I did bury poor Otto, didn't I? (sorry Otto) I was just trying to be helpful.

Hank -

I just looked up the specification for your camera (nice!). Based on the specifications, you should be able to take better photos. Your statement suggests that you may be playing with the image resolution settings on the camera, to get smaller images. I would suggest a different approach. Make sure ...

Otto - What camera are you using? Have you tried zooming in to make the fly look larger in the viewfinder? The following post has some really helpful information about photographing flies: http://www.flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2529 There is a LOT of additional trick/tips contained in t...

Outstanding job, Karsten. Thank you for another extremely valuable contribution to this forum.

Careful Karsten. You might start a new fashion trend creating a demand for even more fly tying materials. Look what Steven Tyler did when he wore hair hackles.

BRILLIANT design!!! Outstanding pattern, Kelly. I can't wait to try tying some of these, myself. This pattern is just begging to be fished.

I hope you feel better soon, Stefan (dd).

Excellent flies, Otto. The Tiemco 102Y hook was one of Sylvester Nemes favorites for soft hackle patterns. He lists many patterns based on this hook in his book "Soft-Hackled Fly Imitations". I bought some of the hooks earlier this year to tye some of his trico patterns. They're great hooks.

That's awesome! Great photo and flies.

I have a huge smile on my face. I'm SO happy you're writing again Norm (Otter).