Ray - I inherited an 8' 3-wt Wright & McGill glass rod from my father, and when I first tried fishing it with dries, its slow speed (compared with the 9' Loomis GLX I normally use) really put me off. However, now that I fish wet flies more frequently, I've learned to use this "softness"...

I was unaware that Nature's Spirit packaged dyed peacock quills, so I've been stripping herls taken from their dyed eye sticks (which I got at Great Feathers). The No. 20 Caddis Green color makes nice olive bodies. I also discovered that leaving a little fuzz on the quills when I strip them (using a...

I like that!

Top notch craftsmanship and lovely color combo.

Another beauty! Glad to see you here.

That's one sweet fly, Aaron.

At the risk of being scoffed at, I must say that "clunky" or
"ugly" as it may be, I love my Regal.

Very nice!

Classically beautiful.

Excellent, Ray! I've been hoping someone would find a way to show how our creations actually look to the wee fishies. The next step, I suppose, would be to have a tank with the water actually circulating to create movement.