Norm,
That is one classy looking pattern! It is obviously an attractor pattern but very subtle in its call sign! The gold tinsel body is tops! Your tying is tops also! You have a way with wet flies!

T12,
That is one stinking awesome pattern you have created! I thought the story behind the vintage silk was amazing! Have you thought of other patterns using some of the neat materials you have described?
Thanks for asking about this Ray! Your timing is impeccable!
Doug in the Den

Beautiful Norm, simply gorgeous! I really like your style of tying! It's unique and very recognizable! You have talented hands and fingers!
From the den and so pleased with what I see,
Doug

Oh my gosh Mike! That is supremely funny! You've got a whacky sense of humor!

Good one Ray! It made me stop and think about some of my "furry" friends from college! Johnno, great idea about starting a thread or post about opening up our various fly boxes! Please start it off! I would like to see your patterns in all their glory! Let's get everybody involved in this ...

Ray, With this latest SBS, I can see it....how it's done! This is fantastic! And, you are driving me nuts with that beautiful "tan" hen (I know, it's actually ginger) skin! I really like the softness of each feather and the workability of same! I want to start on my (your) imitations right...

I see my error now Bill! I don't know what my brain was comprehending on that one!
The orange nose on each of your updated patterns is amazing! What a stroke of genius!
Carry on! D.

Thank you Ray for posting these pictures! And you Mikes both for the encouraging words! I have been taking on projects (not just flies but, it's been a big part of it) in and around the Den! Playing catch up was fun! It was like it used to be! Looking forward to an evening of tying after a day at wo...

Bill,
This pattern is awesome looking! It is a trout magnet for sure! I have a bunch of root beer Krystal Flash in one of my boxes behind me.....
Masterfully done Bill as always!
D.

Dear Partsman Mike! These two look fantastic! They have that fuzzy aura about them which I like and I'm sure your tribe will like too! I know what you mean about proportions and trying to get them right! Sometimes, you look at a pattern and think, "that should be easy"! Then the dubbing co...