Handsome fly Ruard.

I am loving the bleached & dyed herl bodies. This fly looks to be, as they used to say, "a capital killer"

Thanks Mark, I am glad Misa liked the flies. Hopefully she puts them to good use someday. The hackle on the tenkara pattern is simple hungarian partridge. I have a nice skin that has both gray and tan colored feathers. If I remember correctly, I used the tan colored feathers. The tan color gives the...

Beautiful fly. The body is so cool! I have never seen bleached and dyed peacock herl before. Did you do that yourself, or did you buy it that way? Either way it is very cool.

I am glad you posted this fly. I am inspired by how skillfully you tyed this fly. It may seem like a simple fly, but looks are deceptive. The delicate hackling and the slenderness of the head are impressive. It is not easy to form such a slender head with Pearsall's, and a sparce dressing like this ...

Thanks guys for the comments on Mike Hogue's shop. I have never bought materials from him, but have had my eye on a few items he carries. I almost bought a copy of "Forgotten Flies" from him years ago, but when I called he had already sold his last copy. Fortunately I found a copy on E-bay...

paparex - Asian Partridge (AKA Female Black Francilican Partridge) is said to be ideal match for many antique patterns that call for tawny owl. Here is a link to a site that sells Asian Partridge skins (scroll down the page about 1/4 of the way down and you will see it listed for $20): http://www.mw...

It sure catches my attention! Holy cow that's a pretty fly.

I look at this fly and think "100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!!!" Dandy fly Mark. Tye a few more and I will help you test them come spring time.

Thanks for the heads-up Mark. I'll look for those Daiichi's the next time I am at Nick's shop.