I don't have one Ron. It is pretty straight forward. Tie in the hair on top of the hook. Helps to not trim the head until the very last step in order to lift it and tie off underneath. Tie in the hackle at tail. Dub forward to the where the legs are to be. Keep dubbing bulky. Tie in the legs. Contin...

Glad you are going to try it Paul. It's such an easy hopper pattern. The hardest part is knotting the pheasant tail for legs. But a tier could use whatever makes it easier for the legs. I tie knot the pheasant tail in pairs. I can use one pair on either side for smaller flies. Or if I need larger le...

Black is a great idea!.

This is on a #14 hook. I can see where that would be deceiving.

Thanks Bill. Caddis was the intention. Hopper...maybe I could split the tail end hairs.

Yeah that's the original design I was looking at. Its very nice...for a dry fly. :D Joking aside, it really is a very attractive design to me. I am also a big fan of the Dyret. I used to tie them at the shows years ago before the pattern was as well-known in the states as it is today. In fact, I hav...

Yeah, they don't come up too often in good shape. Usually shot to $#&!

I found this as a set on Ebay. I am an occasional bird hunter but these are more of a southwest species.

Came across this pattern recently. New to me. Often called the Rena caddis. Swedish river? It's a dry fly and the original uses hackle not hare. I was really drawn to the ease of tying and generalist look of the pattern. Original has a dubbed body, Antron type material for the wing and hackle tied p...

An experiment yet to be tested although I suspect a decent pattern in the film or just under of slightly faster water. Deer hair and English hare for the hackle.

Recently acquired a cock and hen Mearn's quail skins. A couple of my favorites.

Useful cock feathers
Useful hen feather Uses the speckled hen feather

That's a good one for sure. Many years ago I took Darrell Martin's day long Antique Angler class at the FFI conclave. He covered most of what was in the book including a lot of hands on projects from the book.