My thanks to the Polish fly tyers that filled the fly shop supply boxes in Krakow!

I look forward to testing them on Oregon Streams...
RIMG2908 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

RAy, I used a second bobbin for the silk! I tied the black thread in at the head, then wrapped over the floss from the thorax to the tail. Next, I tied in the wire and silk from the thorax to the tail. Then I moved the black up to the thorax and completed the body. The dubbed thorax was added and th...

This is the last fly for my 2024 Polish Soft Hackles fly box... ;) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53464161561_cf7f494c60_z.jpg RIMG2907 by William Lovelace , on Flickr Hook-Dai Riki 70 #16 Thread-UTC 70 Black Tail- Br. Yellow UNI_Floss Body- Kimono Castle Grey Silk Rib-SM Silver Ultra Wire Thor...

Beautiful pattern and tying!!

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53460383120_f07abae897_z.jpg RIMG2898 by William Lovelace , on Flickr Hook-Wholesale Fly Company Model 28 #14 Bead-7/64" Tungsten Hot Orange Thread- UTC 70 Black Tail & Hackle-Black Whiting Hen Saddle Body-Castle Grey Kimono Silk Ribs- Silver Twist follo...

Ray, I have been (Euro) nymphing since Jack Dennis (Coach of Team USA) introduced Vladi Trzebunia and Polish Nynphing to the USA back in the 90"s... :shock: https://news.orvis.com/fly-fishing/nymphing-method-shocked-fly-fishing-world I have been a tight line nymphing advocate for most of my lif...

Dana,

You can see these two patterns closer here...

Doug's Cream Flymph viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11449

my Light Olive Soft Hackle viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11452

Hook- Wholesale Fly Company Model 28 #14 Bead- Faceted Slotted Black Tungsten 1/8" Thread- UTC70 Black Tail- Peacock Sword Body- Thread with SM Silver Ultra Wire rib Thorax-Ice Dub Peacock Black https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53454892442_206cfbc0d3_z.jpg RIMG2893 by William Lovelace , on F...

Here are Doug's Cream Flymphs and my Light Olive Soft Hackles from size 12s to 18s ready for the waters this year. :D https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53452793845_27536e07ba_z.jpg RIMG2882 by William Lovelace , on Flickr In the size 14 Light Olives I tied some with silver wire as well as gold to ...

Here is a #18 tied with X-SM Gold Ultra Wire that will go in the last row in my flybox along with the Cream Flymphs...

RIMG2875 by William Lovelace, on Flickr