bar jeopardy... here in Oregon our esteemed Governor (gay, bi,female, lib, democrat) has ordered all the bars closed due to the virus...so no trivia here for a while. But, thanks for the attempts to locate Dubbn's mysterious "house fly" colored Madeira.... that green has some potential...I...

That full English Breakfast was one of my favorite things about my brief visits to the UK>..second only to a real haggis in Scotland...and did I mention the hand cranked ales and single malts....

Ray..that's the site I searched to find the color... I looked at all 225 colors to try and figure it out... I may have to look a little more closely as its hard to really see the colors on the site. thanks for the look, though and Dubbn... I'll send you a pm and take you up on the offer. I'm in love...

Dubbn.... I've tried to locate the "house fly" color of Madeira... on their website, I can't find a color with that name... do they call it something else.. or do you have one of those materials that doesn't exist anymore?

Bonjour Jean-luc... Here in Central Oregon, I fish soft hackles in 16-18's almost exclusively on the Crooked River. It is a challenge to find feathers in those sizes, but there are good posts on the forum about how to use larger feathers on small hooks. At times, I will use a larger fly as an attrac...

While we are talking about "seasoning", I fall into that 70's category when it comes to age, but I'm a juvenile when it come to fly tying. I've had the good fortune to meet a number of lifetime tyers and marvel at their collection of materials, books, and skills. I envy you guys who have t...

Howard Cole: Unusual Flav Biot Emerger fly tying video tutorial... if you google this it will take you to Howard's video on a site called the Weekly Fly... I couldn't figrure out how to send you a direct link.... I'm a bit tech challenged...But, Howard's fly is a neat Green Drake emerger... https://...

glad the trip was fruitful... the ladies in that quilt shop can't figure us ole coots interest in that silk thread. nice fly by the way.... enjoyed our little session. PS.. my surgery has been scheduled for 3/16 so it looks like I can tie in Albany after all...

Boarmountain... I like that fly. The wing certainly favors the caddis whether tied as a dry or in my case a cripple caddis, or emerger, or as Craig Mathews describes one of his flies "as possibly an caddis, mayfly, or stonefly cripple or emerger" its covering most of the bases.

Roadkill... that awesome skin is worthy of a classic Stetson. It would look good on any hat however...