I like the waterhen and the Stewart's black spider. They are all fishcatchers Otter, nice job.

I have to agree with Ray on this one. Love that long, slender profile of the body. And It's ever so delicately fuzzy. I like that and I'm sure the fishes will too. The hackle is quite unusual too. They are not stiff are they? I guess I'm a sucker for soft, well barred, hackles no matter where they ...

I get all mine ala BB gun. Adult cock winter plumage. Top quality of course.

Recently I have been playing with ribbing using the vinyl type material, I don't know what it is exactly (the stuff they top czech nymphs with) in all sorts of colors with very good returns. Some of it incorporates a lot of different color shades and is translucent so that you can blend it with dubb...

Nice, Carl! What hook is that? Mark Thanks guys. Mark it's an old date Mustad 3121. I like the up eye for flymphs, and this is a pretty heavy wire hook, which I also like for flymphs. Might be a little overkill on spiders. Here is where I found them. I have found some great hooks here and the price...

I know .... almost March but ....

Thread: Crimson Griffith's 14/0 waxed
Body: hare's mask mix predominantly yellow in split thread twist
Hackle: Med. dun hen

These quail have beautiful dun breast hackles with black tips. Not a lot of these feathers on a bird. It's a transition feather from the neck to colorful breast feather. Thread: grey Griffith's 14/0 Tail: Light blue dun Body: well waxed thread and muskrat Hackle: upper breast feather from a californ...

That transparent color is great. Really a beauty Andrew. I bet a little gold or silver tinsel under that waxed thread would really make it pop in clear water on a bright day.

Carl

I was in line with Aaron, thinking a body of golden yellow with claret rib and partridge hackle. Of course an Iron Blue Dun would be a must. Maybe a claret body ribbed with purple and hackled with starling.

I try to keep Atherton's ideas on multiple color use in mind whenever I am coming up with a new pattern or mixing dubbing. I have a few flymphs and softies in my box inspired by Atherton's light and dark nymphs. I often use a two tone brush on my flymphs with a darker transition into the thorax area...