I tied some $3 Dips using some UV Pearl Ice dub for the wing instead of deer hair. Fished both flies in tandem and the UV fly out fished the non-UV fly every time, no matter where on the leader it was. I only tie a couple of flies using UV materials and they all perform very well. Thought I might s...

I look forward to it !
May it bring you good fortune

ronr,
Thank you for the kind words, welcome and thoughts !

Happy Thanksgiving everyone ! Ron and Hankaye, Thanks for the warm, generous welcome and tips ! With a long weekend off in front of me, I seized the opportunity and went down the rabbit hole last night searching through quite a few conversations and observations of Pearsall subs both on the forum an...

Dougsden, Thank you so much for that ! and I will post more flies ;) It appears that new members may need to wait until their replies and posts are viewed by a moderator for a while ? I understand the reasons why thanks to the keyboard commando’s of the world…… hopefully I can add something to the c...

Thanks Partsman and Roadkill for the kind words. Partsman, how is the Ephemera working out for you ? Roadkill, that’s an elegant solution to the age old problem of fly storage ;) Curious if there is a YLI reference/color comparison chart numbers to Pearsalls hidy holed somewhere on the forum ? Thank...

Hi all, New guy here to the forum, my name is Bob. I’m in my 60’s and have been blessed/cursed with the tying affliction a bit over 50yrs. For those that remember their catalogue, I tied commercially for Kaufmann’s in Oregon back in the day. Having said all that, I consider myself a amateur at this ...