Those are my kind of flies. Well done, I like em'.

The contrast between the body and the hackle are striking; that fly just pops off the page. Very nicely done, Ray.

So much to like about this thread. The gas cap, the flies, Ron's movie star good looks...

So much to like with this pattern. Thanks for posting it.

I can't do it, I just can't. It has taken me years to get over not having a Boston Sunday Globe in my hands on Sunday. I'm still struggling with newsprint withdrawal to this day. The Bangor Daily is but a shadow of its former self and its online 'paper' is a royal pain in the arse. I can't even begi...

I started trying some of the Firehole hooks after seeing some of the patterns that Alan Petrucci was tying with them. After seeing what Carl has tied (those flies are gorgeous) I'm inclined to keep buying them.

...then again, Carl could tie a fly on a bent bread twist.

Well, that was different. I've got a lifetime worth of red and chartreuse amnesia lying around, I'm going to try this. Thanks for posting the video.

This thread reminds me that it would be a good time to go back and read 'Sunshine and the Dry Fly' again.

A pattern much the same works wonders up here on the Aroostook. I'd probably tie it on a #20 if I could make my fingers work that small.

Every time I see the title for this thread I keep expecting a bad joke to suddenly appear, ...you know, "A PMD and Green Drake walk into a bar..."

It's boring but black works very well up here right through the fall. I love the beadless version.