Mike62 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:38 pm Look! It's Norm Jr.! Gorgeous fly, Kilts; nicely done.

I'd say Norm can be called Kilts Jr.

jcwillow777 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 6:26 pm Nicely done! That is one of my go to flies. I fish it year round.

I saw two recipes for the thread. One was for Green like I used. The other recipe called for Primrose.

Which do you use?

Thank you, Ron!!!!

These are size 18 Greenwell Spiders. The last 4B hen cape I have is a Greenwell. I don't t use it often. I thought it would be fun to tie some smaller flies with it.

Its about time someone from Colorado posted a top notch fly here!!

Oh my! That is as great a winged wet as I have seen.

Mike62 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 4:53 pm Beautiful, Wayne. I especially like the B13's. Those will work up here, and work well.

Heck yes. I found the love for light Yellow a few years ago. I haven't looked back.

Purple has never been a confidence color for me either. Last year 2 of the 3 fish that I took on soft hackles, that were over 3 pounds took Purple. By fishing patterns gathered in the swaps we have here on FAOL, I have gained a respect for purple SH's. Will it be the first color I use? Maybe.

Ken, I will update this thread as Spring progresses. Those larger PT's will be ideal for the Green Drake nymphs.

Ray, I just finished a 2 week hitch where temps dropped to -40 F. Thats ambient, not wind chill. I was unfortunate to be working nights. The temps went lower than -40 but, that is as low as our thermometers went.

It was easy to wear that Irish hat in the balmy 30 degree range.