Name of my new street...

It’s one of mine and yup a natural wing. Quick and dirty iPhone pic. I’ll sort out a proper pic in due course. And yeh in the new place now... which is good... Happily I can get out and about as I’m essential services so not in lock down like most of the country.... But fishing, hunting, tramping is...

Wet fly hook of choice 10 to 16
Olive thread 16/0
Tail of GP tippets, silver wire rib over grey squirrel body.
CdL hackle under a hen quill wing....

Any mice I used to trap I’d shave with my wife’s razor ( I wasn’t going to use my own...)
I’ve got a nice stash of mouse fur as a result. Great touch dubbing material.

I’m currently single.
No idea why........

The best water is the water you are fishing in at the time.

Basically the only way to find out is go and have a fish in it.....

I’m moving house. It took a few days to sort my room out and several car loads to take it to storage.. I g
Found feathers and fur that hasn’t seen light of day for years.....

Perhaps he is the Skues to your Halford.... ?

Thanks for that!

I guess it’s a classic example of how one persons thought, idea or opinion can change everything!

In this case how many hackle turns are required... but a minor detail ...

No worries....