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by hankaye
Fri Jun 30, 2023 10:40 am
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: Going Out of Business
Replies: 31
Views: 60342

Re: Going Out of Business

Howdy All; Sorry to see the notice Wayne posted . The Bass Pro/Cabela's conversation reminded me of the K-Mart/Wal Mart war. With the later, You almost had to fight your way past the Blue Vests and needed to hunt for the Red Vests and Blue Vests won. After they won they just rolled back on their hee...
by hankaye
Fri Jun 23, 2023 9:01 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
Topic: So ugly
Replies: 14
Views: 29097

Re: So ugly

Howdy All;

Every time I see these I remember the line from the Lion King,
"My favorites. Crunchy onna outside and nice an gooey onna inside!"
Thinkin' it was the Meerkat that said it. chucklin'

hank
by hankaye
Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:53 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Claret & Prairie Chicken
Replies: 25
Views: 27514

Re: Claret & Prairie Chicken

Ray, Howdy;

Wow, talk about some 'voices' from the past ...

Miss them all.

hank
by hankaye
Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:42 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Green Drake Emergers
Replies: 10
Views: 4303

Re: Green Drake Emergers

1Equinoxclan, Howdy;

Need to re do the image. The description sound very good.

hank
by hankaye
Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:22 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
Topic: Clearwater Callibaetis
Replies: 2
Views: 13112

Re: Clearwater Callibaetis

norm, Howdy;

Thanks, nothing like something Brite-n-Beautiful in the morning to start the day off in good fashion.

hank
by hankaye
Fri May 19, 2023 7:30 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
Replies: 23
Views: 39464

Re: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0

otto, Howdy;
newriverspey wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 7:37 pm Hank,

I cannot tell you how many bears I have seen. The northern part of Honshu and all of Hokkaido are full of bears, which did surprise me.

Otto
Yea, really, who puts Japan and Bears in the same thought, right? Best of luck with the
fishing. Don't forget the bear spray!

hank
by hankaye
Wed May 17, 2023 7:38 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
Replies: 23
Views: 39464

Re: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0

otto, Howdy;

Hopefully the folks in Japan will mention this in the News;
Seems a flyfisher went and had an unpleasant confrontation
with local wildlife;

https://japantoday.com/category/nationa ... japan-lake

hank
by hankaye
Sat May 13, 2023 9:41 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
Replies: 23
Views: 39464

Re: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0

otto, Howdy;

Sometimes, just keeping to the basics is truly the best way to go.

Hope the weather and stream conditions break in your favor soon.

hank
by hankaye
Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:36 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
Topic: Montana Nymph
Replies: 10
Views: 21630

Re: Montana Nymph

DUBBN, Howdy;

Pennsylvania Dutch say; " The hurrier I go , the behinder I get."
chucklin'

Nice fly regardless.

hank
by hankaye
Wed Apr 19, 2023 7:30 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
Topic: Bream bug (nymph)
Replies: 11
Views: 25655

Re: Bream bug (nymph)

DarrellP , Howdy; Who hasn't fished for Bluegill/panfish :?: Time Honored phase for development for mankind. It's how I (sorta), learned to fly cast. IMO, there are most likely a lot of folks that keep their casting 'skills' sharp while chuckin' panfish bugs when trouts are not available or off lim...