I'm so impressed with the beautiful photography on this forum. The time and effort you guys put into this work blows me away. I've not found any website that has the wealth of shared information and skills as this one and it inspires me to tie more wet flies..... now how do I find time to fish with ...

Old Hat... I use tippet rings quite a bit.. have connected droppers with clinch and Davy knots...not had failures with either... also a former Central Oregon guide Bill Meyers taught me a setup where a nymph was added to the rig with the tippet through the hook eye and that section of tippet was sec...

I get using the silk to copy the original recipes... but what benefit does the silk provide over other materials. There really isn't much beyond staying traditional really. There is some translucent property when wet. Which I think can be important for thread bodied spiders which show a lot of thre...

I get using the silk to copy the original recipes... but what benefit does the silk provide over other materials.

this forum is an amazing source of information...thank you all..

thanks to you all.. this is what I'm looking for. I'm a little shy at this point to subject my flaws to such an esteemed audience, but my less skilled buddies may not notice my uh-ohs....

Oh Great... all I need is more stuff to read on the internet... This is an amazing list and greatly appreciated. I especially appreciate the downloadable old books... great reference.

I have a nice CA quail skin.. but haven't found many flies that call for quail feathers...I tie my flies to fish and substitute at will, but it is nice to tie with the materials called for by the old recipes. Any particular patterns that quail could substitute for another bird?

I'm sure it must have been posted before, but could you instruct a newbie on tips for adding photos to posts. I don't mean how to insert an image, but taking decent pictures of flies and making them presentable for the forum...thanks...

thank you Carl... I've got a lot of practicing to do and having these great examples to learn from is a big help.