Classic fly brain there, chugbug!
I see them almost everyday and after 15 years, I'm still in awe when I watch them hunt.
absolutely amazing.

Great post Wayne, and I'm glad you didn't keel over when you opened the spool of purple kryptonite Ken sent you. As far as that sighter wax goes, I stumbled across a euro guy fishing a back secondary channel last spring. Never saw anyone, much less footprints back there so it was a surprise. anyway....

...but you can tie.
Carey would be a cool theme for a future swap.

YES!
Twist up a few of those tomorrow.

Mike62 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 6:09 pm Nice tie, Wayne; that looks like something Alan (BrkTrt) would have tied.

I was thinking the same thing, Mike.
I miss Alan and Small Stream Reflections.
DUBBN, What did you use for the green body?
At first I thought it was tightly corded thread for a ribbed effect but now I'm not so sure...

And yes, it's still raining. The first 12 days of the month and we've already had 5.5" of the stuff. It was pouring down at 5am this morning, too. If it ever lets up I'll go check the rain gauge. The damn lawn still thinks its May! ...irritating; I'm tired of mowing grass! Wait... it gets bett...

I'm liking that, Wayne.
We have a great brown autumn sedge/October caddis hatch here in the next few weeks.
These guys are beasts and the last of our big bugs for the season and can be a size 10-2XL.
The pupa patterns I tie for them are somewhat drab but I just might bling it up a notch.
Well done!

I just added two books to my library and I have more than a few fishing/tying videos, some of which are...duds.
Out of curiosity, I watched the trailer and some short clips of Wet Fly Ways and decided to order it.
Looking forward to it and thanks for the heads up.

Those are outstanding, Norm.
Well done!

Mike62 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 7:15 pm Lovely tie, Ray. It's like a Tup's that spent too much time in the sun. Nicely done!

That's funny, Mike
I first thought it looked like the Conover pattern that Bill Shuck tied.
Can't wait to see that in hand Ray!