Ray,

I still suggest this little book...
the used ones are quite a bargain.

https://www.amazon.com/Drag-Free-Drift- ... way&sr=8-1

See this topic and Ron's remarks on the other pages...
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4856&start=50

I agree with the necessity of a good selection of Dun colors due to so many Mayflies having varied dun colored wings. But first I would also ask myself, what are the insects I am most commonly trying to mimic and where am I fishing? Where I used to fish in Eastern Oregon I loved to hit a hatch of PM...

A lovely fly!

With the help of some new Hackle pliers here is a Dai Riki 125 #20 Little Something SH for the fly boxes...

IMGP5979 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

Beautiful tie and photo!!

Carl

Both are beautiful flies as usual. I like the counter rib on the first one. Is that touch dubbing on the second?

Great looking flies!!

I like the tag and the body taper!

This is my soft hackle version of a dry fly Henry Hoffman created decades ago that has often saved the day for me. The original was tied with a gold tinsel body. My first variation was tying it as a dry with a holographic silver body on a #22 hook. https://live.staticflickr.com/7840/46627509815_737d...