Thanks Steve! I think many modern tiers ignore the value and availability of wool. After all it was a proven staple in historic wet fly tying. A trip to a yarn shop can set you up for blending your own dubbing and giving it away for years. ;) :lol: My wife & daughter-in-law are a constant sourc...

Love the lifelike glossiness & shade of the blanket lint. Brilliant.

Ron, looks like bait. Inspired. Thinking I'd like to try some versions with whisk tailing as well.

letumgo wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:24 pm Like me...

"When are you going to come out of your cave?" ~My Wife

tie2fish wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:49 am Great job, Steve! Following that, even a cave man could do it .

Bill, presented by a cave man, for the edification of other cave men.

When you visit Troutnut, the pinkish shroud in this pattern makes a lot of sense: http://www.troutnut.com/im_regspec/picture_3355_full.jpg ( Don't know if I just should have posted the link): http://www.troutnut.com/specimen/726 dd DD, very cool. Thanks for digging that out. The one on troutnut is ...

Thanks for the encouraging words guys. Fun to do, & I'm tying a bunch of them for the upcoming season anyway. Bread & butter patt, so have to tie about 100 of them just for starters 'cause guests go through them like going through cans of worms. Why I tie them on the inexpensive yet reliably...

tying demo 017 (600x482).jpg Grasp & bend the hackle to perpendicular above the hook shank & wind back 2 turns to the hanging thread, pass the tying thread once over the hackle tip & snug, then pass 2 or 3 turns over (through) the hackle to the hook eye. If using a straight-eye hook, wh...

tying demo 013 (600x488).jpg Body Shroud: Hareline Shrimp Pink UV Dub. Pull a small pinch, press & roll it a bit to form a loose yarn. Place on top of the hook shank & fasten over the center with a couple turns of thread. Fold the forward section back, pressing down to spread the material o...

tying demo 008 (600x541).jpg tying demo 009 (600x522).jpg Wind the wire rib over the body, 4 or 5 turns to the hackle tie-in, then wind the tying thread back to the base of the thorax area. Break off the wire tag. tying demo 011 (600x537).jpg Thorax: Hares mask, blended or poll. Dub over the thorax...