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by RickA
Tue Jun 06, 2023 2:39 pm
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Green Drake Emergers
Replies: 10
Views: 4308

Re: Green Drake Emergers

Those are amazing and your spinners are something I will attempt to copy.
I've been chasing Drakes as they progress up a tail water system for a week and those flies would crush.
by RickA
Sat May 20, 2023 8:19 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
Replies: 23
Views: 39470

Re: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0

REE, Otto, I'm well aware that possession of certain feathers are prohibited and that's why I said found, not have. Theres a large dead elm tree along the river behind my house that is a favorite spot for a few eagles. They will preen while waiting for a fish to show and as a result, I find quite a ...
by RickA
Fri May 19, 2023 9:52 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
Replies: 23
Views: 39470

Re: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0

Otto, That definitely looks like a secondary wing feather and with that blue iridescent hue I would guess crow. And yes, there are crows in Japan and from pictures, they look more like our ravens here than our crows. I found a large primary from a Bald Eagle last Thursday while fishing the Beaverkil...
by RickA
Fri May 12, 2023 7:49 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
Replies: 23
Views: 39470

Re: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0

Those are outstanding, Otto!
I can see the makings of an Isonychia Bicolor nymph with a feather barb to mimic
the pronounced gill tufts and satae on the naturals.
Well done.
by RickA
Fri Apr 21, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Tri-color Rusty
Replies: 10
Views: 3343

Re: Tri-color Rusty

[quote="Old Hat"
I tied this on a #15 Gaelic Syl Nemes. [/quote] 8-)

That golden/honey Badger just flows into the primrose and dubbing.
Absolutely amazing pattern, Carl!
by RickA
Tue Apr 11, 2023 9:35 am
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: Washing bird skins
Replies: 5
Views: 16000

Washing bird skins

I have an entire female Gambles quail skin that needs some attention. It's a little greasy and some of the feathers are "matted" and don't flair evenly when wrapped around a hook. The marginal coverts, both upper and lower have some hard crusty gunk left over from skinning and drying. Poin...
by RickA
Tue Apr 04, 2023 8:17 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
Topic: Katydid
Replies: 2
Views: 957

Re: Katydid

Norm, your Bergman patterns are amazing.
I knew a guy from Jersey named Andy Brasko who was also a Bergman fan and tied at several events
that I attended. You guys are masters and make it look WAY too easy.
Well done!
Rick
by RickA
Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:32 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
Topic: Stillaguamish Sunrise and Sunset
Replies: 4
Views: 1094

Re: Stillaguamish Sunrise and Sunset

Nice! The Skykomish Sunrise was probably the first steelie fly I learned to tie.
Simple and deadly. Well done.
by RickA
Fri Mar 24, 2023 8:28 am
Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
Topic: Eye candy and more
Replies: 18
Views: 18445

Re: Eye candy and more

DarrellP wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:42 am The nano silk that I tried seems identical to GSP.
It is. J Stockard describes Nano Silk as a standard GSP and it's the only GSP that is slightly twisted and can
be split for a dubbing loop. It will cut your finger to the bone if you try to snap off a tag end by hand.
by RickA
Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:42 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Condor
Replies: 4
Views: 1427

Re: Condor

I still have a small section of Condor quill. I’ll never use it now.. Back in February of 2019 a group of Flymphers gathered at a row of tables at Fly Fest in livingston Manor. Therow was tying with condor on some of his vintage hooks and he gave me a small section of quill and a fly or two. Bill S...