Auric Goldfinger would have loved that fly.

Jim Slattery wrote: So my question is can flies tied with the utmost care and attention to detail be more effective then a fly hastily tied?

I'd say probably not, but the person who ties such a fly is more likely to pay attention to other details which do make him/her a more effective angler.

I knew you had it in you! It's as nice looking as I knew it would be.

michaelgmcgraw wrote:When did it show up on Amazon U.S ? I was on there last night didn't see it ( or know about it) I usually cruise it for books on this subject. Guess I got stuck good...

I didn't see it when I looked either.

michaelgmcgraw wrote:How much is that in shrinking U.S Dollars ?

It cost me (at Amazon.uk price of 19.37BP, plus 6.98BP shipping) $44.52.

Yes, they did have it cheaper through their associates, but I paid the price to buy directly from Amazon, since I'm sure that they will ship to a US post office box.

DUBBN wrote:I swear the first thing that popped in my mind when I saw the picture of that fly was a Yellow Sally. Excellent Photo.

Mine, too. I didn't even think sulfur until Ray mentioned it.

I'm wondering how it looks in a lime color.

For me, the first one of a given pattern never comes out right. This is especially true of a pattern I've never tied before, but even it's something that I've tied in hundreds before, but not recently, the first one or two give me fits. It may be that I forget the proportions, or the materials are j...

What a beauty!

CreationBear wrote:I hate it when the casual suppositions I make are contradicted by people who actually--you know--know stuff.

I personally try to never let facts get in the way of any of my pet theories.

Getting off the subject of "wiggle" (isn't that what the soft hackle is already giving us?) and going back to body length, I think many of our flies already too long of body. Turn over a caddis fly sometime and check out how long the body is compared to the wing. And for a ephemerid, the &...