Welcome, Clemmy
All of the above are great choices. However if you just starting out I would recommend the Indian capes. You can get a lot more bang for your buck and if you look carefully, you can come across good deals on them on eBay and other such sites.
Good luck,
Dana

vise or not, those are some serious irons......

Bob Both of your patterns look fine to me, but I know exactly what you mean with regard to using a certain hook to tie a certain pattern. For whatever reason if I don’t use the hook the pattern was taught on, they just don’t look 100% right! Most flymphs: Mustad 94842, Mustad 94863(1xl,1xf), Mustad ...

letumgo wrote: ↑Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:04 pm That screams “EAT ME!!!”

Poor fish...

RAY!!

SHEESH - I need a magnifying glass just to THINK about them!!

Thank for the tip! I’ve been looking for these ever since the shell no pest strips are no longer available.

MANY Thanks, Dana

letumgo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:46 pm Next thing you know, he’ll be tying with synthetics. Huzzah!

or WORMS

REE

I have a bunch of Gutterman Silk, which looks very close to the size and color what you need. I’ll send some pictures tomorrow when I’m back on the tying room.

Dana

Deadly pattern, nicely tied. One of my all-time favorites! Thanks Theroe. Very nice of you. What hook do you like for these ? Mustad 94842 and 94863, in sizes 12-14-16. Also like some old Partridge up eye round bend hooks I came across some years back. Edgar Sealy made a model 1034 up eye, I think....