, I went to Japan, which was part work and three days exploring Hokkaido and ...

Ron,

Great report and I am glad the coachman variant worked for you. I have been traveling quite a bit over the last few months and now that I am home, I will catch up with all the posts I missed. Thanks again for a great report.

Otto

I am half-way through this book already! It is a great read and I highly recommend it. If you are remotely interested in spey casting for trout, this book is a must have.

Ron,

The changes you made are subtle but it looks great! Let me know what you conjure up when you swing that fly, hopefully soon!

Otto