Blue wing olives catch a lot of fish for me throughout the year, from size 12 for cornutas, down to size 26 for the tiny bateids. Here are the size 12’s I use most often.....

I used to be into the name game - now, what’s on the water comes out of the box.........I USUALLY have a relatively good idea of what’s about to come off......if not, I sit back, light the pipe, and watch the water roll by.....always makes for a great day!

Here you go, Barry...... this is the one I bought during fly fest at the Catskill Flyfishing Center & Museum ......And here’s a quick wet I put together to show you how it looks!!

thats a very nice fly Tom - one of my personal FAVORITES!

I wouldn't use that old hook, though
Send all those ALLCOCKS W205's to THEROE for proper disposal

" To take large fish that are shy is the acme of sport. A day now and then on preserved waters crowded with fish eager for your flies is a pleasant novelty, but for real sport, give us free water where the trout are critical, hard to please, and highly valued when caught ." --Theodore Gor...

Bazzer69 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:14 pm Here’s one I just knocked up!
Barry
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The sharp eyed ( dd) might have seen this on a famous auction site

Barry - what got into you lately?? Do I need to send you some real "Coch - Y - Bondhu" ???

Very nice, Carl.......reminiscent of "Crazy Charlie", a favorite of mine for bones, etc. I think I sent you a pink one........

Dana

ForumGhillie wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 6:58 pm

wsbailey wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 6:53 pm This might be interesting to those who like fishing hook history.

http://ronnlucassr.com/hook-information/old-hooks/

Bill, that is a wonderful link. Theroe will probably wet his pants.

um, i bought most everything Ron had..............

With the high interest in the Allcock hooks I find it surprising that, with so many fishing hook manufacturers, some company doesn't custom order reproductions. I really miss Gaelic Supreme for this reason. I've been asking Mark Hamnett from Partridge for many years to produce reproductions of clas...

I just found a nice fresh roadkill this morning red squirrel, same as the one in the picture !