There is a stretch on Warm Spring Creek outside Mackey, Idaho I call The Flat Of A Thousand Rainbows. Give me either of those “ugly” flies as a dropper off an Olive dun and I’ll stand there and catch those 15-18 inch rainbows (with a few Kokanee thrown in) til the cows come home.

Always drink upstream of the herd.

Mike Watriss at Great Feathers stocks some of their stuff.

Either version would make a dandy Sulphur.

I tie something similar with Seal’s fur and split to fish in the surface film.

JohnMD you have to consider what shipping is going to cost you. Yes you can find them cheaper online but after you tack on another 5 bucks for shipping are they still cheaper that buying one locally? Just a thought My last visit to Hobby Lobby revealed a 3-pack of applicator bottles for under $3, a...

I believe it was Datus Proper who advocated using artist’s varnish.
A 2.5 oz bottle of Windsor Newton costs about $6-7 at Hobby Lobby or $9-10 at an art supply shop.

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That’s my first find.

And the applicators.
A 3-pal is about $2.

norm, Howdy; yea, that has some kinda good "juju" incorporated in there. What size is that one? hank size 12 I think I’d try it as small as I could see and try it when midges were about. And, closing in on 79, that might be a 12. 😀 As an aside, I was in Cub Scouts with Don DuBois’ so Flet...

Thank you, Ray.