My favorite Hendrickson emerger pattern has become over the years a flymph style tied with a Collins dark dun hen saddle feather. Body and tail is pheasant tile fibers with a gold wire rib.

John

I have both from Steve. My hen cape is a little larger skin than the cock and the hen feathers are slightly darker than my cock cape.

I really like using Cookshill's English Partridge on my larger soft hackle patterns in imitate the large mayflies. Anyone else using English Partridge?

I love FOAM!!!

joaniebo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 27, 2019 8:39 pm Received my Cutcliffe book by Paul Gaskell. Now where the heck do I get dyed Bullock's fur? ....and what the heck is a Bullock anyway? (Any sub available here Stateside?)

I believe it is a Bullock is a castrated male bull or ox.

Tom, now that your photo skills have improved we can actually see you wondersully tied flies.

If the demand is low they may go the same way as Pearsall's or have to reduce their pricing. I would guess their target market is not the US or AU or the flymph guys here. As far as opinions go, everyone has one ( especially on flymph forum ), but only the trout's vote counts. Unless you tie flies f...

In my limited time to search I am wondering about sources for "true" snowshoe hare's feet? I know one is hunting or find a hunter who hunts snowshoe hares, but are there any online sellers of snowshoe hare's feet?

+++++ for the swap.

BUT can we wait a while, please????

I got a West trip, more trips for work, work and grouse hunting before I am ready.

Dear Ray, the Admin, I think this thread is perfect for trying the split a thread into two topics. Just a suggestion from a humble regular user.

I like that pattern! Anything with peacock always seems to do well.

I tied up as couple to test out West with me.