Johnno,

Great flies, though I prefer the colors of the first, I'm sure both will take fish. Haven't seen a Chamois in several years.

Simply amazing, Hans. Beautiful fly.

Being terribly dyslexic, when I read your post title early this AM I reaad "Moose Hair and Green". It wasn't until I read others replies that I realized that you used Moose Ear hair for the hackle. That's just astounding! Very well done, Hans. That hackle looks perfect in size, shape and d...

Yup, even got in to see the links. Thanks, Mark.

Me either, Mark. Whine, snivel, whine.

Ray, I read a bit by Davy Wotten that the Argentinian hares are transplanted European hares. According to the SwissCDC site, what makes their dubbing different is that the hare's are wild, therefore have a different coat than the fur farm hares. Another case of non-native species making good dubbing...

Very nice, Hans. Makes me wonder what it looks like wet.

Mark, Could those small flies have been Alder Flies? We have a similar hatch here when the weather starts to warm up (not like the freezing rain we have here today). The Sea Run Cutts that are returning to the salt have a feeding frenzy on the Alder flies. Glad you were feeling up to having a great ...

Thanks, Mike. I was lamenting the loss of those fine pictures and dressings to the cyberworld where I would probably never find them again. Appreciate the link and information.

REE

Mike,

Any idea what "wings of a bosarde" refers to? Perhaps buzzard?

REE