Thanks for that, most interesting.

Thanks for the replies pples Rob, don't doubt you for a minute, but the fly was based on a Pritt pattern hence the name and variation tag. As I look through Pritt's patterns with the name "Watchet" I see only one with a dubbing reference. (#18 Little Dark Watchet) Those that do not have an...

Watchet (Variation) for a local flyswap.



Thread and body is Primrose Pearsalls, hackle is French Partridge and a couple of turns of peacock at the head.

I have 15 of REE's PMD's sitting on my desk at the moment for a local fly swap. They are all a very very good little fly

You will get a few extras back REE. Have a few things in mind for you...

I take pics of flies to show them for the purposes of sharing a pattern with others so they can maybe use it somehow, so will use a blue background - mainly because it is the best neutral background colour and shows the fly to it's best. Its what they use in 90% of the fly books I have and so that t...

I just checked my 490 LLB and it has Graphite III stamped on the blank.

Yeh they did bring out the LL in the 3rd Gen graphite. There are quite a few out there in various wgts and lengths. Love my 905

Depending on where I am its usually a local 10 foot 4 wgt, a 9 foot 5 wgt Sage LL (the third gen one - its lovely) or a same sized Sage DS2, or a 9 foot 6 inch 6 wgt older Winston - WT I think it is

Cheers Hank, Christchurch slowly getting back into shape. Will take a few years though! The place really is a mess. And winter is slowly coming here. Wettest May on record where I live in the Northwest South Island. Very little snow on the hills and only a few frosts, but I think thats all about to ...

Hank: El Paca is what you thinking of. I have a bit of cream and also tan fur floating around somewhere. Good wool substitute, in fact they make jerseys, hats etc out if it. Quite a few in NZ.

And the sheep name? Romney most likely

I tried to match the natural William. When wet it's not too bad.