The bead creates an interesting optical illusion. At first glance, the hook appears to be bent upwards at the front. I think it is the way the eye follows the color of the red along the bottom of the bead. The curvature of the tail adds to the illusion. Very cool.

Sweet!

(hank - "BEP" stands for Blue Eared Pheasant)

My mind boggles, as I try to comprehend how difficult it must have been to tye this fly on such a curved (read flexible) hook. Sometimes I think your creativity boarders on masochism. (read as awestruck)

Mark - You are a fearless tyer! BRAVO!!!

Nice hopper...

Great fly Ariel.

I like your round dubbing brush tool (last photo). I have wanted one of them for a while. After seeing your photo, I went to my bench and made one. I'm waiting for the glue to dry.

Oh man, that is SUPERB!

I like the idea of the clear midge tubing. That way I only need to by one version and then simply color the underbody with marker. (HANK - take note of this one)

Excellent tip. I'm glad you mentioned the hackle length. It made me go back and study the photos again for the tye in point. You've given me another good reference for scaling the pattern. I notice that your tye in point is just above the barb of the hook. I find reference points like these helpful ...

Question about proportions: Wayne - Do you have any guidelines regarding the proportions of this fly? Specifically, I want to know how you're scaling the length of the tail and the ratio of the abdomen/throax. Studying the pictures leads me to the following proportions: Tail length = hook gap Abdome...

Wayne - I am so glad you decided to photograph these and post the recipe. I've sat here for the last 10 minutes going back and forth reading the materials list and studying the photographs in detail. I was surprised to read that the abdomen has D-rib, because it is so smooth. When I read D-rib in th...

BUMP!!!

Come on Doug, stop holding out on us. Shed a little more light on us. I, for one, am going thru withdrawals...