I love this pattern! Nicely done, Bill.

Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:31 am So well done, Norm. This has a distinct New England flavor to it.

Thank god, the pattern wasn't named after the Passagassawakeag. The Passadumkeag being only slightly better. Yeah, I didn't know Norm had a blog either!

Well done Bill! Simple pattern but very deadly during a Caddis hatch. The Deerfield, Swift and the Millers rivers , hence the name DSM. Lou I love, love, love the Deerfield. The Millers is great with the right water conditions; and completely overlooked. The Swift is way too crowded for my taste. B...

https://i.postimg.cc/Dyx7Xwr9/Bob-Lawrence-1080.jpg Bob Lawrence Hook – Mustad Heritage S82AP Thread - Black Tip - Silver tinsel Tail - Scarlet Rib - Silver tinsel Body - Cinnamon dubbing Hackle - Guinea fowl Wing – Scarlet and jungle cock Trout - Ray Bergman Apropos of nothing, obviously some weir...

Great ties, Wayne.

quote=plvankampen post_id=117374 time=1692651354 user_id=2889] I see comments about how traditionally wets should be fished down and across. Really?! Nothing could be further from the truth - at least from how I understand it. I would venture a guess that most American anglers associate Softhackles...

Sacrilege is good if used wisely.

This one pattern; this one, is all I need to fish virtually any northern Maine water. So well done, Norm. I am never without a handful of these, ever.

(of course yours look better than mine...)

Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:51 pm

letumgo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:36 pm Damn! That is fantastic!

Can you post a link for the video?

Thanks, Ray. I was trying to think of a superlative that hasn't been used too often with Norm's flies. Yours is perfect.

Which word -,damn, or fantastic?

I have definitely watched this. I have also definitely watched this at work which opened me up to both ridicule as well as interest. You know, 'you dress up better for fishing than work.'... and the like. But, there's only so many 'upstream wet fly fishing' videos that come up on youTube - which is...