What do you use to separate the sections of a cane rod when your hands are extremely cold as in salmon fishing? With trout fishing it's not so bad because the weather in Nova Scotia is fairly warm at the end of trout season. However, salmon fishing is another story and towards the end of salmon fis...

letumgo wrote:Hans - Can you explain how you formed the thorax on this fly. I am guessing you used a split thread technique, with frayed tying thread. Please reveal your tying secrets...

Hi Ray,

No secrets A single turn of chenille - that's it.

Cheers,
Hans W

One for winter grayling



Pluche
Hook: Tiemco 102Y #15-17
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, red
Hackle: Whiting Coq de Leon hen, medium pardo
Abdomen: Tying thread
Thorax: Chenille, black

Cheers,
Hans W

tjd wrote:Did you dye the entire JC neck, or just a sampling of eyes? Very interesting look, and they would look good on steelhead patterns.

Tim,

Small patch holding the tiny nails removed from the JC cape, then dyed.

Cheers,
Hans W

novabass wrote:Hans, I'm just now seeing this.
Beautiful fly!

-Paul

*chuckle* Hi Paul, bit late to the party? No matter, there are still a few cans of pop in the cooler... go for it

Cheers,
Hans W

Hi Ray,

That matches my understanding. Thanks for confirming, good sir.

Cheers,
Hans W

Howdy All; I'm thinking that Han's missing photos are related to this past Spring when his site crashed. The same has happened to Mark's (softhackle), pix. hank Hank, I understand that part - and Ray has done a retroactive correction pointing to the new server. My question is where the three year t...

I think the photo (attachment) time limit is part of the forum software. I've poked around in the administration settings, but could not find a setting to change the time frame. Ray, I am confused - why would a link to my server space be subject to a time limit? What am I missing? Regards, Hans W

Mataura mayfly wrote:For those of us that cannot lay our hands on Golden Plover at the corner store, would Mallard hen breast be a close second?

Of course, Jeff, or even grey partridge.

Cheers,
Hans W

Apricaria
Hook: Medium wire scud hook #12
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Hackle: Golden Plover back feather
Rib: Wire, silver fine
Abdomen: Pine squirrel - in split thread
Thorax: Grey squirrel - in split thread

Cheers,
Hans W