Mike have you tested to see if you are the curse and not the purple by fishing a purple fly tied by someone else? I'd be happy to send you some. Purple has always been my secret juju. Lol, I know I'm the curse; it isn't the color purple's fault. Alan had sent me a handful of 'purple' before he died...

Bill, Wow! Delicious looking pattern for sure! Our friend Alan Petrucci used to live by the mantra of simple is better! Your pattern is wonderfully simple yet no less beautiful! You have a particular knack for making incredible looking flies! I admire this in you very much! Doug I miss Alan...

Absolutely gorgeous; very nicely done!

Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:08 pm Really nice one, Norm. I can see some lunker Brookie slamming that fly being trolled behind a canoe.

When you tie in the Beadalon wire to the front hook, do you take it through the hook eye and return?

Oh, yeah. Orange is the color for St.Froid at ice-out. This fly is so stolen...

Soooo much nicer than my version. Well done, Norm.

Man, there are some seriously nice ties floating around here lately. Gorgeous tie!

Jaysus..., I'm in love; and I hate purple! That is a beautiful fly, sir.

(That's not true. I don't hate purple. I love looking at purple flies, I just can't make them work)

You tie on a different plane, Carl. Elegance without pretention; so well done.

Nicely done, Norm. That Mustad Heritage is a seriously wicked looking piece of iron.

You're on a roll, Norm. Fantastic work.