Classic design, Martin! The bottom pattern is my favorite. Superb...

Martin - You must have much better eyes than I do, if your tying down to size 22.

Beautiful flies. Glad to see your putting the partridge to good use. Pretty stuff, isn't it...

I often tye with a piece of coblers wax on the side of my index finger. I start with a piece the size of a small pea. I warm it in my hand until it begins to soften, then press it flat against the side of my right index finger. The heat from my hand keeps the wax pliable. When I need the wax during ...

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Mark - if you have an Orvis store nearby, you can have them ship it to the store and eliminate the shipping. I'm pretty sure in-store pick-up has free shipping.

Mark - The choice "GINGER", is the bleached version. The Orvis website saids it is currently in stock (not that you NEED it...chuckle).

Vicki - Nice tribute to Doug's flies. Beautifully composed photo. Looks like a book cover, in the making.

Cool reel. I've never scene on like it before.

Mark - I bought the partridge from Orvis ($35 USD). The skin was already bleached to a beautiful tan/ginger color.

Here is a link to the one I bought: http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=4445

I am trying to make it easier folks to find posts containing detailed tying instructions, tutorials and step-by-step (SBS) tying sequences. I have added the words "Tutorial"and "SBS" to many of the older posts, so that they show up in the search feature (upper right corner). I ha...

I've been looking forward to this report all day. Thanks Wayne. Excellent report of a day well spent.