So THAT"S why you're posting at 4:42 am!
Grandpa's quiet time?

NEVER underestimate :Quiet Time"

Thanks, guys. Going to barbless hooks, and those are a very good price. Tired of mashing barbs.

Anyone use hooks from Wholesale Fly Co.? Prices are very good, but don't know about the quality of the hooks.

DUBBIN - Agreed. I've been on a red/orange thread kick lately. Just like the way the thread shows thru thr lighter dubbing, and the head,

Lovely tie.

"Tuppishness"?? Not sure if that's a word, but have to agree. Very nice looking fly. I'm 72, and tie with 2x reading glsses also.

Looks great! I agree, BEST pattern ever devised! Doesn't look like it, but the spider series is probably THE best pattern ever. Always keep a few in my box.

Lovely! Also, what Ray said.

Anyone have any experience with Eagle Claw hooks? Got a package of them pretty cheap for qty. 100.

Ray said - " wondered if the choice of a silver bead would be a better representation of an air bubble surrounding the thorax." I would fish a silver bead during the day, and a gold bead later - during what photographers call the "golden Hour". (When the light has a more "go...