Nicely done.

Mercy! I'm in awe. What a lovely pattern.

I tried for two days to log in so hopefully it will work this time.

That's a sweet looking fly. Forgive the pun.
I'd like a dozen of those to decorate my tree with for next year.

Thank you all for the encouraging words. It took me a while to marry the wings due to my sausage like digits so I tried different ways to do it and haven't found which way I like best yet. Winged wet flies have always intimidated me, and now that I can do it (most of the time), I never thought I cou...

I wanted to expand my horizons and try to marry wings. This is my first attempt at it and I have to say I'm very happy with myself. But there's always room for improvement and I'm very open for any advice. I really like my Queen's Guard fly, but it looks too much like another fly that already exists...

Truly an inspiration for me. Everything on that fly is perfection.

Wayne, that was a great post. It has made me think about trying something new. I smiled when you mentioned that you now fish these flies upstream or up and across. I have found when fishing these types of flies upstream the hackle pulses giving it an alive appearance. When swinging them the hackle c...

wsbailey wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 7:30 pm One use I know of is for a tenkara fly. The feather used is the alula (kenbane in Japanese).

https://youtu.be/8x8m0LUNUtQ?si=icYXMqes7N9pIRdT

That was a great video! I never thought of tying in peacock herl like he did. Thank you for sharing that.

Last night my neighbor brought over a pair of pheasant wings wondering if I could use them. I thanked him for them and they are attractive and even have some very beautiful small hackled feathers. My question is, I have never heard or seen anyone use pheasant wings. Is there a good reason for that? ...

Beauty? Oh yes it is!