I really enjoy Steve's site; it's always a great read.

That's the Electric Horseman of flies. Spectacular tying.

Beautiful tie, Norm.

I'll take the Brahma, my wife would take the Sam's...

Wayne, have you tried tying the herl in front of, and behind the hackle? I love the sparseness of your pattern; so elegant. I tried that myself, but found that even a very sparse hackle collar would collapse around the hook. So I tried tying the herl fore and aft, so to speak; looked weird, fished v...

I have no idea what the fish think of copper wire; I doubt they give a rats arse. But I do. Me, I have always been a fan of the deeper, darker, copper colors. The standard run of the mill stuff we buy today, from the various purveyors of such things, excites me not; it's so... bland. I've got a life...

Personally, this video epitomizes for me the entire context of our Skues/Halford ecclesiastical debate. Piscatorial ecumenism: it's what's for dinner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLdK9zaLaG8

Ron Eagle Elk wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:18 am I don't think there is a Maine fly box that doesn't have this fly in an assortment of sizes. Great fly for brook trout and landlock salmon. I doubt there are many this well dressed though.

Very productive when tied tandem and trolled in the spring.

I dare you to say 'de-pithing' three times fast...

Black is a staple color up here. Nice ties, Wayne.