Theroe, Howdy; At my present age, I get a free license, just have to cough up the Fed. bits. Those things are like fleas on a neglected dog down here in the Winter. This is like Miami Beach for New Yorkers that time of year. Down right infested with'em. :roll: :lol: hank hankaye they eat good, too ...

letumgo wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:35 pm It is a fine wool yarn. I will send you a spool.

thanks buddy !!!

hankaye the sandhill crane has many MANY useful feathers(in my best David Attenborough voice). Allegedly, they are good to eat. Maybe you could find a hunt club nearby ?? Years back, someone showed me different feathers from this bird. They were so nice and useful, the memory has stayed with me ever...

thanks for the kind words, Ray.
With regard to the ribbing you used for this pattern: what type and shade of silk did you use ? Is it a buttonhole twist ??

I reall do like the color, it is the perfect shade for a Breadcrust...

Dana

I'm noticing somewhat of a trend that some "authors" are taking the old fly tying / fishing books that are out of print / copyright and then doing "their own book", reprinting the out-of- copyright book and then adding some additional comments / pictures of their own to make a &...

fwiw, female chukar breast feathers are close....

that hackle would pass for darkish honey dun, at least to my eye.... I quite like it.

Dana

Well, having received such a nice welcome after making my first post, in Letumgo's thread about hand dyeing some fur patches, I thought I had better at least try tying some flymphs... Harder than it looks! I figured I'd try a BWO emerger flymph using my hand-dyed bwo olive australian possum patch f...

Well, lucky for me I don't have any !!!!!!!

DUBBN wrote: ↑Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:02 am I am in love with that hook!!!

RS2s on steroids!

PM me your address, and I’ll send you some.....