Really nice! I'm looking forward to getting a couple wet this spring once ice out comes around.

letumgo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:23 am That's a steal. Someone got luck.

Yeah, I did get lucky all right. I thought sure I'd be in a bidding war with folks here. It will make a nice gift to a friend venturing into the world of wee wets and flymphs.

Nice one, Bill. Nice and sparse. Very good looking pattern that I will be copying.

Love these bugs. Very nicely done, Wayne. Your talent behind the vise just amazes me.

I've been using a shorter section of drinking straw for the same purpose for years. Don't remember who showed that to me. When I taught a wet fly class to the intermediate tying group last year I told them I was going to give everyone a hackle guard to keep for their very own. They were a bit disapp...

Awesome fly Ron. Did you use hen or rooster for the palmer? You always do great work. Thanks, guys. When a fly looks that good, tying it is pretty easy. Wayne, I used hen dyed brown. I really didn't want the stiffness of rooster, I just wanted something that would keep the partridge from collapsing...

This is my attempt at the Polish Palmer and Partridge. I was asked to do a tying demo at the start of our fly fishing club meeting (Penobscot Fly Fishers) last Wednesday. It's an hour long tying session for anyone who shows up. I was so enamored with this fly that I tied three or four on Tuesday to ...

That's gorgeous, Norm. I really need to practice tying slip wings, but the art seems to escape me. I am envious of your talent gained by many hours of practice.

Norm, you never cease to amaze me with your tying skills. That is just a pleasure to look at.

I'm blown away by your chenille work. The transition between the black and red is so uniform. I can never seem to get the transition to join smoothly like that. Do you have any pointers for achieving such nice results? Beautifully vibrant fly. I was about to say the same thing. Damn, Norm! That is ...