I was thinking the same thing, Dana. I tie something similar with an estaz body and calf tail wing. Swing them on a sinktip through the thalwag and hang on. We had a banner run last spring on the upper Delaware. Shad were in the Beaverkill and a few were caught in the Willow too. Since American Shad...

Thanks for the size info. Midges often skew toward the tiny, yet there are the relatively huge ones folks tie on #8s. Ha! I'm on the upper Delaware system and we fish a size 4 soft hackle we call the "Delaware Midge" during the green drake spinner fall. It's all in the dark and drives oth...

Hi Old Hat New guy here and just had to register to share something I recently found. Superior Threads carries Kimono 100 silk thread and they have a color card set made with the actual threads for comparison. There are two cards and run $6.60 each plus postage. Way more economical than spools when ...