Did I find a spool of the Pearsall's Gossamer unicorn (Sherry Spinner 6b)? Thanks- Ken Ken, It's difficult to decide whether that is No.6B without seeing it side-by-side with known comparisons. Perhaps this photo will help you decide... (Note Oct. 12: This is an updated photo) https://i.imgur.com/M...

Nice fly John! Bearbutt's flies are indeed an inspiration. He could lead you down a slippery slope, however. True artists like him are hard to keep up with. With enough rain and flooded rivers though, you might wake up aspiring to this... A George Grant woven nymph... https://i.imgur.com/SrukjAe.jpg...

I’ve been selling materials for around 25 years. Getting natural materials is always a problem ... (shortened by deletion) Mike (Eflytyer), Thanks for your post. Dave Roberts (Feather Emporium) is a friend of mine, and he complains frequently about the availability of materials. Acquiring quality m...

Phil, that is it... so that is "knee-cap"???? Your colors are spot on. My photo was taken with my iPhone and I didn't want to fuss with adjusting the colors. I am busy tying caddisflies as I continue do more research. Thanks! John, According to Dave Roberts ... yes. According to George Ke...

ForumGhillie wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2019 11:35 am Dana,
So what do you call this?

John,
Subject to unknowns about white balance, monitor differences, yada yada yada, I would suggest the color "kneecap". It's the inverse (red-black-red) of coch-y-bonddu (black-red-black).



Phil

daringduffer wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:07 pm I look forward to the medium dun silk.
dd

Stefan,
Don't get your hopes up. The medium dun is a hen cape. But, nice try ...

I would enjoy sharing a campfire and consumable alcoholic beverages with you as well. That is, until I found my sleeping bag full of prickly thistles.

Cheers,
Phil

Next step should be to keep both hook/thread and camera subsurface. That might give a different outcome. dd dd, Have you met the Forum Ghillie? He is a mischievous fellow also, and you would get along quite well together. Your pal, Phil P.S. Your spool of No.4 (Light Yellow) was mailed homeward ear...

The dramatic color change is in unwaxed thread. Once silk is well waxed it seldom changes color when in water. It’s common in Salmon flies to use a white underbody so the over wrapped colors appear more brilliant when wet. It’s always a good idea to test a new pattern under water to see if it’s the...

I look forward to the pictures comparing thread colors on the wooden spools versus the plastic spools. Tight Lines- Ken Ken, Other than the old and new No.15 shown in the color chart, these are the only other Gossamers for which I have both old wooden and new plastic spools. https://i.imgur.com/gCw...

Why does "Claret" have 2 different numbers (# 14) and (#191)? Claret (#191) actually looks like the twin brother of "Cardinal Red" (#12); it looks nothing like Claret (#14). When did this color change happen? When did #15 (New) Dark Claret replace #15 (Old) Maroon? Are there any...