Good Evening Fellows, I am overwhelmed with the positive comments from everyone! Thank you! William, I will respond to your wonderful reply soon about thread tensions and densities and such. Fascinating stuff! The photography is mine for sure but thanks to Ray for putting them "on the waves&quo...

This is really awesome Wayne! I am going to start prowling thru Olivia's toys and see what I can come up with! She has a pile of them warehoused at our place just in case! Gotta love those grandkids!
Grandpa Du (Livie calls me Pap!)

Good evening everyone, Thank you Ray for posting these patterns for me! I am still "at it" so to speak with photo shrinkage (down to forum size) and with help from folks like you and Bill and others, I will see it through to the end! Thanks again fellows! Wow! These nymphs have caused quit...

Thanks Ruard! Yep, that's the one! I thought the text that Eric supplied was just fantastic! It is surprising what I don't know about nymphs and their habits and haunts! Thanks Eric for a wonder look into life under the surface and down near the bottom of the water column! It's a fascinating place f...

Wait.....I've got more..... I wanted to mention Eric Pepers great photo and corresponding text of an Iso Nymph under Nymphs and "Iso's from the Den". Your version Eric is prob. way more realistic and true to the natural than my hack job. I like yours better! The mention at the end of your ...

Good evening friends near and far, I wanted to give you some promised thoughts on tying this venerable pattern created by Walt Dette many years ago! It has been a hectic week for me and I wanted first thing to thank everyone for their patience. There is really not alot to tell in the way of tying ti...

Geeze Wayne, these look great! I can't believe how buggy they look. Like they just crawled out of the stream and landed on your round magnet. Where did you come up with that? It's gotta be strong to suspend three or more heavy weights at a time! Great stuff friend! I always like to see your name pop...

Ray, Thank you for the encouragement on bringing my thoughts together for the tying of this great pattern! I plan on doing this for you and everyone but it's gonna take me while to bring them (my thoughts) together, fill in the blanks, and get it typed up! Please bear with me and I will soon "g...

Dang those are nice William! Evolution works for you in this series! Wonderfully done!
D.

I forgot to tell you that the Black and Tan Caddis are simply gorgeous! How do you do this? They look so real!
Doug